Ryu, Roy and Lucas Join Smash for 3DS / Wii U

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

This morning’s Super Smash Bros livestream unveiled three brand new characters for Nintendo’s latest brawler, a number of new stages and more. Ryu the iconic character from the Street Fighter franchise joins Smash as a downloadable character alongside returning roster member Roy from the Fire Emblem series and the previously announced Lucas. Probably the best news of all is that all three characters are now available on the 3DS / WiiU Eshop for less than five dollars USD. Although not released today Sakurai did confirm that classic stages from the original Super Smash Bros like Hyrule Castle are currently in

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Hyrule Warriors For Nintendo 3DS Leaks Ahead of E3

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

A trailer appeared on Tecmo Koei’s official YouTube channel that accidently went live ahead of Nintendo’s upcoming E3 press conference showcasing an unannounced 3DS port of last year’s Hyrule Warriors. In addition to content found in the 2014 Wii U original version of Hyrule Warriors this new portable edition includes two new playable characters: The King of Red Lions and Tetra from The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker. Apparently the 3DS version also includes some sort of compatibility with Wii U version as well, I am uncertain of the specifics because the leaked trailer is entirely in Japanese. Even though the

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Street Fighter V Battle Systems Explained

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom’s upcoming fifth entry in the Street Fighter franchise is expected to have a huge presence at Sony’s E3 press conference thanks to the platform exclusivity agreement the two companies previously announced. Before things kick off early next week Capcom has released a brand new “Battle Systems” trailer explaining some of the mechanics we can expect in Street Fighter V alongside a fresh batch of new screenshots. From the press release and trailer they’ve provided it seems like SFV feels a lot less like IV and more like the EX series. Here are some of the new mechanics: New Strategies

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Life Is Strange E3 Trailer

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix and developer Dontnod Entertainment have released a trailer for their episodic story-driven adventure game Life Is Strange.  This trailer features a brief look at some of the major events that have occurred during the last three episodes. A big warning though – alongside snippets of the critical acclaim that Life is Strange has received are major story spoilers for those who have not played the episodes released thus far. I’ve played through all three episodes on PlayStation 4 and I absolutely fell in love with Life Is Strange by the end of the first episode. I found myself

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Is it Possible To Care About The Last Guardian After a 6 Yr Absence?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Rumors abound about the possibility of The Last Guardian making an appearance at Sony’s upcoming E3 press conference and all I have to ask is: Does anyone really care about this title anymore?  Even if Sony were to re-reveal the long dormant game can any showing live to the expectations that longtime fans have built up throughout all of the vaporware memes and denials of cancellations?

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The Next Destiny Expansion Is ‘The Taken King’

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Destiny players looking for details on the next downloadable expansion for Bungie’s latest shooter don’t have to wait any longer as the marketing materials for this Fall’s The Taken King have leaked. I am fully expecting this new expansion to be demoed on stage at Sony’s press conference next week at E3. According to Kotaku The Taken King will be priced at $40 and will include new sub-classes for each of the existing three classes, a brand new raid pitting parties of guardians against a new foe called Oryx, new PVP arenas, new story missions and a brand new public

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Nintendo Video Moving to the eShop

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Jason Nason

A notification popped up today about Nintendo Video. Seems the video app on the Nintendo 3DS is moving into the eShop. Here’s what the notification said: Your favourite shows from Nintendo Video are now available on Nintendo eShop anytime you want them. Dinosaur Office, Meat of Die, Shaun the Sheep, they’re all there, along with many others. You can now find Nintendo Video on the Main Menu of Nintendo eShop, or just enter a search for your favourite shows. Go ahead – watch what you like, anytime you like! We’ll keeping making more videos from Nintendo Videos’s storied lineup available

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SEGA Ruined My Favorite Free To Play Game With One Update

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA has yet to launch the blue blur’s latest free to play title Sonic Runners in the United States and other countries but thanks to a soft launch here in Canada I’ve been enjoying the addictive endless runner for the past few months thanks to its excellent gameplay. Unfortunately after SEGA released the latest patch for the game I had no choice but to delete runners from my phone. Prior to the last patch players were allowed up to five lives to be stocked before hitting a paywall. The wait for lives to regen pre-patch wasn’t too bad either, you

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Super Mario Bros. Inducted Into the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Jason Nason

With Nintendo set to release Mario Maker, a long-awaited game for the Wii U which allows users to custom design and share levels for the Super Mario Bros. series coming in a few months, the classic NES title from 1985 has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. A committee of journalists, scholars and video game industry members has inducted Super Mario Bros. into the new World Video Game Hall of Fame in the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. The original game for the Nintendo Entertainment System is one of six inductees in

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June 4th Nintendo Download

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Jason Nason

Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven – Bowl over as many enemies as possible with a single strike in this new strategy RPG from the producer of Story of Seasons and Rune Factory. The unique “bowling” battle mechanic requires lining up melee, ranged and magical attacks so frontline enemies are knocked into others for maximum collateral damage. Click here to view a trailer for the game.​

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Final Fantasy Type 0 PC Release Confirmed

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Type 0 will be heading to Windows PC through Steam. This was confirmed at the 2015 Computex Gaming Night Event. The PC version will not only include enhanced graphic options but also new camera controls. No word yet on a release date or price but the publisher did promise to release those details soon. Final Fantasy Type 0 HD was previously released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this past March and included a playable demo for Final Fantasy XV.

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Fallout 4 Trailer Revealed

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

As expected when the countdown that Bethesda released reached zero this morning bombs didn’t fall from the skies. Instead we got the first trailer for the previously rumoured Fallout 4.  Clocking in at over three minutes the trailer explores both post apocalyptic and pre-war Boston. Our guide through the various locations is the player characters trusty dog companion, a series staple. Fallout 4 has been confirmed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game looks absolutely gorgeous and it is expected to be showcased as an on-stage demo during Bethesda’s E3 press conference next week. There is no release

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Bethesda Expected To Announce Fallout 4 Tomorrow

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

War never changes and neither dos Bethesda’s plans to usher one of its most popular franchises on to current generation hardware. The publisher recently launched a countdown clock, which you can check out right here, ticking down to a big reveal for the Fallout franchise. It is very clear we are all going to be heading down to our local survival vaults sometime soon. If previous rumors are to be believed Bethesda developers scoped out areas of Boston including the world famous MIT several years ago while presumably working on Fallout 4. Perhaps we will see a cinematic trailer unveiled

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amiibo Functionality added in Newest 3DS Update

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Jason Nason

If you’re like me today you were prompted to update your Nintendo 3DS system today when entering the eShop. The relatively quick update added a new option within the settings home settings menu. Tap on the home icon on the top left of your screen and then scroll down to see a newly added option for “amiibo Settings.” From this menu you can register the owner and nickname of your amiibo, delete amiibo game data, reset your amiibo as well as update the Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer. Of course that peripheral isn’t even available yet so you can’t really do

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Bravely Second, New Chibi Robo Headline Surprise Nintendo Direct

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo surprised everyone with a surprise 3DS focused Nintendo Direct that was released earlier today. Alongside new titles in the Chibi Robo & Dr.Mario franchises we also got brand new footage and details for big upcoming titles like Bravely Second. We’ve got the full rundown and trailers ready for you’re to enjoy.

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