Nintendo World Championships 2015 Details May 20, 2015
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Nintendo has long held a place in many gamers’ hearts and now Nintendo plans to give back to their fans. In the early 90s, Nintendo ruled video gaming with an iron fist. They were everywhere. TV, magazines, shampoo, and even breakfast cereal. At the height of their popularity Nintendo hosted a series of competitions to find the best NES players in the world. Those events have gone down in gaming legend. Heck, there was even a Fred Savage movie about the phenomenon, called The Wizard.
This year, just prior to this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo is once again hosting the Nintendo World Championships and they’re opening it to anyone who wants to play.
If you would like to compete, you’ll have to head to one of the eight participating Best Buy locations on May 30th, 2015. The qualifying events will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time at Best Buy stores at the following locations:
- 1717 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA
- 3675 Pacific Coast Highway. Torrance, CA
- 10760 NW 17th St. Miami, FL
- 900 E. Golf Road. Schaumburg, IL
- 12905 Elm Creek Blvd. N. Maple Grove, MN
- 5001 Northern Blvd. Long Island City, NY
- 9378 N. Central Expressway Dallas, TX
- 2214 S. 48th St. Tacoma, WA
Nintendo says they’ll be testing players with the game Ultimate NES Remix on the Nintendo 3DS. The special challenges will be taken from Dr. Mario, Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario Bros. The top players from each store will be given the chance to compete against each other at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. You can read all the official details about the promotion here.
Fred Savage himself has expressed interest in attending the event. If you know Fred, make sure to pass along this information to him!
Gaming History You Should Know: Atari’s SwordQuest Contest May 20, 2015
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With all the recent talk about Nintendo’s upcoming World Championship series and the ongoing success of electronic gaming competitions all over the world, I want to talk a little bit about one of the first true gaming championship contests that I can think of. In the early 1980s, Atari ruled the video game industry and they were planing an epic contest unlike anything that has been seen since to give back to their die hard fans. This is the story of the SwordQuest games. Four exclusive games were planned for release on the Atari 2800, with each one themed around the four basic elements. A contest was planned to be held for each game’s release, and the winner of each one would receive a special prize. These prizes weren’t simple trinkets, these were incredibly elaborate items constructed of precious metals and stones. Five prizes were produced, with four to be handed out to the winner of each game contest, and the fifth prize would be given to the top winner among the four. Unfortunately, Atari’s future crashed right in the middle of the contest, and its status was thrown into question.
James Rolfe, who you may know better under his alias, The Angry Video Game Nerd, produced an incredible video about Atari’s $150,000 SwordQuest game series. If you wanted to know what was involved in one of the most epic plans in the history of competitive gaming, give it a watch.
The true bearer of that Sword still has yet to be named.
Doom 4 Will Be at E3 2015 May 18, 2015
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Bethesda Softworks has confirmed today that the next game in the Doom franchise (currently just titled Doom even though it will actually be the fourth game in the Doom franchise) will be shown at E3 2015 during the Bethesda E3 Press Conference.
If that isn’t enough, here’s a very brief teaser of what is in store for us at E3. Take a look.
Life is Strange Episode 3 Launch Trailer May 18, 2015
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After the incredible ending of Life is Strange Episode 2, players of this unique episodic adventure title have been waiting with baited breath for the release of the third episode. Today, developer DONTNOD released this launch trailer for the game in anticipation for its release tomorrow. Just be warned, there may be spoilers.
Life is Strange is out for Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and PS4
Xbox One May 2015 System Update Released May 13, 2015
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Microsoft has really been working overtime at delivering monthly improvements to the Xbox One’s operating system. New features are being added on a regular basis alongside patches, bug fixes, and more. Xbox One owners hoping for the ability to send other Xbox Live users voice messages will be happy to know that the feature has been added in the new System Update.
You can watch all the specific details about the update below.
Life is Strange Episode 3 Release Date May 13, 2015
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Fans of the episodic adventure game Life is Strange have been anticipating the release of the gane’s third episode all month but until today we did not know the exact release date for the game. Today, Square Enix has announced the official release date for the third episode of Life is Strange, called Chaos Theory.
Life is Strange Episode 3 is coming May 19th, 2015 to the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Super Power Beat Down: Green Ranger Vs Ryu May 12, 2015
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My friends over at Bat in the Sun have done it again and released an all new episode of their highly popular YouTube series, Super Power Beat Down.
Super Power Beat Down takes two popular fictional characters from gaming, comics, movies or animation and pits them against each other in a battle to the death. The best part is the outcome is decided on by the fans!
This week, we’ve got the Green Ranger from the TV Show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers going up against Street Fighter‘s Ryu. With two expert martial artists going at it, who will win? Check out the video and find out!
If you want to know what the future holds for Bat in the Sun, you can read our interview with the franchise’s director, Aaron Schoekne, here.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Relased on Playstation 4 May 12, 2015
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Nobody tell Spoony, but PS4 owners without access to a Playstation 3, Vita or Playstation 2 can finally play an updated HD version of a game considered to be one of the best Console Roleplaying Games of the past decade and a half, Final Fantasy X and its sequel game, Final Fantasy X-2, in one complete package.
The PS4 edition of the game contains all of the new features added to the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita versions of the game as well as a new feature not included in the previous remastered versions. PS4 players will be able to play the remastered game with the PS2 version’s original music.
To celebrate the game’s launch, publisher Square Enix released this new trailer detailing all the lessons players have learned from their time in the game’s world of Spira,
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is out now on the PS4, PS3, and Playstation Vita. The original versions of the two games are Playstation 2 exclusive.
Splatoon Multiplayer Turf War Gameplay Video May 10, 2015
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Splatoon’s Global Testfire Demo may have wrapped up yesterday, but we have more exclusive Splatoon gameplay footage for all of you who were not able to participate. Here’s another game of Turf War, this time on a different multiplayer map. Remember, the objective of Turf War is to defeat the enemy team by covering as much of the arena as possible in your team’s ink, and prevent the opposing team from doing the same.
Splatoon is coming May 29th, 2015 exclusively on the Wii U.
Splatoon Squid Jump Minigame Demonstration May 10, 2015
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Maniac shows a small Minigame that Splatoon players can enjoy while waiting for multiplayer matchmaking to assign them an online game. Unfortunately, matchmaking works so fast he isn’t able to show much of the minigame, but it’s a simple and fun little diversion while you wait.
Splatoon is coming May 29th, 2015 exclusively on the Wii U.
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