Tweet My favorite RPG of last year was Xenoblade Chronicles.  Too bad it was never released in the States.  I guess Reggie’s body just wasn’t ready for it. Fortunately, Nintendo finally decided to announce the game for North America, and will be releasing it later this year to participating...

Tweet For a first-party AAA game in an extremely well-known franchise releasing this time of year, Skyward Sword‘s fanfare upon arrival was remarkably quiet.  Perhaps the nearly year-long game drought  had something to do with it, or perhaps it was this game’s unsurprising year-long delay, but...

Tweet “And the best selling game of 2011 goes to…” If history is any indicator of the future, it would be a safe bet that Activision’s cash cow, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will be among the highest selling releases of the year, if not of all time.  Though the franchise has been...

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...

Tweet Dear Activision, Hi there, Max Powers here, loyal video game player for decades running and someone crazy enough to write game reviews. I’ve been playing your games for a long time and we have to talk. I know what people have been saying behind your back and it isn’t pretty. I’m not going to talk...

Tweet It is with mixed feelings that I write this review.  On one hand, I am thrilled to finally be able to play this game in English courtesy of Nintendo of Europe’s locali(s)ation.  On the other hand, Nintendo of America’s insistence on avoiding the JRPG genre  means that I had to jump...

Tweet I had a really hard time enjoying Kirby’s Epic Yarn, last year’s Wii outing featuring Nintendo fans’ favorite pink puffball. Maybe it was the childish dubbing, the lack of challenge in progressing through the game, or the unorthodox gameplay quirks (when compared to other titles in...

Tweet Football season is right around the corner. Its the time for Fantasy Football drafts, speculation on Brett Favre’s return and another edition of Madden. Yes, the long running football franchise is back once again, even if the season itself was in question. Unfortunately it looks like most of the...

Tweet My colleague Mike Miglacio discussed the roadblock that Nintendo placed in front of Operation Rainfall this week, and last night on the podcast, Blake, Ross, and I discussed Nintendo’s actions a little further. For those of you who deprive yourselves of listening to our podcast, Ross and I were...

Tweet For those unfamiliar with Arnie Roth, he is a Grammy-winning composer, conductor, and record producer who has worked with big names like Diana Ross, Charlotte Church, Jewel, and The Three Tenors.  He is also currently serving as conductor of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra and has conducted numerous...