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During the Nintendo Direct for 2014’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, the company unveiled their now hit creation, Amiibo. These devices are figures of popular Nintendo characters imbued with Near Field Communication chips. This technology allows players to unlock bonus features in their games via scanning Amiibo with one of their...
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Recently in an interview with Time, Sony PlayStation Europe head Jim Ryan was asked about where the PS4 stands in regard to backwards compatibility, a much-requested feature. He stated: “When we’ve dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but...
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Everybody likes movies, and unless you have no soul, the vast majority of the population like video games. Therefore logic says that if a movie was based on a beloved video game it would have no other option to be good and great and the best thing ever. All...
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Mythology and games are almost inseparable. There are so many fantastic creatures ready to be revived for the entertainment of a modern audience. Sometimes from all around the world. So many legends to take inspiration from or retell in a new way. Games really do have a unique relationship...
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A popular sentiment among retro gamers is that the industry isn’t putting out quality titles as frequently as earlier generations. Though this idea stems from heavy nostalgia, it remains very difficult to deny the joy elicited by revisiting a classic. However, gamers of this sort may have picked up...
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It’s been five years since gamers were treated to an entry in the Mass Effect series. With the trilogy ended, gamers around the world wondered what was next for the franchise – a reboot? will we see anyone from Shepard’s crew? will it be a sequel? We wouldn’t hear...
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I love empathy games. They’ve always been my favourite genre. Probably because I will highly rate any game that can make me cry. I do occasionally take a break from being an emotionless husk you know. Empathy games just bring so much to the table when we talk about...
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Never tell us the odds. Overwatch took the gaming world by storm last year, with Blizzard reporting in its first week that 7 million people were playing. A month later it was 10 million. Now? Blizzard recently reported that Overwatch has 30 million players. Whilst I am a fan...
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After a major misstep with the Wii U, Nintendo had to excite and win back core gamers. Nothing was immediately forthcoming. The fanbase was greeted with 19 months of silence before the whispers of the Nintendo Switch appeared. What was the mysterious “NX” console? Nintendo was keeping the concept...
During the Nintendo Direct for 2014’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, the company unveiled their now hit creation, Amiibo. These devices are figures of popular Nintendo characters imbued with Near Field Communication chips. This technology allows players to unlock bonus features in their games via scanning Amiibo with one of their...
Recently in an interview with Time, Sony PlayStation Europe head Jim Ryan was asked about where the PS4 stands in regard to backwards compatibility, a much-requested feature. He stated: “When we’ve dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but...
Everybody likes movies, and unless you have no soul, the vast majority of the population like video games. Therefore logic says that if a movie was based on a beloved video game it would have no other option to be good and great and the best thing ever. All...
Mythology and games are almost inseparable. There are so many fantastic creatures ready to be revived for the entertainment of a modern audience. Sometimes from all around the world. So many legends to take inspiration from or retell in a new way. Games really do have a unique relationship...
A popular sentiment among retro gamers is that the industry isn’t putting out quality titles as frequently as earlier generations. Though this idea stems from heavy nostalgia, it remains very difficult to deny the joy elicited by revisiting a classic. However, gamers of this sort may have picked up...
It’s been five years since gamers were treated to an entry in the Mass Effect series. With the trilogy ended, gamers around the world wondered what was next for the franchise – a reboot? will we see anyone from Shepard’s crew? will it be a sequel? We wouldn’t hear...
I love empathy games. They’ve always been my favourite genre. Probably because I will highly rate any game that can make me cry. I do occasionally take a break from being an emotionless husk you know. Empathy games just bring so much to the table when we talk about...
Never tell us the odds. Overwatch took the gaming world by storm last year, with Blizzard reporting in its first week that 7 million people were playing. A month later it was 10 million. Now? Blizzard recently reported that Overwatch has 30 million players. Whilst I am a fan...
After a major misstep with the Wii U, Nintendo had to excite and win back core gamers. Nothing was immediately forthcoming. The fanbase was greeted with 19 months of silence before the whispers of the Nintendo Switch appeared. What was the mysterious “NX” console? Nintendo was keeping the concept...
