Adam Bankhurst

Adam has been writing about and playing video games for as long as he can remember. He is an aficionado of all things Chipotle, Disney, and Hibachi related and is the founder of Extra Life Columbus. He truly believes there is nothing better than playing games and healing kids! His favorite games include Final Fantasy VII, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mass Effect 2, and Super Mario World.

Deathgarden to Receive Closed Alpha This Week

Behaviour Digital has announced that Deathgarden will be receiving a Closed Alpha starting Wednesday, May 9th at 3PM Eastern, and will run through the end of the day on Sunday, May 13th. Those lucky enough to get in will be able to test out the asymmetrical multiplayer action game where “powerful Hunters prey on agile Runners within the Garden.” If you haven’t signed up yet, head...[Read More]

Virtual Console Will Not Be Arriving On Nintendo Switch

While last night gave us more news about Nintendo Switch Online, this morning gave us a bit sadder news about the status of Virtual Console on Nintendo’s newest console. Speaking to Kotaku, Nintendo has said; There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the Virtual Console banner as has been done on other Nintendo systems. There are a variety of ways in which classic ga...[Read More]

Nintendo Unveils New Details Regarding Switch Online Service

Nintendo has finally revealed more information about its long-awaited Switch Online Service that will be launching in September of 2018. Alongside details of pricing, Nintendo has also unveiled Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online, the long awaited Save Data Cloud Backup, and that the Nintendo Switch Online App will receive additional features, but there are no further deta...[Read More]

FighterZ Cup and Party Battle Headed to Dragon Ball FighterZ This Week

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be receiving a free update on Wednesday, May 11th on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. This newest update will feature two new additions to the game, the FighterZ Cup and Party Battle. FighterZ Cup is a “Monthly competition where players can fight and collect points for their respective Z-Union.” Party Battle, on the other hand, will let three players battle together aga...[Read More]

Thanos Is Headed To Fortnite In Crossover Event with Avengers: Infinity War

In an unexpected turn of events, Thanos, Villain of Avengers: Infinity War, will be making his way to Fortnite in a limited-time crossover event in Fortnite’s Battle Royale starting on Tuesday, May 8th. Exclusively revealed by EW, the new “Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup” mode for Fortnite will be mostly identical to a standard Battle Royale match, yet now the famed Infinit...[Read More]

Pokémon GO Fest to Return to Chicago This July

While the first Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago of last year was a disaster that ended in a $1,575,000 lawsuit after trainers ran into connectivity issue after connectivity issue that made it quite difficult or impossible to catch any Pokémon at the event, Niantic is ready to try again with Pokémon GO Fest 2018: A Walk in the Park. On July 14th and 15th of 2018, Pokemon Trainers from around the world w...[Read More]

God of War Is Now the Fastest-Selling PS4 Exclusive

Kratos’ newest adventure is off to an incredible start as the PlayStation Blog has just announced that God of War (PS4) has become the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive in its first three days. From April 20th-April 22nd, God of War sold over 3.1 million units globally. This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise as the title is being heralded across the internet for taking this franchis...[Read More]

Mega Man 2 and Mega Man X Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Classic Cartridges Announced

Capcom and iam8bit have announced that they will be kicking off the 30th Anniversary of the Mega Man franchise and “Mega May” with something truly special for fans of the Blue Bomber, and more specifically, fans of Mega Man 2 and Mega Man X. For $100 each, you can own a new, limited edition reproduction of Mega Man 2 as a NES cartridge and Mega Man X as a SNES cartridge. Even more exci...[Read More]

Valve Acquires Firewatch Developer Campo Santo

In a surprising move, Valve has acquired the developer of Firewatch, and the upcoming In the Valley of the Gods, Campo Santo. A post on Campo Santo’s official site goes into more detail, but it appears as though Campo Santo’s 12 employees will be joining Valve and will be continuing the production of their current project, In the Valley of the Gods, which was debuted at The Game Awards...[Read More]

Nintendo Announces Nintendo Labo, Its Newest Innovation

Nintendo has just announced their newest innovation in the gaming space, Nintendo Labo. While this product is, as they said prior to the announcement, aimed at kids and those who are kids-at-heart, it is still an intriguing and unique concept, and oh, so very Nintendo. Nintendo Labo allows kids and kids-at-heart to build items out of cardboard, such as a piano, fishing rod, or house, and use a com...[Read More]

Old-School Platformer Rogue Singularity Headed to Nintendo Switch

Australian independent developer Considerable Content has announced that, with assistance from Australian independent publisher NNOOO, their platformer, Rogue Singularity, will be headed to the Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2018. Players take control of a “plucky robot hero” through an endless amount of procedurally-generated levels that feature everything from machines to alien...[Read More]

Animal Crossing Mobile Nintendo Direct Arriving Tomorrow

Nintendo has just announced that we will be treated with a Nintendo Direct tomorrow, October 24th, at 11pm ET/8pm PT that will be focused solely on the upcoming mobile title from the ever popular Animal Crossing franchise. As with every Nintendo Direct announcement, there was no further information given besides that it will last around 15 minutes and will only focus on this title.

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