Nintendo’s biggest successes — and fumbles — from the era of the Super NES
It’s been 25 years since the Super Famicom — better known to us Westerners as the Super Nintendo, or SNES — launched to long lines...
All 3,290 Japanese PlayStation games up for sale — bidding starts at $24,000
One collector’s selling the entire lineup of Japanese PlayStation games in a massive auction lot. Yahoo Auctions user Wmmft148 has collected 3,290 Japanese PlayStation...
F-Zero and Super Mario World still hold console-launch lessons for Nintendo 25 years later
Twenty-five years ago, the Super Famicom launched with some of the best games Nintendo has ever made: F-Zero and Super Mario World. Both left a...
Diving into the Samsung app store: 3 tie-ins, 2 town-builders, and a pizza place
Once more onto the app store. Yes, it is time for me and my stalwart mobile devices (Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Plus phones, Galaxy Tab S2) to launch a forward offensive into the trenches of the Android app store.
Betaworks and Arielle Zuckerberg back Futurefly’s app that makes messaging feel like a game
HELSINKI, Finland — Oskari “Ozz” Häkkinen, founder of Futurefly, knows what you’re thinking as soon as you hear that his company is working on...
For better or worse, consumer virtual reality is here with the Samsung Gear VR
The second generation of virtual reality is now officially a full-blown consumer product. We can no longer linger around the outer rim of virtual...
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma canceled after just one episode: ‘The game was a failure’
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma is no longer available on Steam or the PlayStation Store. Publisher Versus Evil has decided to cancel its episodic...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is on the wrong side of the JRPG revival
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter has been a long time coming. Though released in Japan back in 2006, an...
Undertale will make you question the essence of video games
In life, you live with the consequences of your actions. Sometimes games are like this, too, but it’s hard to care as much about...
Carmen Sandiego Returns hits iPhone and iPad today in the beloved series’ mobile debut
It’s time to resume the hunt for Carmen Sandiego and her V.I.L.E. (Villains’ International League of Evil) henchmen. Carmen Sandiego Returns launches today on...