Gaming Historian discusses the history of K.C. Munchkin, a Pac-Man clone that set off a groundbreaking legal battle. Atari’s court battle against Philips would provide the groundwork for how copyright laws apply to video games. Video games and copyright are a tricky business, as when the industry started it’s humble origins on consoles back in the 80’s, rules were in place but they were based upon other mediums. Meaning that elements like gameplay mechanics and overall design were not considered … Read More
PlayStation Pro – Boost Mode: AC Unity
Assassins Creed Unity had a few issues running on PS4 and Xbox One and since it’s release, the game continues to offer unstable performance. Thanks to the recent release of the PS4 Pro 4.50 Beta a number of games are benefiting from a feature called ‘Boost Mode’ that pushes the PS4 Pro to work with older PS4 games. The end result is games running better and feeling more responsive to play. AC Unity is an example of this, with frame … Read More
GameXplain: Super Mario Odyssey – Hour & A Half Analysis of Revival Trailer
If you can say one thing about GameXplain, they can take a little footage and tear it apart through heavily detailed analysis’. Remember the almost two hour Zelda video they released that covered all the footage from Breath of the Wild? Well, they did it again. Super Mario Odyssey got an hour and a half video detailing every little bit seen in the three minute trailer and I really enjoyed watching this. By breaking down the location Mario explores, other … Read More
Dissida Final Fantasy – Console Port Getting Story Mode & Playable Villains; No Current Release Date
Final Fantasy is got a fighting game in arcades developed by Team Ninja and it got people excited about a possible console release in the future. Sadly, it might be a while away. The developers behind the title gave the following comment about a console release of Dissidia Final Fantasy. Hazama-san mentioned that the game did not appear at the Final Fantasy 30th anniversary opening ceremony event in Tokyo because the console version is not ready to be revealed yet … Read More
Five Nights at Freedy’s: The Twisted Ones – New Book (‘Silver Eyes’ Sequel) Announced
Five Nights at Freedy’s is one of gaming’s most surprising new IP’s. Originating as a simple horror game being inspired by harsh criticism from prior work, game developer Scott turned the series into a juggernaut through over six game releases, a movie deal, tons of merchandise and a enjoyable book called ‘The Silver Eyes’. This was accomplished through skillful storytelling, care being put into every release and building up fascinating lore that people still try to piece together. Now that … Read More
Persona Survey from Atlus JP Releases – Cites Possible Remakes and Spin-Offs
Persona is a huge franchise for Atlus and SEGA, with it being very successful as noted by Persona 5’s resounding success in Japan across PS3 & PS4. But with the games inbound western release, many are wondering the future of the series. It’s not stranger to remakes like Persona 4 Golden or spin-offs like Persona 4 Arena, so seeing Persona 5 get that treatment would be very interesting. Atlus knows people love the series spin-offs so they asked the JP … Read More
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Review (Nintendo DS)
Sonic is a series that speeds through the platforming genre at record pace, creating experiences people never forget. But the Blue Blur never really ventured into the realm of role playing games unlike his friendly plumber rival. While Mario hopped through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond in many RPG titles developed by Square Enix, AlphaDream and Intelligent Systems, Sonic never touched the genre. That was until 2007, with SEGA announcing that famous studio Bioware was working on a Sonic the … Read More
Dustforce Review – PC, PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3
2D action platformers are a genre of games many enjoyed over the years. But to stay fresh and creative in the ever expanding genre, many games tend to go in odd directions and explore unique concepts. Playing as a sack of meat to save his bandage girlfriend, jumping in/out of the screen to kill mud-themed monsters, and running around as a dragon with speed rivaling a blue hedgehog across colorful landscapes; the genre isn’t afraid to explore interesting concepts. So … Read More
Square Enix Updating FFXV in March – Chapter 13 Getting Fixes & More
FFXV had a major issue with a portion of the game called ‘Chapter 13’ where many stated was flawed and frustrating. Square Enix is fixing this through a special update releasing in March that not only fixes issues present during that portion of the game but also adding other features as well. It’s great to see Square Enix support FFXV in 2017 and this is just the start of many free and paid updates releasing throughout the year for the … Read More
PlayStation 4 Pro – Boost Mode: Just Cause 3
Just Cause 3 is infamous for running quite badly on both PS4 and Xbox One, but with the PS4 Pro, many could see the game running far better on consoles. I say this due to the fact that the PS4 Pro Boost Mode literary transforms the game into being a far more stable experience. Having a more stable frame rate above 30FPS, you can explore the vast open world and preform tons of explosions without the game chugging now. While … Read More