Castlevania
Castlevania: The Series Releasing in July on Netflix
Get ready to crack those whips and fight the undead. Castlevania is coming to Netflix this July 7th.
Dirty Gaming Secrets: Gaming Classics I Missed Playing
Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Tetris; These are games that if you haven’t played, you aren’t considered a “gamer”. At least, that’s what some people want you to think. There are those games that are considered to be the “holy grail” of video games, and for one reason or the other you may have not had the pleasure of experiencing s...[Read More]
Strizer86’s Seemingly Impossible Castlevania Speedrun
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is arguably one of the best games in the Castlevania series, maybe even one of the best games on the Gameboy Advance. It was a 2D action game with minor RPG elements such as leveling up the main hero Soma and equipping him with items with varying effects. What made Soma’s adventure different from other Castlevania games was the ability to acquire the souls of enem...[Read More]
Review: BloodRayne: Betrayal (PSN)
It is hard to imagine how a game based on a scantily-clad, half-vampire woman who battles Nazi’s could fail, but somehow, BloodRayne managed to be a fairly mediocre series. When the license was handed over to Uwe “I have a grudge against all gamers” Boll to be mangled and humiliated, it was all but certain that the proverbial wooden stake had been shoved through Rayne’s heart. However, BloodRayne ...[Read More]
Review: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (XBLA)
Calling your game “Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet” creates an expectation right off the bat. Is the planet shadowy? Is the planet twisted? And most importantly, is the twisted, shadowy planet INSANELY twisted and shadowy? The name alone creates a list of criteria that must be met. Does Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (say that five times fast), the third entry in this year’s Summe...[Read More]
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair XBLA Blowout
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is being featured as XBLA’s Deal of the Week this week. Select Harmony of Despair content will be discounted by 50%, today through May 9th. On top of that, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night will also be dropped by 50% for this promotion. Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is best played as a multiplayer game, in my opinion, so now is the perfect time for you and...[Read More]
Review: Outland (XBLA)
I remember when Outland was announced at last year’s PAX. I instantly fell in love with both the visual feel of the game and the game’s expected polarity-platforming mechanics; I believe my exact phrasing was, “Unfortunately, Outland is not due out until next year, so I can’t make sweet, sweet gamer love to it quite yet.” Well, it is now the aforementioned “next year,...[Read More]
Castlevania Dreams Up Some Screens for Reverie
I actually looked up the definition of reverie before writing this. It means to enter a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts. Well…that doesn’t really seem to fit the horrific monsters and vampiric demons found in the Castlevania series, but whatever. We have some new screenshots to look at for the first DLC for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, entitled Reverie.
Review: Hard Corps: Uprising (XBLA)
Some people might say that Castlevania is Konami’s greatest creation, while others may say Metal Gear. Some may find Silent Hill to be the crown jewel of Konami, while others may say Dance Dance Revolution. I humbly suggest that they are all wrong (though Castlevania would come close). As a matter of unarguable fact, Konami’s greatest contribution to the world of gaming has been Contra...[Read More]
Marooners’ Talk: Episode 002 – “Bo Knows Podcasting”
The third episode of Marooners’ Talk, Episode 002, is now available on our site for listening and download in MP3 format! It should be available on iTunes this weekend, so make sure you keep your eyes open and your iTunes accounts ready to automatically download, since you must have subscribed by now. Episode 002, “Bo Knows Podcasting,” is a bit longer than the first two episodes...[Read More]
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair DLC
Today, Konami announced new DLC for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair!
Konami Sinks Its Teeth Into Two New Castlevania DLC Packs
So the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow ending. Confusing, right? It just came out of nowhere and then… ended. It raised more questions than it did provide satisfying answers. Well, now some of those questions are getting answered. Konami is releasing two DLC packs for Lords of Shadow that will serve as epilogues to the game.