Gotta Catch ’em All at the Next Global Splatoon Spatfest

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has announced the theme for the next Splatoon Splatfest, and it’s being kept close to home. The next Splatfest theme is none other than Pokémon! Head to the Inkopolis Plaza and select which game is your favorite: Pokémon Red or Pokémon Blue! This Splatfest will begin on February 19 at 10:00 PM PT and will run until February 20 at 10:00 PM PT. This Splatfest will also happen simultaneously around the world. Like any other Splatfest, however, players you get matched with will be from your region, and the results will also be tallied by each region.

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Intense Japanese Action-RPG Sadame Set to Conquer America on Nintendo 3DS

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Jason Nason

Rising Star Japan announced today that it will bring the intense action-RPG Sadame to the U.S. and Europe on February 25th, exclusively on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS. Translating simply as ‘fate’, four warriors are called to battle with a whirl of swords, spells and mysterious arcane abilities in this fast-paced hack-‘n-slash adventure. Cut a swathe through waves of demons as you battle against the vivid backdrop of a reimagined Warring States period of Japan. Players guide their chosen hero through dozens of stages, facing an onslaught of over twenty enormous bosses, collecting loot, enhancing their equipment and levelling up

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Game Developers Choice Awards & IGDFA Open Up Audience Voting

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

This year at the 30th Game Developers Conference the Game Developer’s Choice Awards & Independent Games Festival Awards will announce this years slate of winners on Wednesday March 16 in San Francisco, California.  Now both organizations are asking their audience for their say – with the Audience’s Choice awards. Here are the finalist for the Game Developers Choice Awards Audience Award: Alpha Bear Ark: Survival Evolved Bloodbourne Crypt of the Necrodancer Downwell Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture Fallout 4 Fallout Shelter Her Story Just Cause 3 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Lara Croft: Go Life is Strange Metal Gear Solid

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Capcom Releases Street Fighter V DLC Roadmap To Fans

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom Releases Street Fighter V DLC Roadmap To Fans The long running Street Fighter franchise gets turned on its head with the release of Street Fighter V next week.  Sure gameplay additions like V-Triggers and V-Skills are going to force long time fighters to adapt to a new flow in combat but there’s something even more dramatic coming in the following months. Instead of releasing Street Fighter V: SUPER ULTRA MEGA EDITION 2016 Capcom will roll out new characters on a monthly basis after the game’s release this Tuesday. Players will have the choice of either spending real world cash

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Broken Bootlegs- Windows 98 Famicom

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Erika

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Broken Bootlegs is a weekly series covering unlicensed games (also known as bootleg games) for mainly 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. This week’s edition is something a little bit more obscure than other bootlegs out there: an emulation of Windows 98 for the Famicom. At first glance, one might wonder how a developer might be able to replicate a 32-bit operating system onto an 8-bit system, and the sad thing is that it’s not possible to do that and have anything work. “Booting up” the cartridge will show an AwardBios startup screen from which the BIOS setup screen can be launched

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February 11th Nintendo Download

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jason Nason

Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty – Explore ancient ruins, dodge carnivorous beasts and avoid trigger-happy hunting parties as Abe, the original Oddworld hero in this lovingly recrafted take on the classic Abe’s Oddysee. Once a happy floor waxer in Oddworld’s biggest meat processing plant, Abe stumbles across his boss’s secret plan to turn the factory’s slave labour force into the latest in the RuptureFarms Tasty Treats line of novelty meat snacks. Abe now has to save his own skin from the grinders even if simply escaping the flesh farm is only the start of his Oddysee. Many dangers await Abe on his

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Fallout 4 DLC Confirmed For Near Future

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Broken Joysticks

Fallout 4 DLC
Today Bethesda took to twitter to let us know Fallout 4 DLC is in the pipelines. While this is not a major surprise to anyone, it is still interesting to hear about it now after a relatively long period of time since release. Fallout 4 has been out for three months now and is still waiting for it’s first major piece of DLC to be officially announced. By comparison, Fallout 3’s Operation Anchorage was released only about two months after the game’s release. It is unknown whether the longer wait this time around has to do with more ambitious plans

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Final Fantasy Explorers | Review

