Sometimes an idea enters the swirling cauldron of weirdness that is my brain and I must act on it. MOTU is the end result of one of those actions. Maybe 2. Like most males somewhere in their 30′s I grew up watching He-Man religiously. I had the toys. I had the shirts. I had the … Continued
It’s a first-person shooter that Ubisoft describes as “an 80s VHS vision of the future.” That’s it. Stop reading and buy it now. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is a stand-alone expansion to Far Cry 3 (obviously) set in the post-apocalyptic future of 2007. You play as Sergeant Rex Power Colt, a Mark IV Cyber … Continued
Retro City Rampage makes it clear right from the title what you should probably expect from this game, it’s an 8-bit Grand Theft Auto homage. Makes perfect sense. That graphics are simple, sprites are tiny and the plot is deliberately lame but the concept behind the game is still amazingly brilliant. It’s an open-world experience … Continued
Digital Fiend and I have finally wrapped up our Neber Pills EP. For those not familiar with the background on this project, Digi sent me a few old beats back in 2011 that he had ripped from cassette tapes. The quality was fairly lo-fi, some of the beats were slightly distorted and overall the sound … Continued
By now most of you know that Jeff Hanneman, the Grammy-winning guitarist for Slayer passed away May 2nd of liver failure at 49. A founding member of Slayer, Jeff contributed lyrics and music to every single Slayer release including the big ones; “Raining Blood,” “South of Heaven,” “Seasons in the Abyss” and “Angel of Death.” … Continued
Easily my favorite RPG series, SMT takes the traditional RPG elements and places it inside a modern world. In the case of Persona 3 FES, the protagonist attends school, forms relationships with classmates and individuals around town and of course, hangs out with a drunk monk at a night club. It’s an RPG/Dating Sim combo. … Continued
The comic book franchise that solidified my desire to practice ninjutsu and invest in nunchakus is back with a new downloadable game to run alongside the newly resurrected series on Nickelodeon. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is slated to drop this summer as a digital download on Xbox Live, PSN and Steam. The trailer and … Continued
One of the best RPGs of the 16-bit era and for some, the greatest RPG of all time, Earthbound (Mother 2) will finally arrive on Wii U’s Virtual Console later on this year. Nintendo made the announcement during their most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, along with news of ‘Link to the Past’ and ‘Yoshi’s Island’ … Continued
Awesome news for Shadowrun fans, Harebrained Schemes announced a June 2013 release date for the new Shadowrun Returns game. They also crushed the DRM-free dreams of many but I think they’ll be able to rise above this tragic turn of events. Anyway, I’ve been a fan since the 16-bit days (never got into the pen … Continued
Sega has released a teaser trailer for what appears to be a Castle of Illusion remake, the Genesis/Mega Drive classic starring Mickey Mouse. The trailer shows zero gameplay but does show the iconic castle and the villain from the original, the evil witch Mizrabel who kidnaps Minnie to steal her youth. Like the upcoming Prince … Continued
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