Release of the Week: Joe Danger: Special Edition (XBLA)

Release of the Week: Joe Danger: Special Edition (XBLA)

Tweet Pretty much every game of 2011 has been released. Well, there is this one little MMO coming out just before Christmas, but ignore that for now. This week has mostly been dedicated to DLC. Gears of War 3, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and Battlefield 3 all get DLC this week. There are also a...

Miyamoto Returning to the Captain’s Chair

Miyamoto Returning to the Captain’s Chair

Tweet The internet shut down again yesterday over some mammoth news. It finally happened… Shigeru Miyamoto is retiring…. except he’s not. No, Miyamoto is not retiring to the rocking chair to sit in that legendary garden of his to smoke the Pikmin pipe into his old age, but rather is...

Release of the Week: Mario Kart 7 (3DS)

Release of the Week: Mario Kart 7 (3DS)

Tweet If there is one game that should sell on the Nintendo 3DS, Mario Kart 7 is it. Not only have Mario Kart games sold well on every Nintendo console, they tend to keep selling month after month. From this point forward nearly every 3DS owner will probably pick up Mario Kart 7 at some point. This popular...

Soundtrack Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 Soundtrack

Soundtrack Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 Soundtrack

Tweet Since the 80s, Sega has been renowned for their musical legacy. The musical output of the publisher is nothing but classic, and they are by far among the top Japanese publishers when it comes to releasing their premiere works on soundtrack CD. However there has long been one glaring hole in their...

Release of the Week: Infinity Blade II (iOS)

Release of the Week: Infinity Blade II (iOS)

Tweet It isn’t very often that the week’s biggest game is on the iOS. Publishers tend to push rather hard to get their games out before Black Friday as they apparently want to make money. Downloadable games, especially those in the mobile space, aren’t as particular. This is especially true...

Release of the Week: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)

Release of the Week: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)

Tweet There was once a time when grown men would cry when a new Legend of Zelda game was announced. The 25 year-old franchise is second only to Mario when it comes to Nintendo’s most valuable and beloved intellectual properties. In a time when Nintendo has gone from the most successful console...

Release of the Week: Saints Row: The Third (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Saints Row: The Third (360, PS3, PC)

Tweet This week is the single biggest week of the year in terms of the number of the quantity of huge titles hitting store shelves. It seems like every major publisher is throwing their champion into the ring. Nintendo is hoping to drive 3DS sales with Super Mario 3D Land on Sunday. Microsoft is bringing out...

Release of the Week: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)

Tweet This week gamers are going to have to wait all the way until Friday for the week’s biggest release. Of course, how could you let a novelty date like 11/11/11 go by without such a big game? Bethesda is doing us all a favor releasing the next title in their legendary open world RPG series on a...

Release of the Week: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3)

Release of the Week: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3)

Tweet Uncharted is perhaps the single most important PlayStation 3 exclusive IP. Uncharted 2 won over 200 game of the year awards on the way to selling nearly 5 million copies worldwide. This week Naughty Dog hopes to do it again with Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. This time instead of a hulking...

Release of the Week: Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)

Tweet This week’s biggest release isn’t the most interesting of games, but it is one of the most heavily advertised. EA and EA DICE are taking a second shot at dethroning Call of Duty as the premier military first-person shooter on the market. While they aren’t likely to overthrow Call of...

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