Author: Chris Carter

It feels like Nintendo has been running their mobile platform in a backward fashion for some time now. Back when Super Mario Run was released it was considered a figurative failure, so the company immediately rushed[…]

In case you forgot, you’re not out of the woods yet when it comes to “summer streams.” Although the vast majority of publishers already put their best foot forward in June, the month of E3,[…]

MMO worlds are no stranger to crossover events, but it feels like Final Fantasy XIV has been working on overdrive the past several years. With Square Enix and producer “Yoshi P” greasing palms, the team has[…]

Nintendo has been riding high with the Switch these past few years, and it’s still very much in demand: especially given the current stock issues. Speaking to investors in a recent shareholder meeting (the 80th[…]

The recent Xbox Series X game showcase came and went, and a lot of people were disappointed that it didn’t show enough gameplay. This time around Microsoft is raring up to remedy that mishap with[…]

All eyes aren’t on Squall: they’re on the next “part” of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. What parts of the game will it entail? How many parts will it be? Will anything carry over? Will the[…]

It was a pretty incredible sight to see L.A. Noire, one of my flawed-yet-favorite games of the past few generations, get another lease on life in 2017. Billed as “The VR Case Files,” the game[…]

I’ve been really digging the Pokemon: Twilight Wings series so far. If you haven’t seen it yet, the objective is to provide more background info on the world of Pokemon Sword and Shield, diving into the lives[…]

Back in March, after a long standing string of rumors, the cat was out of the bag: Horizon Zero Dawn was coming to PC. Sony says that the move came out of a desire to stay[…]

How timely! Just as the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 remaster is gearing up for release in September, the long-awaited documentary “Pretending I’m a Superman – A Tony Hawk Video Game Story” will debut on August[…]

Bethesda literally just dropped Update 20 into Fallout 76 this week, but they’re getting ready for the next big patch as early as next week. As announced on their official blog, Update 21 is coming[…]

I’m pretty much always thinking about when I’ll return to Japan, but these region-exclusive event announcements only make it easier. Revealed this morning on Capcom’s official amusement landing page, Mega Man VR will allow players to[…]

[Update: This might be the start of something bigger. Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, research firm IDG Consulting notes that given the last time a price hike occurred was roughly 2005 ($60), we’re past due for one.[…]

It’s a port-filled week for the Switch, as Nintendo eyes mid-July for their big release: Paper Mario: The Origami King. The big port this week is easily Catherine: Full Body, which itself is a 2019[…]

I know what you’re thinking: a Dark Souls roguelike? That can go to hell! But hear me out. Maybe you’ve played Dark Souls….oh I don’t know, 20 times by now. You’ve memorized everything from enemy placements[…]

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is getting its delayed DLC drop today (on everything but Switch, which is coming at a later date), but there’s actually two orders of business: the content itself and an underlying[…]

The line has been drawn in the sand. Will other publishers follow? Stay tuned, as this coming generation still has a lot of muck to wade through (like you know, the cost of the PS5[…]

[Update: The patch is now live, which brings a ton of balance updates along with the new DLC. You can find them below or read them here.] Minecraft Dungeons launched back in May, and Mojang[…]

Have you checked out Jump Rope Challenge yet? No? I’ll wait. Seriously, it’s a free two player 78MB instant-download Switch game: what do you have to lose? If the idea of jumping rope with your Joy-Con[…]

I don’t know what it is about Iron Man that drew me to him as a kid. His cool suit? His sassy demeanor? Eventually, Robert Downey Jr.? Maybe all of the above. But one thing[…]

Now that the Shiny Zeraora craze is pretty much all over (as far as the reward is concerned anyway), Game Freak has another set of Max Raid battles planned for Pokemon Sword and Shield. This one[…]

[Check out our previous Smash Ultimate DLC coverage: Piranha Plant, Joker, Hero, Banjo, Terry, Byleth.] It’s been a while since the last Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC drop (January), and there’s a few reasons for that. For one, the current pandemic is causing[…]

Every Pokemon player has their favorite generation. The one that really kicks that nostalgia into overdrive above all others. For some, it’s Red/Blue, because that’s the only set of games they played and they never[…]

At this point, Stardew Valley has its own lore. If there’s a sequel you better believe that developer ConcernedApe will expand upon it, and the fans will demand appearances from some of the more iconic characters[…]

Fallout 76 is still chugging along, coasting off of its free Wastelanders update, but there’s more work to be done. The game is getting one of its biggest quality of life changes yet alongside of[…]

Modders are always hard at work adding in various elements of Nintendo’s history to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but this (along with the Inox-to-Bowser enemy model swap) is one of my favorites. Crafted by Yainskofso,[…]

[Update: Ask for leaks and you shall receive delays. Or something like that. Just this morning Crytek has announced that Crysis Remastered has been delayed. We didn’t even get the reveal yet officially, but the below[…]

Today in this endless summer of reveals, Sony gave us a glimpse at a new “PlayStation China Hero Project selected game” that’s coming to PS4: F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch. Billed as a “Metroidvania with arcade-style[…]

Yoko Taro is extremely busy these days. While he was once known as “The Drakengard Guy” ages ago, he’s now extremely in demand, overseeing multiple NieR universe titles and even collaborating with Square Enix on[…]

Of course, June 2020 had to have one last wrinkle before it retreated into the mist. Following the recent shift in Max Raid battles after the arrival of the Shiny Zeraora, folks uncovered a nasty[…]