“Mortal Kombat X” Review
by Filippo DinolfoI have to be honest here. I wasn’t a fan of Mortal Kombat 9. I didn’t care for how stilted the fighting system felt, I didn’t much care for the way most of the characters played, and I also didn’t…
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“Xenoblade Chronicles 3D” Review
by Danreb VictorioXenoblade Chronicles first came stateside in 2012 to the delight of many gamers, especially the ones in support of Operation Rainfall, a fan campaign dedicated to bringing niche titles such as the aforementioned title to the United States. Of course, there…
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WonderCon 2015 Preview: “Splatoon”
by Alex QuevedoWhile WonderCon wasn’t entirely a bright spot for gaming this year, Nintendo made its usual presence alongside Capcom. While the Amiibo craze carried on as Nintendo was calling for Amiibo battles, it was their upcoming shooter Splatoon that had many…
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“Final Fantasy Type-0 HD” Review
by Patrick MifflinThe mixed bowl of franchise soup that is Fabula Nova Crystallis started out convoluted and only got more so as time passed. The initial game, Final Fantasy XIII, went on to become a trilogy in its own right, while Final…
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The Amiibo Hunters’ Struggle
After Pokémon in the late ’90s and the Wii in the mid-’00s, Nintendo has another fad and cash cow on their hands — amiibo. For those of you unfamiliar with the craze, “amiibo” is Nintendo’s answer to Activision’s Skylanders and…
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SmashPad Talkies – Bloodborne
by Chris SelogySony’s newest PS4 exclusive is a new title by From Software, makers of the Dark Souls and Demon’s Souls games, that seeks to change the focus from a defensive-oriented game into one that is about about offense.
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“Axiom Verge” Review
Side scrolling action/exploration games, or Metroidvania-style games, are very popular with a certain subset of gamers. Maybe it’s the non-linearity of the gameplay, or the wildly differing styles these games can have, but people really seem to love them. By…
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Checking Out PlayStation 4’s Firmware 2.50
We showed off many of the new features in the new 2.50 firmware update for the PlayStation 4, which includes the long overdue Suspend/Resume feature, more trophy improvements, and a slew of new accessibility features.
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“Life is Strange, Episode 2: Out of Time” Review
The first episode of Life is Strange gave its audience a brief look at the students in the halls of Blackwell Academy, a private art school tucked in the small town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon. As with all elite schools in seemingly…
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“Jamestown+” Review
When you look at console gaming these days, you see two very different styles of game occupying the same digital shelf space. There are the multimillion dollar productions that need to do multimillion numbers in sales to break even, and…
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“Ori and the Blind Forest” Review
Ori and the Blind Forest is a visual masterpiece, but don’t let its lush visuals fool you. It’s quite an action-packed Metroidvania-style adventure that can be unforgiving if you go too easy on it.
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“Mario Party 10” Review
It’s been three years since the release of Mario Party 9, and while that game came with fresh gameplay concepts, it didn’t exactly translate to the same fun that previous games in the series had. Unfortunately, the latest entry in the…
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