Caption Contest: SEGA Vintage Collections 1-4 (XBLA)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to the winners! Streets of Rage: @Navarin. Golden Axe: @hestar69. Monster World: @aznxchunky. Alex Kidd & Co.: @ninjarturtle. Thanks for playing, and good luck next time! Every day this week, leading up to this contest, we’ve had the opportunity to review each of the recently released SEGA Vintage Collections on XBLA. First, and my favorite, was the Str...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. (XBLA)
Of the four SEGA Vintage Collection packages, the Alex Kidd & Co. package is the only one that contains non-related titles. The Streets of Rage collection consists of Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, and Streets of Rage 3. The Golden Axe collection consists of Golden Axe, Golden Axe 2, and Golden Axe…3. The Monster World collection consists of Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Monster World (XBLA)
I’ve always been a fan of fantasy style video games, and the Monster World series fits that mold very well. In the SEGA Vintage Collection: Monster World package, SEGA has given us three (arguably) great titles, one of which has long resisted the voyage to our shores from its native Japan. Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and Monster World IV provide consecutively bet...[Read More]
E3 2012: Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
When Ubisoft pushed out PowerUp Heroes last year, I immediately saw it as a shovelware title. There was little promotion in the lead-up to it, and it was just suddenly released at a budget price point. When the title showed up at my door, I gave it a try, and found myself pleasantly surprised. I immediately felt like I was back on the playground during recess, running around pretending to be super...[Read More]
Review: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (360)
At last year’s E3, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was one of the highlights of the titles Ubisoft had to offer. To be perfectly fair, most of the titles that Ubisoft had to offer last year were the highlights of what Ubisoft had to offer, but this review is for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, so for the purposes of this review, it was totally one of the more impressive highlight...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (XBLA)
Two years before Streets of Rage introduced us to adventures atop astonishingly angry avenues and alleyways, Golden Axe brought us side-scrolling beat’em-up action in arcades and on the SEGA Genesis with a wonderfully fantastical presentation. SEGA, realizing that releasing a Streets of Rage Vintage Collection without releasing a Vintage Collection for its genre predecessor, Golden Axe, has&...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (XBLA)
Ah, Streets of Rage. From the arcade to home consoles, Streets of Rage was always one of my first choice brawlers, along with Final Fight, Double Dragon, and all the rest. I have different memories of each, with each just as fond. The side-scrolling beat’em-up genre is classic, and an essential experience for any who wish to capture the experience of gaming in the arcade, 8-bit, and 16-bit e...[Read More]
Marooners’ Talk: Episode 032 – “The Most Authentic Podcast Ever”
Initially, “The Most Authentic Podcast Ever,” the 32nd episode of Marooners’ Talk, was going to focus solely on the wrap-up of E3 2012. The day before we recorded, however, Tom McShea’s “interview” with Greg Goodrich on Medal of Honor Warfighter for GameSpot came to our attention. Tom McShea is a “video game journalist” holding the position of “...[Read More]
Dawnguard Release Date Revealed
Skyrim’s upcoming expansion package, Dawnguard, has been given a release date. Apparently revealed at E3, this particular piece of information came our way via the Facebook page for The Elder Scrolls. Keep your eyes open for Dawnguard coming to XBLA on June 26th.
E3 2012: Castlevania Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate: Alucard Revealed
Castlevania Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, the bridge title between 2010’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and 2013’s upcoming conclusion to the Lords of Shadow saga, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, was previously confirmed to feature both Trevor Belmont, the son of Lords of Shadow protagonist and Lords of Shadow 2 antagonist(?) Gabriel Belmont, and the fan-favorite Simon Belmont...[Read More]
E3 2012: MadCatz Announces Wii U Peripheral Support
MadCatz is entering the Wii U peripheral arena with a range of compatible devices that are expected to ship in time to support the console’s launch. The product line includes the TRITTON Kunai stereo gaming headset, the PowerUp ChargeDock, and the FlipStand protective cover. There is no pricing announced, and obviously no solid release date. See the gallery below for some images of the produ...[Read More]
E3 2012: MadCatz Announces TRITTON Kunai
MadCatz has had a very good run with gaming headsets across multiple platforms, and has now made a move to have a presence on every big name gaming device you can get your hands on, from consoles to hand-helds. The TRITTON Kunai line of stereo gaming headsets will be available this holiday for the Wii U, the 3DS, the PS Vita, and the PS3. See below for a gallery of images that reveal each of these...[Read More]