Another edition of Tokyo Game Show has come and gone, and it’s finally time to announce the winners of our traditional DualShockers’ Awards for the event. As usual, please keep in mind that no award is ever completely objective. These honors represent the games that we loved at the show, and in case of our
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While Nintendo Switch Online may be a relatively cheap gaming service, it is fair to say that the set of features isn’t quite as robust as what you would find from Xbox Live or PlayStation Plus. Nevertheless, online play and access to NES games is quite an incentive, so naturally, Nintendo fans are scrambling to
Developed by Dinosaur Polo Club, Mini Metro is a strategy game that tasks players with creating their own subway system, with the game having arrived recently on Nintendo Switch, following its earlier releases on PC and mobile. At the start of each session, players are presented with three subway stations; connecting all three of these
Ever since the Nintendo Switch jettisoned onto store shelves last March, the same question has come up time and time again for recent game releases: is it coming to the Switch? Admittedly, I was part of the choir singing this tune when I picked up my Switch last year. I wanted to play every game
Back when Treyarch announced that the Battle Royale genre was coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, no one was surprised and most were hyped. I was sitting in the room, mere feet from David Vonderhaar himself when he mentioned the news, and the crowd erupted in cheers. At the time, I mentioned that while the
For the past week or so, I have been enjoying the Blackout beta for Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to get my first taste of its much-anticipated take on the Battle Royale genre. What I’ve been most surprised by is the level of nostalgia that I experienced while exploring its large map—from familiar
Most sports game fans know how EA’s NHL series was neutered with the jump to next-gen. After spending a few years recovering, the developers have finally caught up with themselves and are now trying new things. NHL 18 saw the exciting and intense NHL Threes mode added, while this year NHL 19 sees the addition
Esports is my game of the year. No, seriously. Nothing has pulled me in more this year and made me more invested than the League of Legends North American pro scene, and I hate myself for it. After my boys in Echo Fox lost to those scumbags from TSM in the quarterfinals of the Summer Split Playoffs
When I first picked up my own VR headset a few years back, I was enamored with the simplest of experiences. The novelty of virtual reality on its own merits kept my attention for more than enough time but the longer I’ve played games in VR, the more I’ve been desiring games that reflect what
If you would have told me a few weeks back that during PAX West I would be able to check out both Windjammers 2 and Streets of Rage 4 then I would’ve thought you had lost your mind. With both franchises having not seen new installments since 1994, it seemed safe to say in 2018
Coming out of E3, it was safe to say that Starlink: Battle for Atlas was my biggest surprise of the show. Even without the announcement of Star Fox joining up for the Switch release, Starlink caught me off guard simply because of how tight and engaging the ship controls were. That said, I only was able to check it
It is undoubtedly difficult to blame anyone for being adverse to particular video game genres—everyone will have their tastes, and it is valid to not take to specific titles knowing that you likely won’t like it at its core. For me, one of the several genres I’ve never given a chance to is the visual
When the demo of Cyberpunk 2077 was shown for the first time behind closed doors at E3, many impressions surfacing from the show painted the game as some sort of next-gen miracle that would never run on current-gen consoles. Yet, CD Projekt RED confirmed that the studio is still aiming for PS4 and Xbox One. As
After a year and a half in change with the Nintendo Switch, it’s become the system that I just can’t put down. While I was drawn to the system by the likes of its already healthy roster of first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, and many others, more
Square Enix opened another seasonal event in Final Fantasy XIV. This time around is The Rising, which serves to remember the fall of Dalamud. That is the calamity that marked the closure of the server of the sub-par version 1.0, and the opening of the brand new game 2.0 “A Realm Reborn” which basically performed an
Fortnite fatigue is a real and valid feeling—for every person neck deep in V-Bucks, there is another person who will simply say “it’s okay,” as they would with any other crazy fad that those darn kids are into. The fact of the matter is that Fortnite is everywhere, whether you like it or not. Fortnite
If you are anything like me, your PS4 or Xbox One isn’t just a gaming device. It is also your all points stop for entertainment in your living room–mainly Netlfix. Sure, I’m mostly spending my time replaying my third run of Persona 5, but I also like to put time aside to catch up on Disenchantment or watch
After years and years of Call of Duty being the game that everyone and their mother wants to play, Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode is on top, at least popularity wise (Call of Duty is still the best-selling game each year). It’s price point of $0, competitive gameplay, and constant updates all combine to make a genuinely great gameplay experience. Because of this,
I often find myself scrolling through media outlets–like Twitter, for instance–shaking my head and breathing long sighs of disappointment when I come across posts that seemingly point the finger at video games for the world’s mental health problems. The vast majority of research on the effects of “gaming” has been on its negative impact: namely,
Another Gamescom has come and (almost) gone, and it’s time to call the winners of our traditional DualShockers’ Awards. As usual, do keep in mind that no award is ever completely objective. These honors represent the games that we loved at the show, and in case of our top award, the Readers’ Choice Game of
PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds isn’t the best-made game in the world, visually. It also doesn’t run particularly well — a fact that developers made light of in their recent Inside Xbox Live at Gamescom showcase. We are eight months past the official release of Version 1.0, and the battle royale game is still riddled with bugs on PC; that’s
Bringing comic book characters to life in a fitting and accurate way has always been a rocky road for video game developers. While the Marvel Cinematic Universe™ seems to be perpetually knocking it out of the park, comic to game transitions oftentimes aren’t quite as on point. With Insomniac Games’ incarnation of Peter Parker’s alter
It is a tradition at every major trade show for our DualShockers Awards to include a Reader’s Choice Award, voted by you, to honor the favorite game among our readers. Of course, Gamescom is no exception, so it’s time to express your preference After all, it isn’t very fun if we choose everything ourselves, and the undeniable fact is
bread machine games recently released its new game Slam Land, and to celebrate you have a chance to win either a Nintendo Switch, a custom Slam Land skin for the console and its controllers, and a digital copy of the game, or one of fifteen digital download codes for Slam Land, allso for the Switch. If you want a
Cosmic Star Heroine has all the makings of a ’90s SNES RPG. It’s a solid game at an affordable price, but Cosmic Star Heroine rarely sets itself apart from the wide variety of games that came before it, and because of that it suffers. In my mind, the game is not much more than RPG comfort food that
Every lead up to a new Smash Bros. game is special. From the exciting announcements of new characters, stages, and game modes, to the ever-joyful trailers that are always in store, I’d argue that Super Smash Bros. and its developers know how to create more hype and anticipation than almost any other game. Even with this being said, there’s
I’ve never done anything too extreme to play a video game before. In fact, I remember going to my local Best Buy when Nintendo introduced its Super Smash Bros. Wii U demo kiosks, only to turn around once I noticed the line wrapped around the block. I did the same thing at PAX East earlier
The Final Fantasy XIV Moonfire Faire event has begun, bringing the heat of summer to Square Enix’s successful MMORPG. Yet, this year the quest to grab your much-anticipated summer wear is a quite a bit different from previous episodes. Remember that nasty (or awesome, depending on the point of view) platforming challenge around the tower
The first game that got me really interested in video games was none other than Message in a Haunted Mansion, one of the all-time best point-and-click mystery Nancy Drew games by Her Interactive; I had it for both my Game Boy Advance and on PC. After revealing the person behind the “hauntings” and beating the game, I
While Okami was released all the way back in 2006, the recent release of Okami HD on Nintendo Switch has shown that its remarkable visuals and unique gameplay mechanics have stood the test of time, and now Switch owners will have the chance to experience one of the most acclaimed titles of the past decade. That being
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