Before anything else, let me make it clear that I am a HUGE Metroid fan. I've played, and completed (not just "finished", COMPLETED), every game since Super Metroid except Other M (could never find a copy of it, and it's pretty bad apparently). As such, my opinions on a Metroid film will be through the lens of someone who's extremely invested in…
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Nintendo has announced that its President, Satoru Iwata, passed away on July 11, 2015 because of a bile duct growth. He was 55. They have released a short statement on their official website. Iwata joined Nintendo as a Director in 2000. He was appointed as President in 2002, and was later appointed as CEO of…
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It’s been a crazy ride at E3 so far. With the announcement of sequels like Fallout 4, a backwards-compatible Xbox One, and the Final Fantasy VII Remake coming to the PS4, it looked like Nintendo would have to follow some pretty tough acts. In a show of brilliant hilarity and a shot of nostalgia, we…
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Today, Nintendo made some rather huge (to put it lightly) announcements at a press conference. First of which, is that they're teaming up with mobile gaming bigwig DeNA in extending their game development to the mobile market. Nintendo intends to make use of their existing IPs to create games specifically for both smartphones and tablets.…
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As part of their Kickstarter goals, the first of 3 additional campaigns for Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight has been revealed. Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows will place players in the greaves of Plague Knight, a boss from the base game. You play as Plague Knight as he scours the land on his quest to create the…
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One of my favorite game genre is the “Character Action Game”. Games like Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Devil May Cry are few of the titles that fall under this banner. Character action games have a certain quirk (or panache, if you will) to them that set them apart from their cousin: the “Spectacle…
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