Wait dreaming no longer! Hallowe’en is a special time of year. So special, in fact, that we couldn’t let our celebratory Halloweek go by without making a very special effort to do a very special thing indeed. To that end, we’ve resurrected the ghost of H.P. Lovecraft, master of fevered …
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery The Super Smash Bros. series is one of a kind, isn’t it? Masahiro Sakurai is a genius for taking a genre as complicated as 2D fighting and opening it up to a massive audience of casual and hardcore gamers alike. The simplified control …
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When I was 12 my parents bought me tickets to see a WWF event and I nearly threw up I was so excited. And yet, at the same time, I remember genuinely feeling like it wouldn’t happen. Something would push it back, or delay it, or cancel it, because, deep …
Read More »3DS vs. Wii U – Super Smash Bros. Wii U Weekly (Episode 2)
The Wii U and 3DS versions of Super Smash Bros. are going to be very similar. They’ll both have the same rosters, the same moves, and the same gameplay, meaning… yeah, they’ll be pretty much the same. Some things will be different, however, and on this episode of SSBWUW (we’re …
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Recently Hideki Kamiya, exec at critical darling Platinum Games and director of Okami (opens in new tab), made news when talking about Sony’s PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale (opens in new tab). To quote Kamiya (opens in new tab), “It’s just a rip-off.” And as someone who has given over roughly …
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