Nintendo Switch Online is Now Live

With the exception of Fortnite, online play on the Nintendo Switch now requires a subscription to Nintendo’s newly-launched online service. Subscriptions range from $20 per year for an individual or $35 for the family plan. Subscribing gets a player access to online multiplayer for games like Smash 4 and Splatoon 2, cloud saves*, as well…

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Star Fox Adventures and Some Deep Thoughts

I often feel as if video games double as a means to time travel.  This is true of many things, like the hard strawberry candies that never fail to transport me back to my childhood, when my parents and I used to visit my great grandmother.  Memories are a powerful thing that can make the…

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Sunday Video Round Up: September 9 – 15

We’re back at the weekend and that means it’s time for a brand new Video Round Up! We’re still a few days away from the official start of the annual Tokyo Game Show, but that hasn’t stopped some companies from releasing trailers early. There’s a lot to get to, so here’s a small taste of…

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Playing Forsaken While Eating My Words

I’ve not been kind to Destiny 2 or its developer, Bungie, for a good portion of this year. As I’ve said in several of my posts, I’ve been a Destiny fan for a long time, and I was particularly disappointed with Destiny 2 at launch. It was enough to get me to stop playing the…

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YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #74

Happy Friday, one and all, and thanks for coming back for our regular look back on our week on YouTube!  This week we’re super excited to announce the start of an all-new Let Play of…wait for it…Donkey Kong Country Returns! Yes, The Duck of Indeed is back with everyone’s favorite Kong in this wonderfully fun…

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Saving the Water of the Wastes in Fallout 3

The goal I set for myself seemed to be reasonable enough: complete the main story of Fallout 3 over the course of a brief and final summer break. Based on my experiences with Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4, I knew it was going to be a challenge, what with my tendency to become easily…

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Hello Neighbor is Getting a Prequel

Some months back, the full version of a little indie game called Hello Neighbor was released.  Though I had high hopes due to how interesting the Alpha and Beta versions of the game were, I was ultimately disappointed in the final game because it failed to successfully answer the questions I had going in (namely…

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YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #73

Hello once again, dear friends and readers! How good it is to be back with another look back on some of the recent highlights on our YouTube channel.  We’ve got a bit of catching up to do, so we’re just going get to right to the videos, Talk to us on Twitter! Follow us on…

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Resonance: Divine Beast Vah Naboris Battle

Folks, I’m smitten! I thought that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was great purely from a gaming standpoint, but oh, its soundtrack has me over the moon! It’s…it’s…simply wonderful! Alright, enough with the gushing. But truly, Breath of the Wild is most definitely my most favorite soundtrack of the moment. I’ve said…

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Still Feeling Cautiously Optimistic About Anthem

“Anthem looks interesting.” That’s more or less what I’ve been thinking ever since the game was announced. Plenty has been released about it; plenty has been shown, but I’m still not feeling all that much excitement for the game. This latest trailer, like all the others, shows a game that looks very promising. And yet…