Earlier today (March 16th, 2022), it was announced by Private Division, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, that they had signed a new publishing agreement with Evening Star. Evening Star is a development studio founded in late 2018 that is made up of many of the developers of Sonic Mania. Sonic Mania released in […]
The Kirby and the Forgotten Land Demo Is Worth Your Time (Demo Impressions)
On the 5th anniversary of the launch of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo announced a demo for Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The demo lets you play three levels taken from an early section of the game and also lets you try out upgraded versions of copy abilities starting with your second playthrough of the demo. […]
Is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Actually Releasing in 2022?
Today at 6:00 AM (PST) The Pokémon Company announced the first games in the ninth generation of Pokémon, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. At the end of the trailer, a “late 2022” release window was announced. The gaming community has grown increasingly skeptical about release windows over the years, but is that warranted in this case? […]
On What Platforms Will Street Fighter 6 Release?
After the “Capcom Countdown” ended on February 21st (PST), the next entry in the Street Fighter series, Street Fighter 6, was announced. Unlike many other game announcements, the logo reveal was not followed with platform reveals. Still, there are already a lot of reasons why it may or may not come to some platforms. Windows […]
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (Nintendo Switch) Review
Sixteen years after Super Monkey Ball Deluxe put the original Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2 on GameCube into one package, Sega did it again with Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Once again, it didn’t exactly live up to the original GameCube versions, but it is still a good game in its own […]
No, Microsoft Did Not Confirm Where Future Activison Blizzard Games Will Go
Today Microsoft released a blog post about what they believe the future of app stores should look like. In this blog post they decided to restate their position on Activision Blizzard games on other platforms after they are able to acquire them: To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of Duty and other […]
Sonic Lost World (Wii U) Review
After the original three “Boost Formula” games: Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors, and Sonic Generations, SEGA and Sonic Team decided it was time for a change of pace. In 2013, they released Sonic Lost World on Wii U and 3DS. Calling it the Super Mario Galaxy of the Sonic series is an apt comparison. This is […]
Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox One X) Review
Only a bit over three years after the launch of Final Fantasy XII Square Enix released a next-gen entry in the Final Fantasy franchise for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at the same time (in North America) with Final Fantasy XIII. Eight years after its release on Xbox 360, it was added to the […]
What Does Phil Spencer’s Tweet about PlayStation and Call of Duty Mean?
Two days after the major announcement that Activision Blizzard will join Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, tweeted an update on the situation as it relates to Sony and PlayStation: Many people are taking this as confirmation that games in the Call of Duty franchise, and possibly other Activision Blizzard games, are […]
Sonic Heroes (GameCube) Review
After Sega gave up on the Dreamcast, they decided the next 3D Sonic game should release on every major system. The Sonic Adventure games were ported to the GameCube after launching on Dreamcast first, but this was the first 3D Sonic game to launch day one on a console not made by Sega. In this […]