Dakota Lasky

Next Level finds itself on the short end of a burning stick. Creating a new game in a franchise with very few releases in the past decade is nothing short of an impossible feat. Very few, however, would say “Blast Balls” was the way to go about it. So, what exactly is Federation Force? And why is it not the Metroid game we all expected?

With an available Internet connection, players can now download the latest Super Smash Bros. for 3DS update off the Nintendo eShop. Update 1.0.4 is the apparent vehicle for a balance patch meant to adjust the…

Since Mario’s earliest romps through the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario has always taken advantage of the fantastical power-ups strewn across the land to save the Princess. Nowadays, Mario seems to have a power-up or item for…

Following a Smash Bros. summer of epic proportions, well within a year that already witnessed a number of professional sponsorships for players like Ken and KoreanDJ, a new organization has entered the fray. Cognitive Gaming…

For every tune that sticks in your head or enemy beautifully animated, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse shamelessly borrows from the Metroidvania genre it finds itself in. Shantae isn\’t a newcomer to the platforming world,…

Developing story… Dakota Lasky

After raising over $1 million for charity and hitting over 3 million unique online viewers at last year’s event, the annual summit of premier speedrunners returns this January. With only a few months away,  the…

Finally something for Star Fox fans to get excited about! A new stage for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been revealed today by way of Sakurai’s post of the day. Dubbed \”Orbital Gate,\”…

The newest edition of Super Smash Bros. left a number of characters cut from the playable roster. Star Fox nemesis Wolf and Mother representative Lucas were among the few cut, as well as third-party guest…

In 2002, intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran struggled against the X Parasite infestation upon the Galactic Federation Biologic Space Laboratory, surviving by the skin of her teeth against the rampant SA-X and the merciless Omega…