There is a new subscription-based video game service launching soon. The service is called “Jump“, and will be offering an initial library of 60-100 for a flat fee of $9.99 per month. The service is currently in closed beta until July 24th, but once it launches it will offer users unlimited ad-free access to a…
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Persona 5 and Rivers in the Desert
I know that I’m about three months late in saying this, but I gotta say it anyway: Persona 5 is excellent! I’d never played a Persona game before this one, so I went into it not really knowing what to expect. What I got was a game with a familiar-yet-new combat system, characters that I…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #17
Hello, everyone! It’s been quite a week, eh? Maybe you enjoyed a little extra time off thanks to the 4th of July holiday. Or maybe you slogged through the week knowing that there was surely a light — a great weekend — at the end of the tunnel. Either way, we’re glad that you stopped…
Playing Games Past Their Prime
I’m about to type something that might prove…irksome. Ahem. I don’t get Shadow of the Colossus. Oh, I heard that gasp! alright. But hear me out. I’ve only just started the game and have taken down a mere four colossi. It took me three of them to really understand the controls and tactics of the…
Nintendo’s Coming to Universal Studios
There are a lot of franchises out there that have gotten the theme-park treatment, though rarely, if ever, are those franchises of the video game variety. Even so, I would often think of how well-suited Nintendo would be for its very own land in a theme park. And what do you know, it’s actually happening! …
Killing the 3DS Would Neither Be All That Amazing, Nor a Gift for Nintendo Fans
Handheld gaming should be dead right now. It’s now 2017 and handheld gaming still isn’t dead despite years of predictions to the contrary. Smartphones and mobile gaming were supposed to kill it as soon as they became popular, but here we are. Smartphones are nearly ubiquitous and mobile gaming has become a huge market. Despite…
YouTube Highlights: Weekly Edition #16
It is with good tidings that we welcome you into our humble abode. Our humble gaming abode, that is. It is hereby that time of the week where we display our valiant efforts at playing the games we love from our YouTube channel, all for your amusement. Yes, it’s YouTube Highlights time! Today might mark…
All the games I didn’t buy, and one I did, from Steam’s Summer Sale
Last week, Steam’s hallowed Summer Sale began. Yes, that one of two times a year when folks can pick up a plethora of games, mostly old(er) but sometime new, for pennies. Though my wallet would like otherwise, I am not immune to Steam’s charms during these sales. In the past, I’ve used the Summer Sale…
SNES Classic Mini Almost Immediately Sold Out in UK
Earlier this week, Nintendo finally announced the highly anticipated the SNES Classic Mini. To the delight of many a Nintendo fan, the company stated that they intend to produce “significantly more” of the item than its predecessor. While this is certainly a welcome announcement, it doesn’t seem to be translating into greater availability for the…
Beyond Good & Evil 2 Prototype Gameplay and Reiging-In the Hype
Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still a very long way off. The fact that it’s happening at all is certainly something to be excited about, but it’s important not to let the hype take control just yet. The trailer shown at E3, while looking very much like the kind of game Beyond Good and…
VIRTUAL BASTION 