Video Games
Disgea 7 Anime Expo 2023 Preview
Since the introduction of video games, developers have looked to establish themselves and create fan-favorite franchises. Despite some franchises lasting decades, not every game within a franchise is beloved. Some games in a series are considered the Black Sheep, with developers wanting you to forget that they even exist. However, when gamers hold developers accountable, one of two things happens,...[Read More]
CRYMACHINA Anime Expo 2023 Preview
During our visit to the NIS America booth, our primary focus was on Disgaea 7 and The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie. While we were present, we witnessed a proposal being made to Prinny. At Anime Expo 2023, attendees had the unique opportunity to obtain a special Disgaea 7 keychain by completing a particular fan activity. To receive the reward, guests had to check out the Disgaea 7 Cosplaye...[Read More]
Splatoon 3 PAX West 2022 Preview – Nintendo’s Best Shooter to Date
Tiem to jump into Splatoon 3! SPLAT! Bravo Team rushes onto the field, coating everything in sunshine yellow. meanwhile, Charlie Team goes to town with a hard green. Armed with a semi-automatic Nintendo Zapper that shoots ink, my team has a minigun, a shotgun, and even an ink brush. Before long, Charlie and Bravo meet, and as we duked it out, it’s a total frenzy of calamitous proportions. Br...[Read More]
Black Ops Cold War Beta Impressions – A Hit or Miss Preview
The second week of the Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Beta is now in the books. Over the last two weeks, we have had the opportunity to sit down with Treyarch‘s next Call of Duty. Following in the footsteps of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War continues with boots on the ground style of combat while adopting game modes from other popular shooters. During the first wee...[Read More]
Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled Shows Promise at E3 2019
On Monday of the E3 week, we got to smash, crash, and bash our foes in the rebooted classic Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled. Prior to this hands-on preview, I had only once played Crash Team Racing. As a child, I would typically play Mario Kart as my main racing title of choice until purchasing a PS2 and learning about Juiced and Need for Speed. At PAX East 2019, Andrew got to preview the rebooted...[Read More]
Raid On Coasts (PC) – Early Access Preview
Steam Early Access can be a tough place for a small developer. The need to get a revenue stream flowing is vitally important to keeping the lights on and development continuing, but it’s also vital to not put something out there too soon, lest players sour on the experience of a glorified vertical slice that they paid real money for. A lot of developers get it right. Others, not so much. Unfortuna...[Read More]
Phantom Trigger Alpha Impressions
Desperate for recovery from a strange illness, Stan agrees to a unusual test that has him exploring a surreal, neon world. Phantom Trigger is a new project being published by Tiny Build and is being developed by the two man team, Bread Team. Players will control Stan as he hacks and slashes his way through pixelated enemies in a weird environment, meeting quirky characters and exploring his psyche...[Read More]
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles to Receive Physical Release and Special Editions
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, will be receiving a physical release on PlayStation 4 when it arrives on July 18th, 2017. Not only that, but limited editions will also be available from Merge Games’ Signature Edition Store. Developer Prideful Sloth is also releasing Yonder on PC, and has said they will consider other platforms based on sale performance.
Empathy – Path of Whispers Preview (PC)
Video games remain one of the most unique opportunities to tell a story, in ways that no other medium can. Playing in an interactive world has so many chances to connect to the player in front of the screen and developers all over the world have been experimenting to find new ways to share their ideas. Empathy is one of these attempts, a first-person narrative about solving the mysteries of once f...[Read More]
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: The Wildlands Beta Hands-On
I’m a sucker for open world RPG games. The amount of time that I have put into games such as Skyrim and Fallout is a little embarrassing. So when I heard of The Division, I was hopeful for a current survival based RPG. It didn’t pan out however. Then I heard about Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: The Wildlands. I was skeptical. I had been burnt once before, and didn’t want to go through the heartbreak ag...[Read More]
Bet You Can’t Drive This – Racing With Frenemies
I recently had the opportunity to sample Can’t Drive This, a new cooperative arcade racing game from Pixel Maniacs. Can’t Drive This differentiates itself from other arcade racers by requiring two players to work together. While Player One drives a car in a standard 3rd-person viewpoint, Player Two utilizes a top-down view to lay down the track ahead of their comrade. It’s dynamic, fast-paced, and...[Read More]
PAX East 2016: The Metronomicon Hands-On Preview
I’m a rhythm guy. I was in band for 11 years. I am a percussionist, that still plays drumset. It shouldn’t have to be said that I love rhythm games. I got my start like most others with music/rhythm games: Dance Dance Revolution. It was simple enough anyone could play, but complex enough that it required training, mentally and physically. To this day, it has inspired many different music games. On...[Read More]