“Earthion” Review
One thing I love about today’s gaming climate is the fact that you can do whatever you want. Whether you want to make artistic games focused on narrative or create a new game in a tried and true genre, nothing…
Read moreOne thing I love about today’s gaming climate is the fact that you can do whatever you want. Whether you want to make artistic games focused on narrative or create a new game in a tried and true genre, nothing…
Read moreThe Ninja Gaiden series got its start with the 1988 arcade beat-em-up. Though it was a decent enough quartermuncher and saw ports to various microcomputers, it didn’t really set the world on fire. That happened the following year when the…
Read moreWhat Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was able to do for both video games and skateboarding is incredible. Even though the fad had died down, the sport continued to grow while the game found more than a cult following along with…
Read moreBandai Namco and Little Nightmares III had quite the show at San Diego Comic-Con this year. In addition to a huge wrap along the Hilton Bayfront, they also had a nifty speakeasy and scavenger hunt at the Gaslmap that I…
Read moreAs someone that had a lot of good moments with the PSP, I’ve always loved Patapon. Whether it was with its initial release or its remaster nearly a decade later, my memories of cute little critters yelling “pata-pata-pata-PON” are good…
Read moreSince I was a Genesis kid in my early formative years as a gamer, sidescrolling beat-em-ups–no matter how good or bad–were essential to me. Whether it was Streets of Rage or Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie, beat-em-ups were part…
Read moreI had the power of Tanjiro Kamado and anime on my side last week, thanks to SEGA bringing Demon Slayer: -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 as a part of their Summer Game Fest lineup. Announced at the end…
Read moreAs a ‘90’s gamer who chose the Genesis over the Super Nintendo in my childhood because black is cooler than gray and Sonic was cooler than Mario, you can bet I was over the moon when Shinobi: Art of Vengeance…
Read moreLooking back at the Summer Game Fest Showcase, while there were all sorts of awesome-looking video games, only one of them really made me pop with excitement, and it was because we saw that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds would really be…
Read moreOscar Wilde once said “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery….” In the gaming industry, that’s definitely true. In fact, imitation is probably the biggest thing that creates competition. At the same time, creativity can get the best of game…
Read moreIt’s absolutely wild that the Onimusha series was revived over five years ago, and it’s even more wild that its sequel is getting the same remaster treatment. But when you consider the fact that Capcom is hard at work on…
Read moreThere’ll be plenty of times in life you’ll be chilling with people you don’t know, doing things you don’t care about, but they’ll still be memorable. That’s exactly what despelote is. I don’t like soccer, but I created my own vibe doing idiotic things, and that’s totally okay. I didn’t have the best time, and I didn’t have the worst time, but I’ll remember it.
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