New PAX Event Is Coming, One for Tabletop Gaming
Tabletop Gaming is quickly becoming more popular than I have ever known. Just about every comic book store and hobby shop has weekly events for their favorite ways to roll dice from classics like Dungeons & Dragons to new entries like Exploding Kittens. I suspect that the upswing of board games on Kickstarter is why there are so many high quality tabletop games to enjoy now more than ever. Eve...[Read More]
Top Ten Upcoming Indie Games of 2017 and Beyond
The world of independent game development has blossomed into a plethora of varied experiences, showing off levels of quality that rival studios with much bigger budgets and more people working for them. This is mainly in part to vastly superior distribution methods, with a lot of credit going to Steam and programs that support indies like the Xbox Live Arcade. We’ve seen games made in the si...[Read More]
Nintendo Switch Accessories from PowerA
While there are plenty of consumers that are skeptic about the Nintendo Switch, I’m one of the people who stood in the freezing cold outside of a mall waiting for the doors to open well before the sun rose. It was a magical time, I bonded with a couple other guys, peed on a bush, it was magical. Yet, one area that does have me bummed out is the prices and lack of variety in the official Nint...[Read More]
Hive Jump by Graphite Labs is Out Now on Steam
A while back, I was writing for a much smaller indie magazine known as Giga Geek Magazine. It was my first time publishing any sort of writing on video games, even though I had made plenty of opinion-based videos on Youtube prior to joining the magazine. Oddly enough, it wasn’t long before we started seeing indie game developers reach out to us. I quickly learned how to use Twitter out of sh...[Read More]
Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Plus Review
Back in 2011, prominent indie game designers Ed McMillen and Florian Himsl came together for a week long game jam to make a game like they used to. With the goals of making a Legend of Zelda (NES) inspired rogue-like that also touched on McMillen’s conflicting ideas about religion, the two created the game in Flash and it quickly became a phenomenon. Now, Nicalis brings us a new expansion, A...[Read More]
Nefarious Lets Players be the Bad Guy
A while back I caught an interesting project on Kickstarter, one that had players adopting the mantle of a snarky villain in a retro-inspired world. Nefarious is that project, a game that uses classics like Mega Man for inspiration, but turns things on its head with the fact that players will become the final boss of the level. Players will become Crow, steal the princess, and then stop the heroes...[Read More]
Tokyo Xanadu and Tokyo Xanadu eX+ are Being Localized
Aksys games and Nihon Falcom have announced that Tokyo Xanadu is coming to North America and Europe with a new localisation on the Vita. Even though the Vita continues to struggle to make a hefty dent in sales, more and more games seem to find their way to the system. As someone who really enjoys the Vita and even collects a bit for it, this is exciting. The Vita is home to a slew of JRPGs, which ...[Read More]
Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster Event Coming Next Week
Overwatch has been the obsession of many gamers since its release. Its almost universal appeal with its colorful cast of meaningful characters and easy to pick up and understand mechanics has been supplemented with content after launch. To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rooster, Blizzard will be adding more content for players to chase in the addictive (and heavily flawed if we’re being h...[Read More]
Siegecraft Commander Out Now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
There is a lot to enjoy at the core of strategy games from the calculated risks of the Civilization series, to the frantic reaction needed for StarCraft, to the precise timing and positioning of Clash Royale. Strategy games were made a staple for PC players, offering full screen control of all the menus one can dream of. In a way, many strategy games are about mastering the mechanics of the interf...[Read More]
Pre-Orders for Nintendo Switch Sold Out at GameStop
Not that this is a huge surprise, but a statement was released by the American video game retail giant GameStop in regards to the recent pre-ordering of the new Nintendo Switch. While many are still skeptical about the new system, the turn out to pre-order the Switch was overwhelming, with many of our local GameStop stores selling out within an hour or so after opening. I got to witness the excite...[Read More]
Super Bomberman R is a Switch Launch Game
Back in the days of the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, there was a little game a buddy of mine had that sparked hours upon hours of fun, Bomberman. Bomberman’s setup was incredibly simple, bomb the other players and avoid blowing up yourself. However, it remained a nightly game that we continued to pull out for many months, quickly being one of our favorite games on the Sega Genesis. More ...[Read More]
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Review
Quickly becoming an icon for the indie game scene, Shantae’s humble beginnings started on the Gameboy Color and from there went on a journey that started a franchise. Shantae’s latest adventure comes in the form of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, which is available on Steam, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, and the Vita. Being a huge fan of the last game, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, I was inc...[Read More]