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Its Mario Day again! Yes, I know Mario Day isn’t a real holiday but for fans of the plumber, its still a special day. Nintendo’s mascot is one of the greatest video game characters ever created. Today I thought I’d talk about what Mar10 Day means to me. Happy Mar10 Day! As far as fake holidays go, this one is my favorite. Mario is such a great character. Super Mario Bros for the NES is the first video game I…

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos for the Nintendo Switch is a game that looks like 2D Zelda, plays like it, and adds in some Stardew Valley fun to boot. We previously previewed this game and now we are ready to review it. Is Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos worth checking out? Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is one part Stardew Valley and two parts The Legend of Zelda. There is farming, town building, and dungeon exploring. The game doesn’t really…

Yesterday I checked out the Outriders demo for the Playstation 4. I heard the game described as “Mass Effect meets Gears of War” online somewhere. I have some thoughts on that and what I played of the demo so far. Outriders is an action game set on a far off planet where some humans have found a lot more than they bargained for thanks to a strange anomaly. The game is sort of like Mass Effect but its mostly like…

Bravely Default 2 is the newest turn-based jrpg from Square Enix. Nintendo is publishing this title. And thanks to Nintendo of Canada we received a review copy of Bravely Default 2. Is this a jrpg worth checking out? Here is our review-in-progress to let you what we think so far of this game. Bravely Default 2 is set in a fantasy world where four heroes of light go on a quest to find some crystals. It also takes place in…

Do you like 2D Zelda? Do you like Stardew Valley? If you said yes to both, then you might be interested in Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos for the Nintendo Switch. Our review for this title is not ready yet but we thought we’d share some first impressions of the game so far! Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is an action/adventure in the vain of the Legend of Zelda. The game features a Hero with a sword and shield who…

During the most recent Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that Pyra/Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 would be the next DLC fighter for Smash Bros Ultimate. Today Nintendo of America revealed that we’d get a stand alone video about the fighters next month! Mr. Sakurai Presents Pyra/Mythra will air on March 4th at 8:00am central. According to Nintendo the broadcast will be an “in-depth look” at the fighter(s) and “also reveal the fighter’s release date”. We have seen Sakurai do videos…

A new State of Play broadcast has been announced for Thursday (2/25/21). We have details below. Playstation announced a new State of Play broadcast for this Thursday. The video will focus on “updates and deep dives for games coming to PS4 and PS5.” It will air at 4pm central time. It will be 30 minutes, “give or take”. Via their site, Playstation adds that the State of Play will  have ” updates and deep dives for 10 games coming to…

Yesterday, Nintendo, Tony Hawk, Activision, and Crash Bandicoot (?!) did a series of tweets that seemed to be teasing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 for the Nintendo Switch. And today…the game was announced for the system! Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 has been announced for the Nintendo Switch. According to Nintendo of America, the game will be coming to the system in 2021! Yesterday when Nintendo and others were teasing the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 for Switch a lot…

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is a roguelike adventure and its out today for the Nintendo Switch and PC. Check out the trailer below and then come back here for some thoughts on the game! Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is out now for the Nintendo Switch and PC. It costs $19.99 (USD). I played the demo of Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos and liked it a lot. The look of the game is a little Zelda, a little Stardew…

One part 3D game, one part 2D game, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust for Nintendo Switch almost defies explanation. In this review, we will try to explain it and let you know if its worth checking out. Well, maybe we will. Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a very strange game. Its story is so bizarre that no explanation could properly tell you what its about. The closest explanation is that you play as someone who shrinks down and goes…