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Super Mario Maker 2’s Addictive Story Mode
I just got Super Mario Maker 2 this week. Yeah, I’m running a little late. I’ve been making up for lost time though by playing this game a lot. The mode I’m playing the most? Super Mario Maker 2’s story mode! Super Mario Maker 2 takes everything that was great about the first game and adds to it, plus adds in online multiplayer and…a story mode?! I admit when I first heard there was going to be a story mode…
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 Launch Trailer
Dragon Quest Builders 2 will release tomorrow, July 12, 2019 for the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Here is the launch trailer for the game! It looks like Square Enix is taking Dragon Quest Builders to the next level with this seque. The buildings look even bigger, the story mode looks more interesting, and there’s just so much going on in this game. I was especially impressed by the part with the airplane in this trailer and liked the look…
E3 2019 Nintendo Booth Tour
Highlights: Nintendo Booth Tour E3 2019 When my meeting started, the Ninetendo representative handed me the list of the games queued up for demo: Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield Luigi’s Mansion 3 The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 New Super Lucky’s Tale MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3:The Black Order Of course, being a fan of both Marvel and fighting games, I started with MARVEL ULTIMATE…
Disney’s Villainous – How to Play
The translation of brands into board games doesn’t always work as well as you might like, but when brands create their own games, the results are sometimes fantastic, if the right designer is brought in. Enter Villainous, a Disney villain inspired board game that has you rooting for the bad guys, instead of trying to take them down! In this article, we will examine the ins and outs of Villainous. Let’s find out how to play! Setup Once you’ve removed…
Treasure X: Quest for Gold – How to Play
If you've never seen the Treasure X products on the shelves at your local retail outlet, make sure to take a look in the toy isle next time you are there. These fun toys have kids of all ages cutting into aliens or digging into dirt, looking for the pieces to ancient skeletons and more, all in an effort to grow their own army and collect them all! The popular kids toy has been spun into it's own board game, published and released by Ravensburger. Let's dive in and learn to play Treasure X: Quest for Gold!
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Welcome to the Black Eagle House (Video)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses will be out on July 26, 2019 for the Nintendo Switch! Nintendo has released a new video today spotlighting one of the three houses in the game. The combat in Fire Emblem: Three Houses looks really great. I’m not sure yet whether I’ll like the house aspect of the game. I have heard that there is some kind of big twist in the game though that should make things even more interesting then it initially seems.…
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 – Build Your Fate Together! (Video)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 comes out next week! Check out the trailer below, which shows off the multiplayer in the Playstation 4 verison of the game. Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming out on July 12th for the Playstation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. As shown in the newest trailer, DQB2 has online multiplayer. Building together looks like it would be a lot of fun. It might be easier to track down some building materials too and make bigger projects!…
Main League of Legends Events of 2019 to Watch and Bet on
League of Legends is a video game developed and supported by Riot Games. Being a descendant of the first Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games as Heroes of Neverth (HoN) and Defense of the Ancients (DotA), LoL became probably the most popular game of this genre. The history of the League of Legends as a game began in the end of 2005. Some active members of the DotA community decided that the gameplay offered by the original Defense of the…
Graveyard Keeper Review
What if Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon wasn’t focused on farming? What if it had you doing a more sinister job…like running a graveyard! Welcome to Graveyard Keeper for the Nintendo Switch. You are the new graveyard keeper. You’ll be burying bodies, digging them up, selling them for parts, fishing, crafting graves, possibly farming, and other things. Will you have fun while doing all this or should Graveyard Keeper rest in peace? Graveyard Keeper’s story is basically a way into…
‘Would you kindly?’: The illusion of choice in gaming
Making choices in video games is a bit like a cool morris dancer or an ideal candidate for dealing with Brexit – they don’t exist. Even in games that pretend to offer decision after decision to affect your play, the reality is that you have only two choices. You can keep playing or you can turn it off. That’s it. That might sound reductionist, and in many ways it is, but think about it. Developers make a world that they…