News by Clark A. While Nintendo’s E3 digital event was rather brief, it still contained quite a few surprises. Possibly chief among them was the reveal of a brand new Nintendo IP called Splatoon, which had a good chunk of the event devoted to it. Splatoon is a family-friendly third…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Nintendo’s 2014 E3 digital event has just concluded. Didn’t get to see the show live or simply forgot all the fine details? We’re on the case with a summary of everything that went down. So, what games do we get to look forward to from the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is going to be something special. The Arabian-themed fantasy platformer franchise of Wayforward has, to date, been sadly underepresented. titles in the series have been limited-scale releases, or been made available on underwhelming platforms such as the DSiWare download service. But…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Gunman Clive was a minor hit as a cheap downloadable old-school platformer on the Nintendo 3DS. The good news is that the hand-drawn hero is making a return, with a trailer confirming that Gunman Clive 2 looks like more of the same thing. That isn’t a…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Modern Mario Kart games are a far cry from the original Super Mario Kart, which focused on adeptly manoeuvring through basic, well-designed tracks with twitch controls. Each sequel thereafter has distanced itself from the earlier titles with new items, new courses, and new mechanics designed to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Has Mario Kart 8 actually achieved the impossible and started a turnaround of the struggling Wii U? The first week of sales would actually suggest there’s merit to that idea. In the UK, Mario Kart’s first week of sales sent the Wii U sales soaring by…
Read MoreWatch Dogs busts Ubisoft’s sales records in this week’s edition of the Wrap, alongside stories about The Order: 1886 getting all ‘filmic’, the debut of Battlefield Hardline, and the Wii U making some waves in Japan.Watch Dogs busts records, is Ubisoft’s biggest launch everIf you were thinking that Watch Dogs…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Pullbox (or Pushmo, depending on where you live in the world) is one of Nintendo’s relatively new IPs, with two games (the second being called Fallbox) having been released on to the 3DS eShop exclusively. These games are truly charming spatial puzzle games, requiring players to…
Read MoreToday on the Wrap; Microsoft announces The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One, Nintendo defeats Wall Wireless in a courtroom grudge match, we get a first look at Space Hulk: Deathwing, and a better look at Batman in action in Arkham City. ‘Master Chief’ Halo collection coming to Xbox One…
Read MoreToday on the Wrap; Nintendo announces that they’re not out of the console game just yet, Sony talks a fourth year of consecutive financial losses, Media Apps go free for non-Xbox Live Gold subscribers, and a Kinect-less One is on the way. Nintendo not out of the hardware game yet;…
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