It is no secret that popular entertainment is littered with an endless supply of remakes, reboots, reimaginings, and sequels. Whether it be in movies, television, or videogames, companies often rely on the familiar when trying to attract an audience. Investing millions of dollars into a product is a big risk, and despite outcry from some consumers about lack of originality, what often succeeds is something old and established. Continue reading How Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Succeeded With New IP in 2015
Tag Archives: Wii U
Nintendo Launches Official eBay Store
Nintendo unveiled its Official Nintendo eBay Store. Over a month ago. Continue reading Nintendo Launches Official eBay Store
FATAL FRAME: MAIDEN OF BLACK WATER REVIEW
DROWNING IN FEAR
Fatal Frame is not a series that I’m overly familiar with. In fact, other than a brief mention from a friend about seven years ago about how “scary” the PlayStation 2 entries were, I hadn’t even heard of them. All that changed recently when I finally tried it out for myself. Continue reading FATAL FRAME: MAIDEN OF BLACK WATER REVIEW
How Nintendo Can Revive the Wii U
Nintendo has been criticized for ostracizing gamers with odd business decisions lately. What could be a simple step in the right direction? Unleash the GameCube adapter.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Announced
As fans wait for the new adventures of Link for the Wii U, Nintendo announced that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will get a HD remaster coming early 2016. Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Announced
SHOVEL KNIGHT DELAYED FOR A SPELL, XBOX ONE VERSION CANCELLED
Shovel Knight has been delayed until November 3rd in North America, and October 30th in Europe on PlayStation 4, 3DS, PC and Wii U, and Shovel Knight has been cancelled on Xbox One because of publishing policies on the platform. The physical version of Shovel Knight for PlayStation Vita has also been delayed to some time in 2016. Continue reading SHOVEL KNIGHT DELAYED FOR A SPELL, XBOX ONE VERSION CANCELLED
NYCC 2015: Hands-On Impressions of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Peanut butter and jelly. Nachos and cheese. Bert and Ernie. Pairs that, though the single items may be great, become infinitely more amazing once they are combined. Now imagine this: the LEGO franchise and all things Marvel. The incredible combination is LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. I’m here to tell you that, yes, it is as amazing as it sounds! Continue reading NYCC 2015: Hands-On Impressions of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Geekend Update 10/16/15
Weekends are meant strictly for gaming and all things fun; at least that’s what we think. Here is where you can find out all of our crazy plans for the upcoming weekend!
Zelda: Twilight Princess Rumored To Be Re-Released
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess may be getting a HD re-release on the Wii U, if some evidence on the backend of the Nintendo eShop is to be believed. Continue reading Zelda: Twilight Princess Rumored To Be Re-Released
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Everything We Found Out
After a stellar interview panel and full showing, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is looking to be one of the biggest LEGO games yet! Here’s the cliffsnotes version of what we found out:
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