September 2011 archive

Sep 13 2011

Nintendo Pre-TGS Conference

Last night, Nintendo kicked off a Pre-TGS Conference to reveal new games and trailers for the 3DS and Wii. Continue reading

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Sep 12 2011

Game Music Monday: Lavender Town and those dang Unown

Ah, Pokemon. I remember when I popped in Red for the first time into my Game Boy Pocket. The fact that I could capture these creatures, battle with them, collect them… it was an amazing thing for my child self. Going to areas that, if thought of in my imagination, very beautiful places.

Then you get to Lavender Town. I was actually quite scared of this place when I was little. While other areas are happy, with nice music, Lavender’s music just is… weird. To me then is was pretty freaky. Now it’s just annoying. But it matches the setting. I mean, a dead Marowak killed by Team Rocket, ghosts, trainers possessed wanting your blood… gotta love when games for kids weren’t numbed down. Continue reading

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Sep 12 2011

Traditional Gaming: Is It Over As We Know It?

Traditional gaming as we know it has been here for over thirty years. We’ve come to expect epic storylines, ever improving graphics and gameplay from them. But have you ever thought that this breed of gaming may be on its way out? Continue reading

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Sep 09 2011

Nike releases Limited Edition Back to the Future shoes

Nike finally releases those famed shoes that starred on Michael J. Fox’s feet back in 1989 in Back to the Future II. Continue reading

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Sep 08 2011

Poll: What’s your favourite Zelda game of all time?

So what’s your favourite Zelda game of all time? Any memorable moments in the 25 years that it’s been around?

[UPDATE: November 20, 2011] Skyward Sword has been added as an option it has just been released this weekend!

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Sep 07 2011

This is what the new 3DS attachment will look like

All I can say is what the hell is Nintendo thinking!!

(via Siliconera)

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Sep 06 2011

Podcast Episode 26: Labour Day Edition

Fall’s here and we talk about price drops and how it may play out for hardware manufacturers and the end of the yearly gaming dry season. Continue reading

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Sep 06 2011

Youtube Tuesday: Battle at F-Stop Ridge

They take the term camera wars to the next level!

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Sep 05 2011

Game Music Monday: Waltz of the Forest

Made by Kirbopher15 on YouTube, this is from Super Mario RPG. Continue reading

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Sep 02 2011

Hidden Gems: The World Ends With You

So this is a new thing I’d like to start here on our site where we bring to you a game every so often that we like to call hidden gems. These hidden gems, otherwise commonly known as sleeper hits or games that aren’t overly well known but are otherwise top notch games. Continue reading

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