The holiday season is that special time of the year when it is better to give than to receive. Digital Extremes, the studio behind the free-to-play action RPG Warframe, has the holiday spirit. For a limited time, one of their older titles Dark Sector is available on Steam for free!
CRKD has been killing it with their video game peripherals. Earlier this year they released the CRKD NEO S, a line of retro-inspired Switch and PC controllers with a wide selection of visual designs. The company has just unveiled their latest edition to the NEO S product line, the NEO S Purple Wave Fortnite Festival Edition.
Many of you on the internet know me for loving indie games and playing them quite a bit on PC, Xbox, and even Nintendo Switch. Back on April 11, 2017, I got to dive into Aaero, from Mad Fellows. For those of you wondering what Aaero is, it’s a rhythm action rail shooter with a different way of playing a rhythm game. For me, this game was quite addicting when it came to its gameplay and worki...[Read More]
When the Nintendo Switch first launched, fans had limited controller options. There were the Joy-Cons and the more traditional Pro Controller. Here we are 7 years post-launch, and the situation couldn’t be any more different. The third-party accessory makers have been hard at work, conjuring up a multitude of different controllers. Some sought to compete against the Joy-Cons, others went for...[Read More]
When you think of great years in gaming, what comes to mind? When you look at the last twenty years, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, and 2018 all stand out; each year had a game release that made a lasting impact on the video game industry. With Millennials being fans of the golden years and craving to replay games they had great nostalgia for, the video game industry has continued to re...[Read More]
Growing up as a millennial there were a number of cartoons/animes that influenced who we are as adults today. Were you an older millennial raised on HeMan, Thundercats, G.I. Joe, TMNT, Scooby Doo, Saint Seiya, Mobile Suit Gundam, or Fist Of The North Star; or maybe, you are a younger millennial raised on Pokemon, Digimon, Sailor Moon, Captain Planet, Hunter X Hunter, Cowboy Bebop, or Yu Yu Hakusho...[Read More]
On June 6th, 1984, the puzzle genre would forever change. Computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov developed the first iteration of Tetris during his time in the Soviet Union. Forty years later, what was originally a side project has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the franchise’s big milestone, Tetris Forever was announced during today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase.
In 2022, the Canadian indie team Red Nexus Games released their Pachinko-inspired Roguelike, Peglin, to Steam Early Access. Two years later, the little turn-based RPG has garnered high praise for its addicting and rewarding gameplay. During today’s Nintendo’s Indie World presentation, Red Nexus Games shadow-dropped Peglin onto the Nintendo Switch eShop!
If you are a millennial, you probably remember the good old days of action platformers. In the late 90s and early 2000s, games like Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Crash Bandicoot, God of War, Sly Cooper, and Psychonauts dominated the marketplace and were some of the most popular titles in the PlayStation 2 era. Over the last decade, platformers have become less popular but still have remained ...[Read More]
As a child, what was your favorite thing to play with? Did you like playing with Dolls/Action Figures, sticks, balls, trading cards, board games, and/or cars? Did you want to be a cop, a race car driver, a soldier, a robber, a housewife, a model, a lawyer, or something else? As a child, I enjoyed crashing cars into each other, driving them around tracks, and launching them off ramps. Although that...[Read More]
When you think of Magic the Gathering, what do you think of? Do you think of the movie’s depiction of the game (Nerdy/Geeky) or do you think of a card game similar to Pokemon or Yugioh? During the ’90s and early 2000s, Magic the Gathering and other trading card games were considered a nerdy and expensive hobby. In the 2010s, thanks to the popularity of Stranger Things, Game of Thrones...[Read More]