Little Mac Ah, Little Mac. The star of NES classic Punch Out!! is one of those second- or third-tier Nintendo characters many have wanted to see in Smash Bros for some time. He made his debut in the latest 3DS/Wii U installment, but could anyone have predicted the hot mess the character would turn out…

Video Game Nothing makes a game more enthralling than a blessing of a character stealing the spotlight. A game could have mesmerizing visuals, flawless gameplay but without a the appearance of a captivating character a game will never truly get the attention it aspires to have. Over the years, developers have presented us with countless…

Top 5 Trends In Gaming Video games are an interesting form of media. On one hand, we have almost limitless possibilities of video games to advance the realm of interactive storytelling. On the other hand, developers and publishers are holding the medium back when they apply the same tired trends over and over to games because…

Survival Games Survival doesn't really manage to hit any soft spots if scary monsters are not part of the game and fortunately today's (and yesterday's) game developers were extremely creative when it came to bringing our fear levels to ultimate heights. Which, in terms of WOW-factor and overall awesomeness translates as... simply amazing for the…

Silent Hills On April 1st, I wrote a fake interview regarding Hideo Kojima and Konami.  I stated that The Phantom Pain was the last title Kojima would develop with Konami, that he, Guillermo del Toro, and Norman Reedus had all been dropped from working on Silent Hills, and that Konami would be drastically down-sizing in…

GTA It is a struggle... I mean have you ever really thought about how difficult your character's life is in GTA Online? I mean sure, you get this grand luxury apartment near the Vinewood Hills, a plethora of high end super cars and the sharpest suits money can buy, but did you ever stop to…

Gale Wings It’s the golden rule of gaming: losses are never our fault. There’s always lag or hax or some damn thing to blame. Some cause to fire grammatically-questionable rants to each other through Xbox Live. Another popular one? The cry of OP.Which is an interesting point. Actual broken mechanics/characters/suchlike are often mere ‘noob killers’…

Playstyle There has always been plenty of excitement surrounding the inclusion of fan-favorites as playable characters in video games, be they popular figures in that series or guest characters making a special appearance, and it's reaching its pinnacle these days.  Mortal Kombat X makes a major selling point out of the fact that film icons…

Smash Bros Yep, Mewtwo. Back in Pokémon Red and Blue, this guy was something to be feared. The ultimate pokémon, a creature born from horrific experimentation and the splicing of Mew’s DNA. It was a being of unparalleled power, ability and rip-your-scalp-off-and-wear-it-as-a-daring-fashion-accessory fury.This formidable feline foe was the last challenge for any trainer, accessible only…

Games There's clearly a ton of things that you can do in video games way better than you would in real life: surviving alien-infested words, rebuilding civilizations, running for hours without taking a sip of water and much, much more. But have you ever thought about the things that are a lot easier to do…