Digital Foundry produces a number of great videos that focus on analyzing games but to me, the best content they produce has easily been the ‘Digital Foundry Retro’ series. They cover Retro games and titles from the past, how they stack up, and the differences between versions of games. The very first episode was on the original Shenmue and now, we get the second episode. John revisits Shenmue 2, checking out what made it special, how well it holds up … Read More

Video games are a very interesting medium for storytelling but when you think about how games tell their story, you do wonder how it works. Kotaku writter GB Burford recently wrote a fantastic article on storytelling in games. Have you ever wondered why we tell stories? I’ve heard a lot of reasons over the years, but the big one, the important one, is that stories are a human necessity. If dreams are the brain’s way of transferring memory from short term to long … Read More

Lara Croft Go coming to PS4/Vita https://t.co/CtvpAdzjI8Likely to be announced at PSX. Hitman GO was announced at last PSX pic.twitter.com/UkmeELQcvh — Wario64 (@Wario64) November 30, 2016 In some very exciting news, the fantastic mobile title Lara Croft GO is coming to the PS Vita and PS4 in the future! Wario64 discovered trophies of the game online and this could indicate that the title will either be announced at the PSX event or it will release during the event. This is great … Read More

December’s PS+ games are official released and outside of a rumor being correct about the PS4 games, we have some great surprises for PS3 and Vita owners. Invisible, Inc., PS4 Stories: Path of Destinies, PS4 Hyper Void, PS3 Tiny Troopers Joint Ops, PS3 (Cross buy on PS4 and Vita) Color Guardians, PS Vita (Cross buy on PS4) VVVVVV, PS Vita Source: PlayStation Blog NA

Want to see the latest on what we've been making here at Yacht Club Games? Watch @thegameawards 12/1 at 5:30pm PT and reap what we show! — Yacht Club Games (@YachtClubGames) November 30, 2016 The upcoming Game Awards event will have a lot of announcements……but Yacht Club Games will also have on for the event. This could be anything; a new project, new Amiibo’s of Shovel Knight, a publishing deal with another indie studio or even a Specter Trailer! This … Read More

If you're wondering about the rumours floating about, a member of the SSMB is claiming Sega is ready to pull the plug on #SonicBoom. pic.twitter.com/2FYJuPqy2f — Tails' Channel – Sonic the Hedgehog News & Updates (@TailsChannel) November 29, 2016 Originally discovered by the Sonic Stadium and reported on by ‘Sonic News Channel’, Sonic Boom might be facing an end in the near future. The rumor states that the sub-series of Sonic isn’t meeting SEGA of Japan’s expectations and after the … Read More

Pokemon Sun & Moon are huge success, which is no surprise given how many people love the Pokemon series (plus past games selling like hot-cakes on the GB, GBA, DS and 3DS) but the success of Sun & Moon really surprised Nintendo in NA. After becoming the most pre-ordered video games in Nintendo history, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon – the latest games in the wildly popular Pokémon franchise – have now become the fastest-selling games that Nintendo has ever launched … Read More

A new map is landing in Titanfall 2 in the near future! Experience a remastered version of the fan favorite map from the original Titanfall, Angel City. Stand by for the first free DLC for Titanfall 2 with “Angel City’s Most Wanted” available on December 1st for all players. This content includes new cosmetic options to add more flair to to the Frontier. Get access to “Angel City’s Most Wanted” DLC, available December 3rd: http://x.ea.com/21817 Titanfall 2 is available now … Read More

In very somber news, we lost a talent in the world of video games and game development on November 29th, 2016. Stephen Hornback passed away on Saturday due to a heart attack. He was 62. Hornback is best known for his work at Apogee Software (which later created the publishing label 3D Realms and went on to adopt it as its primary brand) on everything from Duke Nukem II to Rise of the Triad to Shadow Warrior. He also claimed responsibility for designing the original 3D Realms … Read More