Nintendo has announced that they will discontinue the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for Wii and Nintendo DS software on May 20, 2014. This will be a global shutdown. On May 20th, you will no longer be able to play Wii/DS games online, participate on leaderboards, share user-generated content, exchange data or access free DLC. However, you […]
Club Nintendo is offering a pretty sweet deal if you haven’t purchased, or registered a previously purchased, 2DS, 3DS, and 3DS XL yet. If you register a new 2DS/3DS system and one of six applicable games (LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Mario Kart 7, Super […]
2010’s Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii was the one of the more challenging platformers in recent memory. Retro Studios did a superb job bringing back the classic gameplay from the Super Nintendo trilogy while maintaining the top notch quality they achieved for the Metroid Prime games. When the sequel, Tropical Freeze, was announced […]
Asssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was among my favorite games of last year. Ubisoft finally perfected the combination of open world exploration and combat with a lovable protagonist. Unfortunately the Freedom Cry DLC, now recently released as a standalone game, gets almost every aspect of that formula wrong. Players take control of Adewale, who was the quartermaster […]
Tony Hawk, while hosting his regular show, Demolition Radio, on SeriusXM Radio commented, “We’re working on a game, we are working on a game, it’s pretty cool.” Activision confirmed to IGN that they have a project in development, and will release details soon. There has not been a new original Tony Hawk game since 2010’s ony […]
To honor today’s release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai officially announced on the game’s site and Miiverse page that Diddy Kong will be returning to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS. Several screenshots were posted of the Kong and we see that little has changed. Diddy still sports his […]
WB Games announced today handheld exclusive sidescrolling game, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, will get released in a new Deluxe Edition for PC and current-gen consoles. The Deluxe Edition that is made by Armature, the folks who worked on the original versions and Metroid Prime, will feature HD graphical upgrades, updated 5.1 surround sound, improved controls, […]
