The Biggest Gaming Happenings of the 2010’s

When we first started United We Game/Virtual Bastion, gaming was in a very different place than it is now. Many things that are commonplace now were unthinkable then, and games themselves were largely different in how they were designed. Even the way we engage with games is radically different these days, so…how did we get…

Super Mario RPG is Back, And That’s Kinda Crazy

Well, it’s finally happened. This past Friday something happened that, for a very long time, many of us old timer Nintendo fans thought never would. A full and true remake for Super Mario RPG was released! After over twenty years of Nintendo almost compeletly ignoring its existence, not only can we enjoy the adventure once…

Paper Mario: TTYD is Coming To Switch!

So, this is hardly breaking news by now, but I wanted to talk about it all the same. So yeah, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is coming to Switch! At last, Switch players will have a good game in the series to enjoy (lol)!

I’m Still in Shock Over the Super Mario RPG Remake

Yeah, that’s more or less the sum of it. After more than 20 years of waiting (I hate that I’m able to say that), Nintendo has finally remembered that Super Mario RPG exists and is bringing us full and true remake later this year! I don’t know about you, but I absolutely didn’t see that…

Nintendo Finally Says Something About New Hardware

With the PS5 and Xbox Series machines now being almost three years old, It’s probably safe to say that everyone’s been wondering when Nintendo plans on releasing some new hardware. The tech powering the Switch was already a bit dated back when it launched in 2017, and the system’s age has been showing more and…

Sakurai Discusses Smash Bros. and Online Play

In a recent video, Super Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai took some time to talk about his feelings regarding the series in online play. As longtime fans of the series might have expected, it turns out that he’s not really a fan of supporting online features for Nintendo’s popular character fighter. It’s something that…

Source of Madness is Getting a Physical Release on the Switch

Thunderful Publishing and developer Carry Castle have announced that their lovecraftian roguelite, Source of Madness, will be getting a physical release on the Switch. The physical release is coming on January 5th and is being handled by Super Rare Games. It seems that they’ll only be making 4,000 copies though: 2,000 standard and 2,000 SteelBook;…

New Screenshots, Art Shown for Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Nintendo showed-off quite a few interesting things during last week’s Nintendo Direct. There was video for Splatoon 3, revivals of old cult classics like Klonoa and Front Mission, and even new footage for Kirby and the Forgotten Land. This game in particular was already interesting, and it only got moreso with the new video and…

Ocarina of Time Gets a Bit Better with Switch Online Update

Last week, Nintendo updated Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in order to bring Banjo-Kazooie to the service. As data miners soon discovered though, this wasn’t the only change the update made to the service. It turns out that Nintendo made some subtle changes to Ocarina of Time, improving its emulation and bringing it closer…