Sonic and Honey and the Sonic Man Heroes in Sonic the Hedgehog #293

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Jason Nason

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #293 Sonic and Honey are on the set of the latest, greatest(?) super hero show—Sonic Man Heroes!  But when Dr. Eggman crashes the scene, ranting and raving about creative differences, things get very interesting! Featuring cover art by comics extraordinaire Tracy Yardley and a “Arcade” variant by Sonic comics legend Patrick Spaziante! Script: Ian Flynn Art: Tracy Yardley, Terry Austin, Gabriel Cassata and John Workman Cover: Tracy Yardley and Matt Herms Variant Cover: Patrick Spaziante On Sale Date: 3/22 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S.

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North America Needs This Seiken Densetsu Collection

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Les Major

Growing up in the 90s, I had some amazing experiences on the SNES. Watching Terra pilot her MagiTek armor across the snowy plains toward Narshe. Traveling through time with a talking frog, a prehistoric warrior woman, and a robot from the future. Then there was that time I drew a sword from a waterfall and doomed an entire planet. Now that, that was a good time! The first two games I’m referring to are Final Fantasy 6 and Chrono Trigger. The latter is Secret of Mana. One of my favorite games from my youth. What’s this? In Japan there’s going

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FAST RMX | REVIEW

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Les Major

There was something magical about going into an arcade in the 90s. Seeing the latest racing games all lined up with amazing graphics and blistering speed. It was just the sort of experience you couldn’t get at home on a console. As the years have gone on we’ve had games like that arrive in living rooms. FAST RMX has the visuals and the speed that really give you that rush of playing an arcade hit. It’s a futuristic joy ride with a few twists to keep things interesting. You may not be familiar with the FAST series if you don’t

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Watch The First Hour of Mass Effect Andromeda

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Set in the distance future of the year 2865, Mass Effect Andromeda tells the tale of Ryder – a member of the Andromeda Initiative. Taking place chronologically after the original trilogy of games, Andromeda’s narrative focuses on an ARK vessel sent to the Andromeda constellation with 20,000 souls ready to colonize “Habitat 7” in order to find a new home for mankind among the stars.  As a member of the Pathfinding team – who are among the first setting foot on this new world – Ryder must help assess whether Habitat 7 is the right home for humanity and what

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March 16th Nintendo Download

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Jason Nason

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ – The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is a dungeon-crawling shoot-’em-up that’s a different game each and every time you play it. The randomly generated maps are built with more than 11,000 unique room configurations, each populated with a nearly endless variety of enemies, items, challenges and secrets. Human Resource Machine – Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game for nerds. In each level, your boss gives you a job. Automate it by programming your little office worker. If you succeed, you’ll be promoted up to the next level for another year of work in the

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If You Love The Witcher, Read ‘Blood Of Elves’

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Les Major

Blood Of Elves Novel Cover
Blood of Elves (available from Hachette Book Group), the first full novel about Geralt of Rivia is a testament to how well written the games are. As backward as that statement sounds you need to remember that the novels came first. Written by Andrzej Sapkowski who began the tales in a submission to Polish sci-fi / fantasy magazine Fantastyka in the 1986. The submission was for a contest the magazine was running and Andrzej won third place! So while Europeans were first powering up the original Nintendo Entertainment System for the first time, an absolute legend in video game history

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Nintendo Switch Sales Meeting Projections, Could Surpass 2 Million Soon

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo may very well on its way to accomplishing its goal of selling 2 million switch consoles by the end of this month. Analyst firm Super Data, as reported by GamesInduistry.biz, has revealed that they expect that Ninty has sold approximately 1,500,000 consoles since the Switch’s launch on March 3rd. According to launch week numbers worldwide distribution of Nintendo Switch consoles look a little something like this: North America – 500,000 Japan – 360,000 France – 110,000 UK – 85,000 These numbers of course paint an incomplete picture as they only include four regions where the Switch is available and

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Sonic is back for Free Comic Book Day 2017

