Our Nintendo mall experience Last month, my family and I were at our local mall doing some holiday shopping. As we were walking through the mall, we noticed a large gathering of people who were playing video games. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that our mall (Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL) was host to one of the many Nintendo Mall Tours that were going on around the nation. Well, being the Nintendo fanboy that I am, I absolutely had to stop by to see if there were any free goodies that I could get my hands on....

Shenmue 3, the third release in Yu Suzuki’s much-loved Japanese action-adventure franchise, has arrived at E3 2019. Suzuki himself took the stage at the PC Gaming Show to reveal a brand new trailer forShenmue 3, featuring the longest and most impressive look at gameplay yet. Perhaps the most notable aspect of the new trailer is just how authentic it is to theShenmuegameplay fans remember from the previous games. To be fair,Shenmue 3looks much improved from the footage that was first shown for the game....

Plague Inc: Evolvedis a game in which players create and spread a pathogen around the globe in an attempt to destroy the world. The game was popular, butPlague Inc.became controversial amid the Coronavirus outbreakand it was banned in China. Developer Ndemic Creations has made strategic moves to give its game a better look during these strange times, and the most recent one should be a goodwill move many fans can appreciate....

Straight from the mouth of Ackk Studios Today on Sup Holmes, Brian and Andrew ofAckk Studios had a lot of interesting stuff to say. We talked about their debut gameTwo Brothers, a bunch of unreleased games that I begged them to make available (one that’s about controlling a level’s-worth of Goomba-like guys at the same time as the try to kill a floppy-nosed Mario-type guy!), and so much more. We’ll get to all that later, when the episode is uploaded to Youtube and iTunes, but in the meantime we can break out a little bit of news....

Sabotage Studios, the indie developer known for the creation ofThe Messenger, is set to debut its next title calledSea of Stars. While thispixelated retro-inspired RPGis a completely different genre than the team’s previous game, it’s actually set in the same universe but thousands of years in the past. Sea of Starsis a full-blown turn-based RPG that draws inspiration from games of the past, likeSuper Mario RPG,Chrono Trigger, andBreath of Fire. Players will get to choose between two main playable characters, Valere and Zale, as they use their powerful magic to work their way to defeat an evil alchemist that goes by The Fleshmancer....

InSkull and Bones, Infamy Ranks are essentially the level-up system for your character. Pretty much everything you do as a pirate—plunder cities, ambush trade routes, sinking merchant ships—will give you a bit of Infamy. As you accrue more Infamy, you’ll rise through the various Infamy Ranks unlocking more rewards and access to new ships, blueprints, and more. Here are all the Infamy Ranks inSkull and Bones. Every Infamy Ranks inSkull and Bones There are 10 total Infamy Ranks inSkull and Bones, starting at Outcast and ending with Kingpin....

Sonic the Hedgehog 2will be blasting into theaters on July 10, 2025. The release date was confirmed on Twitter by Ben Schwartz, who voiced Sonic in the firstSonic the Hedgehogfilm. The live-action Sonic movie was surprisingly well-received, despite initial outcry about the blue hedgehog’sCGI design. It set a record for being the most successful debut for a movie based on a video game, beating out competition likePrince of Persia,Assassin’s Creed,andTomb Raider....

Coming soon to a farm near you Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Towndidn’t have the best start when it arrived on Nintendo Switch earlier this year. The final product was just lacking in those early days. To the credit of the developers, things have changed over the past few months.Pioneers of Olive Townhas seen several free updates that make the game more enjoyable to play, whilethe expansion passhas broadened the base game with visitors from past entries in the franchise....

He did the monster mash Stranger Thingsis one of those rare instances where the hype was fully justified. It successfully milked my ’80s nostalgia by invoking the spirit of films likeThe GooniesandE.T. the Extra-Terrestrialwithout ever feeling downright derivative. Everything from the badass, synth-heavy opening theme to Eleven’s Eggo waffle fetish was just disgustingly endearing. Gearing up for the release of season two on October 27, theStranger ThingsInstagram account will be releasing video game-themed artwork based on the events of the first season....

Who would Han Solo be without theMillennium Falcon? What wouldStrek Trekbe without theEnterprise? In sci-fi, the spacecraft become as much of a character as the actors themselves, and the same goes for video games. RELATED:The 10 Most Realistic Sci-Fi Futures Depicted In Video Games Whether it’s a lumbering, larger-than-life destroyer or a fighter that you’re able to nimbly pilot around the galaxy, one of the coolest aspects of sci-fi games has to be the spaceships....

It’s…quite a few If you count theMega Man 11amiibo releasing this week,there’s 166 figures availableworldwide, with many more coming in the pipeline (Solaire is right around the corner). That’s…a lot! I don’t blame you if you stopped at just theSmashline or completely gave up to preserve your sanity. But whether you’re a humble collector or a 100%-er, there’s a new amiibo collection tracker in town. It’s called amiibo.land, and allows you to create an account to keep track of the figures you own, as well as create a wishlist....

Streaming platformTwitchis once again trending in the gaming news world. Not for good reasons, though, as the platform is receiving a fair amount of criticism for a decision it made recently. RELATED:Call of Duty’s Ghost Voice Actor Says This is Why Dr Disrespect Was Banned From Twitch Twitch allows viewers who have bought subscriptions to cancel them, if they need or want to, but they have to give a reason. Twitch has been getting criticism for a new possible reason it lets viewers choose....

Summary Following recent comments from Bethesda game director Todd Howard,Starfieldis set to get some exciting updates in the very near future. As excitement forStarfield’s upcoming DLC, Shattered Space, gets more intense, Todd Howard has promised that there are exciting things on the way for the developer’s sci-fi adventure. Starfieldwas one of the most anticipated releases of last year, and although the game was a fun experience overall, it arguably didn’t provide the in-depth space exploration that many were hoping for....