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Virtual reality immerses you into Marvel universe
After watching “Spider-Man” cartoons or reading “X-Men” comic books, nearly everyone — at one point or another — imagines that they had superpowers.
Paige FTW: ‘Food Fantasy’ Serves Up Too Much
Sometimes, we all give into our weaknesses. And when I saw repeated Instagram ads for a very aesthetically pleasing mobile game called Food Fantasy that featured beautiful human incarnations of different foods, I found myself … piqued, almost against my will.
Trading card game features heroes and villains from the Marvel comic book universe
A Marvel trading card game isn’t new. Upper Deck manufactured the “Super Hero Squad Card Game” that was supposed to be a fast and simple game for kids.
Paige FTW: Amazonian Ethics
I spent much of Prime Day this year with my heart set on a Nintendo Switch. I waited, patiently, for a deal to pop up. Eventually, one did: a regular-price Nintendo Switch that came with added bonuses of a 64 GB SD card and $20 in Nintendo eShop credit. That was deal enough for me.
Preview: ‘Bard’s Tale IV’ a reminder of what made RPG classic great
The “Bard’s Tale” franchise is beloved among role-playing game aficionados. Released in 1985, the PC title touted revolutionary 3-D visuals and character portraits. Those were rarities at the time.
Paige FTW: An Ode To The Witcher Novels
The announcement that two Nier: Automata novels would be making their way to America got me thinking about the finest video game novels of all time: The Witcher.
The broad approach to America works wonders in ‘The Crew 2’
Everything is bigger in America. The cars and the fast food come super-sized. Its mountain ranges dwarf the peaks of most countries. The lakes are great and the canyons are grand.
Paige FTW: Tablet Gaming
I don’t play games on my phone or my tablet — not for very long, anyway. Oh, as regular readers well know, I take my turns dabbling in the likes of Fire Emblem Heroes and Pokemon Shuffle with bright, feverish passion.
Imagination, randomness and pirates drive ‘Sea of Thieves’
The studio made a gardening game of all things with “Viva Pinata.” The team followed that up with “Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts,” a title that lets players create their own vehicles. “Kinect Sports” allowed the developer to experiment with the motion controls on the Xbox 360.
Paige FTW: Do Games Have Real-life Effects?
British newspapers reported last week that a 15-year-old boy committed suicide in February after playing Doki Doki Literature Club — and the boy’s father is claiming that the game is to blame.
