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Yesterday, February 13th of 2014, I watched the live stream from Nintendo Direct which focused on announcing the games to be released in Spring of 2014 (and earlier). Let me list the games here and then I will offer up some details and thoughts. Here's the games: Super Smash Bros (3DS and Wii U) - Sometime in 2014 Mario Golf World Tour (3DS) - May 2nd Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS) - May 2nd Yoshi's New Island (3DS) - March 14th Steel Diver: Sub Wars (3DS) - February... Read The Full Article

On February 5th a random video showcasing a new game appeared on YouTube.  Within minutes this spread like wildfire with the game getting its own URL, a podcast interview, and even showing up on Steam.  This news is, of course, the announcement of Space Pirates and Zombies 2 by MinMax Games.  MinMax is a two-man studio that just wants to make the kind of games they couldn't while working for a Triple A development studio.  Their first release was SPAZ, a retro top-do... Read The Full Article

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it had acquired the rights to the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games.  The next installment will be an Xbox One exclusive made by Black Tusk Studios.  But Rod Fergusson, formerly of Epic Games, will be one of the people overseeing the project.  One must ask the question, however, how will this ownership change affect the franchise?  Gears of War: Judgment sold noticeably less copies compared to the other games in the series a... Read The Full Article

For those of you that enjoy the thrill of taking up the blade and rising to the call of being a fearless hero to a kingdom in need - I doubt the Legend of Zelda games need an introduction. For those of you that may not be fully familiar with this game series, let me tell you that it is truly a masterpiece of its genre and generations. With a beautiful (and at times cliche) story driving the game play, players are faced with nearly endless adventure and demanding puzzles... Read The Full Article

With the start of a new year comes a refreshing sense of renewal. We have big plans (as usual) and hope to see a lot of them come to life in these next 365 days. The primary item I want to mention is with our articles. While we hope to increase the number of articles and frequency of them, we also hope their content can continue to grow into more useful and interesting topics. We are always open to suggestions if someone is interested in hearing our thoughts on somethin... Read The Full Article

Hey everyone! Just wanted to officially announce that we have released an update to our site here that has added a few new features. Let me take a minute to point them out. Members can now add contact information to their account. They can use some of that contact information (more specifically, a text capable cell phone) and receive text notifications when things happen here on our site. Email notifications are also available. Both types of notifications are fully... Read The Full Article

A nice new application has made its way to the Nintendo eShop for the 3DS - YouTube. In this day, that name needs no explanation. This application is a free download and seems to expose the entire world of YouTube to your handheld gaming device. Personally, I like this application a lot. Running on my simple home network's wireless, I can quickly pull up a video and watch it with no hassle. It seems like the app does a great job of preventing lag or video disruption... Read The Full Article

Minecraft, hopefully not a new game to anyone. Its been around for quite some time and those of us that have been playing it for as long as I can really appreciate this last update to version 1.7.2 being called "the update that changed the world". Forgive my photography, but the image above shows some of the new plant life you can find in this version, which really adds to the depth of the world. These simple visual changes helps give us a more natural feel to the... Read The Full Article

In today's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo had two announcements regarding our hedgehog friend, Sonic. In addition to the announcement about Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympic Games' online multiplayer capability, Nintendo also confirmed that he will return in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. While most people did not doubt he would make an appearance, the official confirmation is surely pleasing news to anyone who used them as their main in Brawl.    ... Read The Full Article