In September, the Persona 5 hype train kept rolling with another brand-new trailer, which had fans excited with four minutes of awesome footage…until the end, when the game’s 2015 listing was changed to Summer 2016. So I’m torn. I really … Continue reading Why Persona 5’s Delay Into 2016 is Actually Good
Over the past couple months, I’ve been exceedingly busy at work. Gaming has been difficult over that span. Even a game like Fallout 4 — probably my most anticipated title of the year — has been on the back burner … Continue reading Rocket League, or Soccer Cars For Everyone
It’s been a hellaciously busy couple of months, between putting together our top 25 animated movies list and then a million hours of overtime at work (only a slight exaggeration). We fell off the wagon a bit. In an earlier … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Satorl Marsh (Night)
Each year after E3, my interest in video games is rekindled. I go from “boy, there are barely any games coming out that I care about!” to “gee, how will I find time to play all these games” in the … Continue reading The Fall Video Game Lookahead, 2015 Edition
Even though there had been rumors for a few weeks, actually seeing Ryu in Super Smash Bros. rekindled something in my heart. I didn’t think I’d be so excited about it, but…I am. I’ve talked in earlier versions of these … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Ryu’s Theme (Super Smash Bros.)
Recently, Blizzard announced that it was adding new heroes to its extremely popular game Hearthstone, all for the low, low cost of $9.99 apiece! Controversy erupted. To be clear, there is a huge, glaring problem with this announcement — but … Continue reading Why Hearthstone’s New Hero Skins Are a Slap in the Face
Even though Tales of Zestiria is still awaiting its North American release, fans of the series got some exciting news today: the announcement of the next major title, Tales of Berseria. Berseria keeps up some important trends — nonsensical names … Continue reading Obligatory Post: Tales of Berseria Announced
What happens when Yoko Shimomura and Yasunori Mitsuda join forces with other composers? One hell of a soundtrack, that’s what. Xenoblade Chronicles managed to slip under the radar when it was released in the United States in 2012. Maybe it … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Gaur Plain
We made our first major website change about three years ago, switching to a front page that had that cool carousel that featured a handful of posts and their images. It’s been pretty neat. However, one of the major complaints … Continue reading Excuse the Mess — ATB is Remodeling
I’m sure some folks consider this course to be overplayed in the Mario Kart series, especially now that it’s been in back-to-back games. I say screw that — Rainbow Road is awesome. It’s a simple yet challenging course with no … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Rainbow Road SNES (Mario Kart 8)
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