• Has Nintendo Made Its Comeback?

    For the past month, Nintendo has been relatively quiet. With the exception of their big Pokémon X & Y reveal, the company has churned out...

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    For the past month, Nintendo has been relatively quiet. With the exception of their big Pokémon X & Y reveal, the company has churned out next to no titles or information about upcoming releases. Comparing Nintendo to the other two major publishers showed that Nintendo was severely lacking in the month of January. Initially I...
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  • Top 4 Legend of Zelda Games

    With the announcement of two new Zelda games, it’s about time to take a look back at which games were the greatest in the series....

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    With the announcement of two new Zelda games, it’s about time to take a look back at which games were the greatest in the series. Since Zelda is known for its quality among adventure games, picking the games on this list was incredibly difficult. However, the final list is full of deserving games. Here are...
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  • Hard Mode Makes a Good Game Great

    Sometimes games contain a difficult level that make gamers throw down their controller. Some easy examples off of memory would be a first-time playthrough of...

    Sometimes games contain a difficult level that make gamers throw down their controller. Some easy examples off of memory would be a first-time playthrough of Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple, or the part in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time where you have to navigate through Kirlsa Caverns via a non sequitur mini game...
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  • Being a Few Years Late Made Nintendo the Top Dog

    Analyst Michael Pachter has struck again, claiming that ‘Nintendo’s a few years late’ with everything that they do. From consoles to concepts, Nintendo’s products are...

    Analyst Michael Pachter has struck again, claiming that ‘Nintendo’s a few years late’ with everything that they do. From consoles to concepts, Nintendo’s products are frequently outclassed by things from the past decade—something that rarely applies to Sony and Microsoft consoles and concepts. He goes on to lament how Nintendo’s online functionality is seven or...
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  • 5 Best Pixel Art Styles

    Trying to name the best displays in pixel art is a difficult task—after all, the majority of games had pixel art for graphics up until...

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    Trying to name the best displays in pixel art is a difficult task—after all, the majority of games had pixel art for graphics up until 3D became a possibility. Along with that, there are several indie and app games that have amazing pixel graphics, but go overlooked due to poor advertising or accessibility. For that...
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  • 5 Games That Redefined Their Genres

    A game doesn’t have to be first at something in order to succeed—it just has to take an old element and find a way to...

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    A game doesn’t have to be first at something in order to succeed—it just has to take an old element and find a way to make it new and enjoyable. These five games did just that: they took everything good about their genre, added in their own unique ideas, and delivered a new archetype that...
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