#SonicBoom writers really know their source material. #AoSTH pic.twitter.com/IfOakC4VzE — Kori-Maru đŽ Waiting for đ¸Sakura Warsđ¸ (@KoriMaru) October 29, 2016 Today marks the release of Sonic Boom Season 2 and already we are off to a solid start. It was an enjoyable episode but one thing many Sonic fans caught was a fight scene toward the end of the episode, heavily sounding like the opening theme to the 90’s show Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Thank you @KoriMaru and many other … Read More
Sonic Celebrates Halloween with His Friends – Art Piece By @Johjoh45
Sonic is infamous for having a fan base that produces high quality content, but one part of that sector is art. Twitter user @Johjoh45 makes some fantastic art work spanning across a number for franchises like Ratchet & Clank and Sonic. Her latest Sonic piece can be found below, showing the Blue Blur having a haunting good time with Tails and friends. Thank you for making this fantastic piece of art @Johjoh45! You can find more of her work on Twitter and her … Read More
The Nintendo Switch – New Start for the Gaming Giant?
Nintendo is known for being one of the greatest developers of the industry. I know making that claim is a bit hyperbolic but considering they kickstarted the 2D platformer back in the 80’s, helped establish some of the basic rules of 3D gaming on the Nintendo 64 and opened up the doors to new generations of gamers with the DS & Wii….they deserve that title. The Wii U released in 2012 and is sadly did not become the success that … Read More
Rage – 360 vs. Xbox One BC Frame Rate Test
The versions tested were the latest version on Xbox 360 and version 1.0.1609.42216 on the Xbox One. The Xbox 360 version was installed to the hard drive. It appears that the dynamic resolution is much less likely to engage on Xbox One than on Xbox 360. Pixel counts for some of the most demanding scenes on Xbox One come back as 1280×720 with similar scenes noticeably dropping below this on Xbox 360. There seems to be a bug that causes … Read More
Activision Blizzard Considering More Television/Movie Projects Using Gaming IP
After seeing some early success with Skylanders Academy, Activision Blizzard Animation might work on more movie/TV projects with game IP. One of the bosses behind new TV show Skylanders: Academies thinks there’ll be “more gaming and TV” crossover soon. Stacey Sher, from Activision Blizzard, believes film and television can “breathe life” into your favorite video gaming characters. Based on the popular gaming franchise, the show has been made for Netflix. Speaking to Newsbeat, she says they’re considering doing something similar with other … Read More
PlayStation 2 Slim Celebrates it’s 12th Anniversary!
Sony released the PlayStation 2 back in 1999 and in 2004, they released a slimmer version of the iconic console. This was the PS2 I personally purchased and I loved playing games like Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, God of War, & Jak and Daxter on the system. I also played other great games on here too; Maximo vs. The Army of Zin, Crash Twinsanity, and Klonoa 2. It is a fantastic console that is fondly remembered to this day.
Did You Know Gaming? – Kid Icarus (Feat. Caddicarus)
In this video, Did You know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets, and Easter eggs of the Kid Icarus franchise. Kid Icarus is an action-adventure series by Nintendo. The first game, simply titled ‘Kid Icarus’, was released in 1986 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and was well received despite poor sales. A sequel, Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, was also released for the Game Boy (GB). The franchise went on hiatus for almost two decades, but … Read More
Digital Foundry: Metroid Prime (DF Retro)
The Metroid series got a major face-lift when it leaped on to the Nintendo GameCube and the team responsible for that is the group known as Retro Studios. Today, Digital Foundry takes a look into the technology behind one of the GameCube’s strongest titles. On this episode of DF Retro, John revisits Retro Studios classic installment in the Metroid series. Now in first person, Retro and Nintendo manage to perfectly translate the essence of the Super NES classic into full … Read More
God of War (PS4) Will NOT Be at PlayStation Experience 2016 Event
Sadly, I won't be showing anything of the game at psx, just heading there to hang out with playstation fans and play games. — Cory Barlogđ (@corybarlog) October 21, 2016 The announced God of War title for PlayStation 4 looked very impressive and many wanted to learn more about it….but don’t expect to hear about the game at the PSX this Fall. Cory Barlog released the above tweet and said that the game will not be shown off. It is a … Read More