Lucky enough to speak to the leaders of console production, Rabid Ferret brings back news of the future. What can you expect from the Wii U, Xbox 720, and Playstation 4? And, more importantly, where do you send your money?
Nintendo’s Wii platform continues to gain popularity as the company continues to release numerous fun and exciting titles for gamers. Below are a few of the newer games released or about to be released in the near future.
Xiant takes a look at the upcoming Stop Online Piracy Act, if only because he thinks boring you is just so much fun. Really, though, he thinks this is important and you need to know why SOPA applies to you.
Xiant ponders on why Pokemon is so successful even fifteen years after its inception. You may need to go deeper.
Space Hamlet delivers the most exciting game announcement of the year. Drop your controllers and reach for a lasso before it’s too late!
Rabid Ferret explains how one island country brainwashed a generation of children with the power of anime, video games, and gambling addiction. Will you gain the knowledge necessary to unlock your Pokemons’ potential? Not a fucking chance.
Does Nintendo’s newest 3D take on Zelda successfully create a link to the past? Can lead-in text get any cornier than that? CAN IT?
In case you haven’t spent every waking minute hitting F5 on my YouTube channel, I posted a good number of videos relating to our E3 escapades over the past week. While I’ll spare you the trauma of watching them on the front page, you can look forward to some of the following insanity after the break:
Hands-on gameplay and thoughts on Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
World exclusive PowerUp Heroes versus mode gameplay
Wii U Ghost Recon Online gameplay and controls
Wii U Battle Mii tech demonstration gameplay
Rampant misogyny and objectification of women
And much, much more!*
While Rabid Ferret and I took great exception to not being invited to E3 as VIP press members, we can’t say we’re surprised. After all, our site traffic, impressive as it may be, is probably only 60% the volume seen by larger media venues such as Kotaku and Destructoid.* Regardless, we were still a little sad Nintendo didn’t extend a welcoming hand to us for its 2011 press conference. After all, I owned a Nintendo Wii for almost eight straight months!
Knowing full well the Big N would be unveiling a new system this year, Ferret convinced me that we could get in. “WiNG, I believe in hopes, dreams, and the endless power of the human spirit,” he said.** “I know we can get in if we try.”
Staring into his soulless “eyes” I could feel the universe unraveling around me. Behind him, the hordes of “journalists” crowded Nintendo’s doors at the Nokia Theater. This would be tough, but if anyone could do it, I could. I had the wit, the charm, and the humility to succeed.
I crossed the street and stepped directly into the path of an oncoming taxi.
Phew, it has been awhile, hasn’t it? I’ve been busy trying to graduate and whatnot, by being diligent and taking summer classes while juggling a job at the same time. These are also reasons why I couldn’t go to LA for E3 like others from T3. However, that’s not to say I haven’t been diligently preparing for my next articles while throwing knives at a dartboard with pictures of the people who did get to go to E3! There has been quite the activity in the digital realm of gaming, enough to talk about in not 1, but 2 articles! Exciting, I know. I’ll start off with the event that technically happened first, although the divide wasn’t really that large between the 2 events. But, I’m anal about this sort of thing, so deal with it. Let’s talk about the shiny new 3DS eShop and Virtual Console.
E3 is over, but that doesn’t mean Top Tier Tactics can’t milk its content for all it’s worth for another week or so!
On Wednesday, Rabid Ferret, Space Hamlet and I met up to record a mid-expo Talkcast to discuss the things we’ve seen, the people we’ve met, and the merits of various ferret-based research charities. And while our audio quality may have been marred by things like not having a real internet connection or not having access to real recording equipment, it was bolstered by the triumph of the human spirit… and if that doesn’t make it awesome, I don’t know what does.
After talking our way into the Nintendo E3 2011 press conference,* Ferret and I had the distinct honor of watching** Iwata-san unveil what would quickly become the talk of the event: the new Nintendo Wii U.
It has a camera, a gyroscope, a touchscreen, real buttons, analog sticks, and wireless streaming capabilities. If it didn’t cook me dinner I’d be fucking astonished.
And, true to form, the entire Nintendo presentation had an air of magic to it, offering a none-too-subtle suggestion that just like the Wii, the Wii U could magically change gamers’ lives. Just like the Wii. What could possibly go wrong?
After playing the new system in person, I’m pretty sure there are precisely two things that can and will go wrong with the Wii U.
The bomb’s ticking. The objective is getting capped. There are spies everywhere. And Binerexis hasn’t a clue what to do! Luckily, this article might show you how to help him and other teammates out.
Diablo 3 is finally here, and after completing Normal difficulty, WiNGSPANTT is ready to unleash his review. Find out if the third installment is actually worth your time and money.
Xiant ventures into dangerous waters with his short analysis of the console vs. PC debate. Hopefully he succeeded in being equally kind and cruel to both sides.
If you’re playing Diablo 3 and don’t know what Elective Mode is, you’re essentially playing the dumbed-down default version. WiNG explains what this option does and why you need to enable it right now.
With Diablo 3′s real money auction house gearing up, many gamers are complaining about the influence of money in games. But the real problem isn’t rich kids or gold farmers, as WiNG explains.
Get a free, early taste of Path of Exile this weekend. WiNG shares the details of how you can participate in this bloody dungeon crawler without paying a single, goddamn cent.
