Dragon’s Crown is the latest game by Vanillaware, a company well-known for its distinctive 2D art style. It is a fairly traditional brawler at first glance, but there is far more lurking just beneath the surface if one is willing to dive in. Borrowing aspects from both RPGs and dungeon crawlers, Dragon’s Crown quickly becomes a manic mélange of a […]

I was about three when my family got our first Nintendo console. It was mostly for my older brother, who, unlike me, actually had the motor skills to operate a controller. However, though my mother may be loath to admit it, I think my parents also wanted it a good bit. My mother was something of an Atari whiz at […]

It has recently been revealed that David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake in every English language Metal Gear Solid game, will not be returning to the series in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. In a recent interview with GameTrailers, Hideo Kojima said that, “It’s a new type of Metal Gear game and we wanted to have this reflected in […]

  Originally developed by Sucker Punch, the Sly Cooper franchise has been an unsung hero of platforming since its inception. Unfortunately, as InFamous and its sequels gained in popularity, Sly was left by the wayside. However, Sanzaru, who were big fans of the series, stepped up to take the reins, based largely on a demo Sly level they created. They […]

In my younger and more vulnerable years, I spent some time with a certain console. Not only was it able to exceed my expectations as to what emotions electronics could evoke, but it also became a well-worn friend, walking with me on a road that was not as welcoming as one would hope for. The games were subpar to none, […]

Sony has announced today that on November 19, 2012, Playstation Plus will be available for the Vita. The features of the portable version of Plus are essentially the same: cloud storage and everybody’s favorite, the Instant Game Collection. Sony is rolling out some pretty heavy hitters for the Vita collection: Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Gravity Rush, […]

The amazingly tense side-scrolling survival-horror game Lone Survivor is coming to the Playstation 3 and the Vita, according to creator Jasper Byrne. There’s no release date yet, but Curve Studios is hard at work on the port, coding it from the bottom up; they also plan on adding French and German translations. Hopefully, we get it soon, so we can have our […]

Everybody’s favorite hedgehog (except mine…I used to have a hedgehog) will be getting new games as early as next year, according to Sissel Henno, Sega‘s European head of brand licensing. Henno, talking to Toys ‘n’ Playthings magazine, said, speaking of Sonic’s future, “We will have several new digital titles launching as well as a new boxed game…” While no other details were revealed, […]

Medal of Honor: Warfighter did its best to be as realistic as possible, even going so far as to consult seven actual Navy SEALS for the game. However, EA got even more realism than they expected. The seven SEALS, members of the infamous SEAL team six, the squad responsible for the raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed, revealed classified […]

According to Nintendo, there are now at least 5,000 Wii U kiosks across America, and they are just waiting for you to play with them. Major retailers like Gamestop, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and Toys’R’Us set the displays over the past weekend, and they have a variety of games to choose from. Depending on what kiosk you hunt down, you’ll be able […]