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jason Nason

Any game is invariably going to be compared to its predecessors, or in lack thereof at least to other games in same genre. The same way that a sports title will never be judged purely on it’s own without comparison to previous iterations of the series, it’s hard not to compare Final Fantasy Explorers to other Final Fantasy titles. Or Monster Hunter. I got a late start into the world of Monster Hunter, diving into Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS a full three years after its release. Coming into Final Fantasy Explorers I had no idea how

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Final Fantasy IX Launches on Mobile Devices

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jason Nason

FINAL FANTASY IX, a fan-favorite in the franchise, has been released for compatible Apple and Android devices starting today. The game is now available on the App Store and Google Play. First released in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX tells the story of the bandit Zidane Tribal who plans to kidnap the princess of Alexandria, Garnet Til Alexandros the 17th, with the troupe of thieves known as Tantalus. An unlikely series of events set Zidane, Garnet, the shy yet powerful black mage Vivi Ornitier, the loyal knight Adelbert Steiner, and other memorable characters on an epic journey as they learn about

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Dropping in for a review: Gravity Rush Remastered

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Erika

Gravity Rush Remastered
Flying onto the Playstation 4, Gravity Rush Remastered brings a fresh look to the gravity defying 2012 PS Vita game. The game starts off with an opening cinematic of a tree of which after the player taps the apple a number of times, it falls down into an open space eventually falling and rolling down, starting the opening credits followed by tutorial episode. After gaining control of the female protagonist she realizes that has no memories and finds herself next to a mysterious cat. After exploring her way about, a man drops down grabbing her for help save his son

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Megadimension Neptunia VII | Review

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise has kept my interest for the past seven years thanks to creative writing, absolutely adorable characters, clever tongue-in-cheek lines and an intriguing battle system. With the latest adventure, Megadimension Neptunia V.II (that’s Vee two not “version 2”) the folks at Compile Heart have done an excellent job retaining what has made the series so great, while adding twists to the established formula with some new breakout characters as the icing on the Nep Nep cake. Main characters (known as CPUs) in Megadimension Neptunia V.II represent consoles from the seventh generation (think Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii), just as

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SEGA 3D Classics Collection to come with Decals

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jason Nason

SEGA announced today that pre-orders and a limited number of launch copies of SEGA 3D Classics Collection will come with the SEGA Classics Decal Sheet bonus item. The sheet will be available in every physical launch edition of the collection, and features nine SEGA logos and console stickers. The decals are a silver hue to add a nice contrast to your 3DS, giving it a distinct retro sheen. The collection features some of SEGA’s signature games, and the bonus item adds the right amount of vintage goodness to complete the throwback experience. The SEGA 3D Classics Collection will be released

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League of Legends kills off Dominion game type

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

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Riot has announced today in a blog post that its capture based game made for League of Legends will be shutting down. Since its inception Dominion has been an unpopular game mode, and it never pulled in the numbers that Riot had hoped. It will be retired on Feburary 22nd, after which it will not longer be available in custom games either. According to Riot Fewer than 0.5% of League of Legends players regularly take part in Dominion, so  it’s no real surprise that the mode is meeting its end. The low number of players causes high queue times, and fouls

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SEGA to offer Classics Decal Sheet with pre-orders of SEGA 3D Classics Collection

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

SEGA has announced today that they will be giving out a 3DS sticker sheet with a limited number of pre-order and launch copies of Sega Classics 3D collection. The press release does not specify how many launch games will come with the sticker, but it does say that all pre-orders will receive the sheet. Gamers in North America will be able to get their hands on the retro themed collection on April 2nd. Hit the jump to see the list of the stickers.

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Far Cry Primal gets new five minute trailer

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Far Cry Primal, containing all you need to know about Far Cry Primal’s weapons, powerful Beast Master abilities, and vicious human foes. The five-minute trailer features an overview of who the player character is, weapons, and the basics of the story. You will play Takkar the Beastmaster, armed with an array of weapons; spears, clubs, and bows create the foundation of your toolkit of death. Rare materials allow for crafting even more advanced weapons, slings, and traps. Takkar also has the ability to tame and command wild beasts. Players will start with an

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