As the story goes, Kingdom Hearts literally began as an elevator pitch: a chance encounter between a Disney executive and a Square game producer in an elevator led to the creation of one of gaming’s more interesting inventions. A cross-pollination…
Retro-Graded Games: 20 Years of Final Fantasy VII
Can you believe it’s been 20 years since we first boarded the train to the Shinra Mako reactor? Back in 1997, we could have never expected a simple adventure about a band of heroes stopping a malevolent force would become…
Video Game Review: Pokémon Sun and Moon
Welcome, finally, to the World of Pokémon. Pokémon Red starts with a short cinematic battle and a title screen. A few of the creatures waiting inside scroll past the screen, prompting the pressing of the Start button. Selecting new game…
2016 Gift Guide for all things media and entertainment
If you are like me, you might’ve too forgotten that we’ve come to the end of November, Thanksgiving is today/tomorrow (depending on when I get this thing posted), and the Holiday season is officially here. To help curve the stress…
Top 5 Most Anticipated Xbox Games From X16
There’s no feeling like getting your hands on a new video game and testing it out for the first time. It’s the gamer life! First impressions count and those early moments can create the spark toward blowing a budget (or,…
Nintendo announces NES Classic plug-and-play system
Nintendo is banking on the retro game boom for the holiday season with the announcement of a miniature NES plug-and-play system. The company announced the release of the NES Classic Edition in a press release issued earlier today. The system marks…
Video Game Review: Undertale
Humans and Monsters once fought in a war. The Monsters were banished to the underground. However many years later, you play as a small child who falls to the dark, monster populated underworld. The only way for you to get…