After a long period of radio silence with fans, game developer Frictional Games has finally teased their next project while also updating their website to look modern and more inviting. However, things get interesting when you hover over their “Games” tab and click on “Next Frictional Game.” The screen displays a pulsing white icon that…
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Today’s Nintendo Direct got right down to business by revealing the final characters for this December’s big release, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Ken (Street Fighter) joins as an “echo fighter” to fellow series fighter Ryu. Based primarily on his Street Fighter II: Turbo incarnation, Ken is far more than a simple pallette-swap for Ryu: Ken…
When thinking of Halloween, most people’s minds go immediately to movies, television and books – whether comic or traditional novels – but the video game world has plenty of spooky delights for gamers to indulge in during the season of the witch. Whether it’s a full game or an impressive DLC, if you want to…
Yesterday, Netflix dropped season two of Castlevania. The series is based on the video game Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse and season one premiered in July of 2017. I really enjoyed season one, though I found it a tad brief at four 22-minute episodes. Castlevania season 2 contains eight episodes and, beginning where season one left…
Oh, Call of Duty, helping gamers blow off steam since 2003. This month we got the newest installment in the Black Ops series, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and it doesn’t suck! Now, to be fair, I haven’t genuinely enjoyed a COD title since Black Ops 1, but I think we can all agree…
For what felt like the longest time, I was a die-hard fan of Ubisoft’s sandbox action-adventure game series, Assassin’s Creed. Their blend of exploration-focused gameplay with enticing stealth and battle mechanics were an instant hit for the type of gaming experience that I was looking for. Unfortunately, as befalls many a publisher these days, sales…
The 11th installment of the Mario Party series has been released, and it’s… just okay. Of the eleven titles, I have personally played at least half and absolutely adore them. Mario Party is fun, engaging, and you can play with friends and family. The game itself (the boardgamey portion) is competitive, and the mini-games kick…