In creating amiibo (opens in new tab), Nintendo hit the emphatic fan (emfantic?) jackpot, with Nintendo devotees going to sometimes extreme lengths (opens in new tab) to to get their twitchy, grabby hands on these plastic idols to their favorite classic characters. But in addition to looking great and being …
Read More »Hearthstones director Eric Dodds on the state of the game
The team at Blizzard has already revealed its plans for the future of card-battler Hearthstone, but what about the current state of the game? In the latest issue of GamesMaster, the team sits down with game director Eric Dodds to talk all things Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.. GamesMaster: The previous …
Read More »Blizzard talks Hearthstones future: “We cant just keep adding cards forever”
Have you heard of Hearthstone (opens in new tab)? It’s quite popular in that ‘maybe an intervention is in order’ kind of way. Speaking to GamesMaster, director Eric Dodds wants it to stay like that, he just hasn’t worked out how yet. “I want Hearthstone to be played over a …
Read More »Mario Party 10 review
Factor in the handheld games and this is technically the thirteenth Mario Party. We live in a world where there are only five F-Zeroes and 13 Mario Parties. I imagine it’s cheaper to build Party’s signature playing boards than anti-gravity rollercoaster tracks, but it makes it no less easier to …
Read More »9 most awkward video game love triangles
Love stinks I believe it was the great American poet J. Geils who once said: “You love her / And she loves him / And he loves somebody else / You just can’t win.” Yep, ever since humans have figured out what to do with their dangly bits, they’ve been …
Read More »10 unintentionally creepy characters in perfectly normal games
Do the creep It’s happened to all of us at some point. You pick up the latest E-rated mascot platformer and get ready to settle in for some family-friendly fun–and suddenly you jump out of your chair in disbelief as you stare at the monstrosity before you. This isn’t a …
Read More »Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Guide
[UPDATE–Arena Tips and suggested Basic Decks have now been added] So you’ve never played a card game that doesn’t involve someone stripping off or take place in a casino full of wealthy, braying old men in tuxedos throwing back martinis while exquisitely beautiful women, stuffed to the gills with silicone …
Read More »10 games that provide fantastic experiences in 5 minutes or less
Minutemen The scenario: At any second, your best friend is going to pull into your driveway to pick you up for a night on the town. Perhaps youll grab a savory, nutritious meal from Taco Bell before heading to the local theater. Maybe youll go straight to the bar, where …
Read More »Deception 4: Blood Ties review
Take Home Alone, give the protagonist a slightly stronger relationship with The Devil, and you’ll get Deception 4: Blood Ties. It’s the unexpected revival of a Tecmo series with a premise so irresistible, it’s a little surprising the last sequel sits nearly a decade away. Since the series’ creaky 1996 …
Read More »25 upcoming RPGs for 2014 and beyond
The paltry few Updated on 3/27/2014 How hard it is to be an RPG gamer in this day and age? With the rise of over-the-shoulder shooters (as well as the FPS-RPG chimera) that don’t take eons to finish, gamers just don’t seem to have the time to sink into a …
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