If you are a subscriber to Nintendo Switch online, then you can check out four new games on the NES app today. We have details on which games are available and my opinion of them below. The four games released for the NES app for Nintendo Switch today are NES Golf, Super Dodge Ball, Solomon’s Key, and Legend of Zelda Special Edition. Here’s what I think of each game: NES Golf: I’ve never cared for this game. Its not any…
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Made by Google 2018 event
Today Google unveiled some of their newest products hitting store shelves this fall and winter; during the Made by Google 2018 event, the Google Pixel 3 / Google Pixel 3 XL and the Pixel Slate and Keyboard were shown off to great fanfare! Along with a number of other announcements, this was a fantastic event that kicks of the next year of Google products! The way Google unveiled the devices was different – having them come up out of the…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #140: Letters From Torna
Nintendo and Adam Roffel sent me on a trip to Torna, the Golden Country, recently. Here are some of the short letters that I wrote to my twitter friends while I was there. Hey Adam Roffel, Thanks for setting up this trip to Torna. I haven’t had a vacation in forever. Please tell Nintendo I said thanks too. So far, things are pretty interesting here. I met a young woman named Lora and her blade Jin. They saved me from…
Read MoreSteelSeries Releases Limited CS:GO Howl Edition Peripherals
SteelSeries, global leader in gaming peripherals, recently announced the release of their latest limited edition peripherals that were featured at the FACEIT Major in London. This included a Howl Edition of both the Rival 310 gaming mouse and QcK+ Limited mousepad, both sporting the immensely popular Howl M4A4 gun skin from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Read MoreXenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna -The Golden Country Review Part 4
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of my Torna – The Golden Country review-in-progress are already up. In part 4, I will talk about the game’s graphics. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is wonderful looking but I think Torna looks better! The characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 have always had a unique cel-shaded look to them, but Torna takes it to the next level. In cutscenes, especially, the characters in this game look animated movie quality good with more realistic expressions and better…
Read MoreJack N’ Jill DX
Jack and Jill went up a hill…and ended up in a video game. Indie game Jack N’ Jill DX came to the Nintendo Switch eshop recently. I received a review code for the game and checked it out. Is Jack N’Jill DX any good? Jack N’ Jill DX is a runner. You do not control the movement of your character. At the beginning of the level, you press A and the character runs. After that, all you can do is…
Read MoreNBA 2K19 First Impressions
Thanks to our good friends at Xbox Canada, we were able to take a look at NBA 2K19 on the Xbox One X, and although it had been a few years since we had played a basketball video game - outside of arcade releases - and were pleasantly surprised with how far the genre has come. But is NBA 2K19 worth your time? Let's dive in!
Read MoreXenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna -The Golden Country Review Part 3
Check out part 1 and 2 of my Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna -The Golden Country review-in-progress. Part 3 will focus on the new community and camping aspects of the game! Torna -The Golden Country introduces a new menu option, the Community section. With this menu, you can track people you’ve taken sidequests from and also just people you’ve met in general. As you journey throughout Torna, you’ll add more and more people to this menu. Complete quests for the people…
Read MoreTurtle Beach Releases New ‘Atlas’ Line of Headsets
Top gaming headset and audio accessory producer Turtle Beach has just announced the release of ‘Atlas’, their newest line of PC gaming headsets. This new line is comprised of three different models; the Elite Atlas for pro-level performance, the Atlas Three for powerful amplified sound, and the Atlas One which delivers true versatility and great value.
Read MoreLEGO Halloween Witch Brickheadz – 40272
Today marks the beginning of October, and thus the beginning of the Halloween season. While places like Disney World have been living the Halloween dream for a few months now, you know the holiday is quickly approaching when LEGO launches their yearly themed sets. With the success of BrickHeadz over the last number of months, it comes at no surprise that they have released a few Halloween themed sets to get people in the mood! As more of a collectors display item than an actual playable toy, the LEGO Halloween Witch looks great amongst our home Halloween decor!
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