E3 2021 is over! Was it the best E3 ever? Nope. Was it fun? Yep. But, who won? Did anyone win? Let’s talk about who the “winner” of E3 is! E3 2021 was alright. It wasn’t the best E3 ever. It wasn’t even the best game related event this year (those State of Plays and the Dragon Quest event rocked) but it did offer some surprises and delightful games. Xbox and Nintendo did good. Ubisoft and Square Enix were not…
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More Thoughts From Me #272: Crazy Nintendo E3 Predictions
We still have a few weeks to go but I figured, hey, why not start my crazy E3 predictions!? Today I’ll throw out some never-will-this-happen Nintendo E3 predictions, next week will be Sony, and right before E3 I’ll talk about Microsoft and third parties. Let’s a goooooo! Nintendo has not officially announced their E3 plans yet (unless they do and I have to rewrite this). So I am going to guess their plans… On the Thursday or Friday before E3…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #269: The Return of E3
Last year there was no E3. It wasn’t a great year for games. This year so far has been better but developers are still struggling a bit. And E3 is returning. I want to talk about E3 and why gamers shouldn’t set their expectations too high. E3 is returning this year. It will be an all virtual event though, so there will be no show floor for press, developers, and celebrities’ to attend. Most of the big publishers will be…
Read MoreDirt 5 Stadia Review
As Google Stadia continues to expand its game library, we will continue to take a look at some of the most popular games available on the game-streaming service and our experiences with them. Today we look into the experience of Dirt 5 on Stadia, the latest installment in one of the most successful rally car racing franchises of all time.
Read MoreNintendo Announces Game Builder Garage For the Switch
As we all know by now, Nintendo loves to surprise its fans. Today, out of nowhere, a brand new game that we knew nothing about was announced: Game Builder Garage! This new game will let players build their own games. Check out the trailer below and then come back here for some thoughts on Game Builder Garage for Nintendo Switch. Game Builder Garage isn’t the first game by Nintendo to let players create their own games of course. Warioware DIY,…
Read MoreNew Indie World Showcase Tomorrow (4/14)
Nintendo of America has announced that there will be a brand new Indie World Showcase tomorrow! A brand new Indie World Showcase will be air tomorrow (4/14) at 11:ooam central. According to Nintendo of America, it will be “roughly 20 minutes focused on fresh and new indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch.” What could we see? Its anybody’s guess really. The Indie showcases usually show off several games. They are not as packed as Nintendo Directs but we should get at…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #265: Closing Down the (Digital) Shop
This week we got rumors that the PS3/PSP/Vita digital stores will be shutting down this year. Usually I do not report or even talk about rumors. That said, the closing of those shops will happen sooner or later! What do I think of digital stores closing? Let’s dig into it. Its always tough when digital store fronts close down. We all know why this happens: digital stores take up server space for companies. They cost money to keep up and…
Read MoreA New State of Play Will Air This Thursday (2/25/21)
A new State of Play broadcast has been announced for Thursday (2/25/21). We have details below. Playstation announced a new State of Play broadcast for this Thursday. The video will focus on “updates and deep dives for games coming to PS4 and PS5.” It will air at 4pm central time. It will be 30 minutes, “give or take”. Via their site, Playstation adds that the State of Play will have ” updates and deep dives for 10 games coming to…
Read MoreNintendo Direct Announced For 2/17/21
Nintendo of America announced a Direct on Twitter today! This will be the first Nintendo Direct of 2021. The Nintendo Direct will air at 4pm central time! It will be “roughly 50 minutes of information” according to Nintendo’s tweet. That is a really long Direct! Nintendo tends to reveal a lot of games in a short amount of time so what could they reveal in 50 minutes?! Nintendo points out Super Smash Bros Ultimate especially. That will mean we’ll get…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #256: Will Nintendo Directs Continue?
Last year was…well it was 2020. What else needs to be said? And this year isn’t better yet. However we do know what games will be coming out for the Nintendo Switch in February, March, and April. So does Nintendo need to do a regular Nintendo Direct soon? And will they ever do a Direct again? As a bonus to my thoughts, check out the very first Nintendo Direct below! Last week Nintendo released a trailer and new information for…
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