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Jason Nason

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG – FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2017 SONIC is BACK for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Turn back time and witness the “Genesis of a Hero” as Sonic enters his first climactic show-down with the evil Dr. Eggman! When the mad doctor takes over South Island, there’s only one hedgehog who can set things right! Jump right into the excitement, action and fun in this retro romp celebrating 25 years of Sonic! Script: Ian Flynn Art: Tracy Yardley, Terry Austin, John Workman, Gabriel Cassata Cover: Jamal Peppers, Gary Martin and Matt Herms

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Rocket League Receiving New Dropshot Mode In Next Free Update

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Psyonix is bringing a brand new mode to Rocket League on March 22nd that does away with goalposts all together. Instead of scoring a goal on a traditional soccer net, the two teams of cars must dribble an electrified ball across the field to open up a hole on their opponents side of the arena. Once a goal is scored on the opponents’ side of things the floor closes back up and everything starts anew.  Oh, and just to make things even more interesting the ball isn’t only electrified but also the ball will continue to build up strength as

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Six Minutes of Quake Champions Footage Reveal New Hero Details

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Quake Champions was playable this weekend at the Penny Arcade Expo in Boston and fans had the chance to try out the game for themselves. Included in the demonstration version of the game were playable heroes who have been confirmed but not fully revealed on the game’s official website. One such hero – Clutch, described as the “Awakened Automaton” is briefly shown on the character select screen of Youtuber CamerBOwen’s seven minute off screen video taken at Bethesda’s booth. This brief glimpse of Cluth’s abilities give us a better sense of some of their statistics but some vital information still

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GDC17: GameMaker Studios 2.0 Takes On Industry Titans

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Broken Joysticks

Article By: Tori Dominowski Long since a staple of the ready-made game engine marketplace, YoYo Games’ GameMaker has reinvented itself in recent years after coming under its new ownership. Their recent GameMaker Studio suite got attention by overhauling nearly every piece of the software, turning it from a designer’s prototype plaything into a game engine that could stand on its own. Now, after building up its community and figuring out its development strategy going forward, YoYo Games has announced the second iteration of the remade Studio. We at Broken Joysticks had the chance to sit down with some representatives from

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GDC17: Indies Rule the House at Microsoft’s ID@Xbox Event

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Broken Joysticks

Article Written By: Tori Dominowski The Game Developers’ Conference lets independent game makers to show off their projects in a professional setting, while giving platform holders and publishers the chance to show off their lineup to budding talent. Amongst the sea of VR and game service companies, indies got their chance to shine at a few events at the show – in particular, Microsoft’s ID@Xbox showcase. Held at a private loft in downtown San Francisco, the event gave us a look at upcoming indie games to grace Windows 10 and the Xbox One. Among these, some of the standouts included

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Quake Champions Confirmed To Be Free To Play, Two New Trailers Released

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

More Quake Champions news has come out of PAX East in Boston with the reveal that the game will be free to play. Also unveiled since I last wrote about the game a couple of days ago were two new trailers – one covering the arena Blood Covenant and the other covering the champion Nyx. Tim Willits, the creative director behind id Software’s Quake Champions revealed to Polygon earlier today that Quake Champions will provide all players access to one champion, Ranger, with the remainder of the champions behind a real world currency paywall.  Free to Play users can earn

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Mass Effect: Andromeda jumps into PAX East

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Meghan Kass

With Mass Effect: Andromeda quickly approaching, PAX East was alive with the anticipation of what was going to be revealed at the development team panel. The main theater was filled with hundreds of voracious, excited fans as the team was prepared to entertain and answer any last minute questions or concerns while showing off the project they worked hard on and were passionate about. After the team was introduced, they shortly fired up a mission for the game and Ian began to show off some story and gameplay. The team made sure to point out that their new Frostbite engine

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New Sonic Mania Gameplay Trailer Shows Bosses & New Mechanics

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA has released a brand new gameplay trailer for the upcoming retro inspired Sonic Mania, showcasing the first footage of Green Hill Zone Act 2 as well as our first look at the “Heavy Gunner’ boss from Holywood Act 1. New mechanics are also on display such as Sonic dashing across burning logs and more! Will Sonic be able to defeat Eggman’s new arsenal of “Hard Boiled Heavies”? Only time will tell but you can get a head start by watching the Blue Blur take on the first heavy – the Heavy Gunner – in this brand new video. Sonic

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