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Articles, News 7 years ago
Life is Strange 2 Begins with a Strong Narrative
The narrative driven video game experience has been a bit overdone in the past number of years, and closures such as Telltale are a good indication that many people have become burnt out on the genre. Some companies are soldiering on though, thanks to other income sources from other popular franchises, and Square Enix is a good example of this. After a well-received first release with Life is Strange, the sequel was pegged by many to be one of the…
Articles, News 7 years ago
New NES Games Released For Nintendo Switch Online Users
If you are a subscriber to Nintendo Switch online, then you can check out four new games on the NES app today. We have details on which games are available and my opinion of them below. The four games released for the NES app for Nintendo Switch today are NES Golf, Super Dodge Ball, Solomon’s Key, and Legend of Zelda Special Edition. Here’s what I think of each game: NES Golf: I’ve never cared for this game. Its not any…
Articles, News 7 years ago
Made by Google 2018 event
Today Google unveiled some of their newest products hitting store shelves this fall and winter; during the Made by Google 2018 event, the Google Pixel 3 / Google Pixel 3 XL and the Pixel Slate and Keyboard were shown off to great fanfare! Along with a number of other announcements, this was a fantastic event that kicks of the next year of Google products! The way Google unveiled the devices was different – having them come up out of the…
Articles 7 years ago
Fan Created Wikis Important to Industry
You’ve heard of ‘pedia type websites before – the most popular being Wikipedia of course – but did you know that encyclopedia style sites are available for almost everything under the sun? In the video game world, there are Mario Wikis, Zelda Wikis, Halo Wikis, and much more, all dedicated to a specific game or franchise. In fact, there is a wiki for almost everything, including online casino games, with reviews and rankings found on casinopedia.org! Why are these websites…
Articles, News 7 years ago
More Thoughts From Me #140: Letters From Torna
Nintendo and Adam Roffel sent me on a trip to Torna, the Golden Country, recently. Here are some of the short letters that I wrote to my twitter friends while I was there. Hey Adam Roffel, Thanks for setting up this trip to Torna. I haven’t had a vacation in forever. Please tell Nintendo I said thanks too. So far, things are pretty interesting here. I met a young woman named Lora and her blade Jin. They saved me from…
Articles, News 7 years ago
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna -The Golden Country Review Part 4
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of my Torna – The Golden Country review-in-progress are already up. In part 4, I will talk about the game’s graphics. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is wonderful looking but I think Torna looks better! The characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 have always had a unique cel-shaded look to them, but Torna takes it to the next level. In cutscenes, especially, the characters in this game look animated movie quality good with more realistic expressions and better…
Articles 7 years ago
The World Ends With You – Pinning Down Battle (Trailer)
I’ve never played The World Ends With You. I saw some previews for the game on the DS and didn’t think the game would be for me. Now that the game is coming to the Nintendo Switch, I’ve been looking at some previews and what I’m seeing is very interesting. Check out the latest trailer for Nintendo and then please come back here for my thoughts for it. The battles in The World Ends With You look intense and very…
Articles, News 7 years ago
Jack N’ Jill DX
Jack and Jill went up a hill…and ended up in a video game. Indie game Jack N’ Jill DX came to the Nintendo Switch eshop recently. I received a review code for the game and checked it out. Is Jack N’Jill DX any good? Jack N’ Jill DX is a runner. You do not control the movement of your character. At the beginning of the level, you press A and the character runs. After that, all you can do is…
Articles, News 7 years ago
NBA 2K19 First Impressions
Thanks to our good friends at Xbox Canada, we were able to take a look at NBA 2K19 on the Xbox One X, and although it had been a few years since we had played a basketball video game - outside of arcade releases - and were pleasantly surprised with how far the genre has come. But is NBA 2K19 worth your time? Let's dive in!
Articles 7 years ago
Two of 2018’s Best Marketing Campaigns
Promoting your product can be fairly difficult in 2018, because of two main reasons. It’s hard to know where people are getting all their content on, and who has the largest market share, making advertising decisions very difficult; second, there is always someone in China that can make it cheaper. Crappier perhaps, but cheaper. Enter Video Game companies, who have for years, been running fantastic marketing campaigns for their big titles, in an effort to get the hype building. Promotional…