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Articles, News 7 years ago
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Ventures to the Nintendo Switch This Month
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is coming to the Nintendo Switch soon. How soon? The game is, in fact, coming to the Nintendo Switch this month. We have the release date announcement trailer for the game and my thoughts on it below! Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 17th. I am so excited about this game coming to the Nintendo Switch. I previously played a demo of it on the Playstation 4 and…
Articles, News 7 years ago
Rockstar Games Launches New Trailer for Read Dead Redemption 2
Today, Rockstar Games launched Trailer #3 for Red Dead Redemption 2, the much anticipated sequel to the 360 and PS3 hit, Red Dead Redemption. On the heals of Rockstar enhancing the original game for the Xbox One X, the company plans to hype fans up even more with a new trailer. Although the game doesn't launch until October 2018 - after being delayed from its original Spring launch day - Rockstar is doing everything possible to get people excited. And based on the companies track record, this will be a fantastic experience!
Articles, News 7 years ago
Re-launching Tropical Freeze a Precursor to a new Donkey Kong Country?
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is re-launching on Nintendo Switch, after a lackluster performance on the Nintendo Wii U. According to VGChartz, the title sold roughly 1.72 million units on the Wii U, being far outpaced by Nintendo's other major franchises, including Mario Kart 8 (8M+), Super Mario 3D World (5M+), New Super Mario Bros (5M+), and Super Smash Bros (5M+). The question ultimately becomes: is re-launching Tropical Freeze on Nintendo Switch a precursor to a new Donkey Kong Country game on the system, or simply a way for Nintendo - 4 years later - to justify the development costs of the original title? Or perhaps, is Nintendo trying to scope an easy dollar out of the pockets of some of their 17 million current Switch owners? While only Nintendo has the answers, we have ...
Articles, News 7 years ago
Running Workout with the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier
Tracking fitness levels and goals has become much easier with the introduction of smart phones, but running with a bulky phone strapped to your arm or in your pocket is a real pain! Thankfully, most tech companies have been releasing watches that will do this all for you, although they are not all created equal. We took the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier out for a run, and were thrilled with the feedback we got during our run, and after. Let's take a look!
Articles, News 7 years ago
The Changing Face of the Multiplatform Experience
Much like literature or cinema, video games are great at bringing people together. Enjoyable gameplay, worthy challenges, and memorable stories can all create situations where we can instantly relate to others who have undergone similar trials and experiences. One of the ways in which publishers allow this is through what is known as the multiplatform release. Simply put, this refers to games which are released over a variety of different devices, from PCs to mobiles to consoles and handhelds and…
Articles, News 7 years ago
How to Make Gaming Feel Exciting Again
Now, we all love gaming, but that doesn’t mean we’re always overly ecstatic about loading up the console and putting in a few hours of battle. Sometimes, the games that usually give us a thrill can begin to feel a little bit tired, and we’re just not getting the same buzz as we once did. So is it time to wave goodbye to your gaming career? Absolutely not! You just need to find ways to make it feel exciting again.…
Articles, News 7 years ago
Disney Magic Kingdoms – A Stitch’y Situation – Buildings
While the characters are the real draw for playing through the Disney Magic Kingdoms events to completion, I have a soft spot for the buildings as well. Some events lend themselves to cool buildings better than others, and as is the case with "A Stitch'y Situation," some of the buildings are event replications of actual attractions and food sites from Disney Parks around the world. Let's hop into the buildings currently available in Disney Magic Kingdoms Lilo and Stitch event!
Articles, News 7 years ago
Life is Strange: Before the Storm on Xbox One
Narrative driven titles have come so popular over the last number of years, that everyone wants to get in on a piece of the pie while the genre is still hot. While Telltale has dominated the marketplace with some major franchises, other companies are creating unique experiences that are equally as good, if not better. Life is Strange: Before the Storm is one of these experiences, that drives character progression throughout a fairly engrossing story. How does it live up over its three chapters? Let's take a look!
Articles, News 7 years ago
Death Road To Canada Postponed in Light of Toronto Attack
Yesterday was a heartbreaking day for the people of Toronto, and across the entire country, as a man used a rented van to drive down a sidewalk, killing 10 people and injuring 15 others. It's hard to talk about video games, or even get excited about video games when stuff like this happens, and one company agrees. UKIYO Publishing, the team behind Death Road to Canada, have opted to postpone their games release on Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch in light of the events.
Abdallah Plays with the Nintendo Labo Robot Kit
The Roffel home has become consumed by Nintendo Labo, but as we don't have unlimited resources, we opted to go with the Variety Kit which we thought was a better choice for our younger children. Friend of the website, Abdallah, has been rocking out the Robot Kit for a number of days now, and has been posting some great video online showcasing the game in action, as well as how to build the kit itself.