You don’t become one of the biggest, most profitable media franchises in human history without stepping on a few toes, especially when there’s literally a violent felony in your name. “Grand Theft Auto” was destined to collide with controversy. Lawsuits, international incidents, and full-on moral panics have followed in the wake of the series’ unparalleled … Read more
Nintendo’s president has been asked to address the current state of Pokémon trading card shortages and scalping — a situation that many fans feel is now worse than ever, despite an astonishing 10 billion cards being printed last year alone. New card launches are continually left sold out due to scalpers looking to make a … Read more
Magic: The Gathering is into its second Marvel crossover in the space of a year, and just days after launch, Amazon has fresh stock of the much-sought-after Collector Boosters. They’re at market value, which, while ridiculously pricey, is better than you’ll find on the secondary market. You can net 12 packs for $474.99which is almost … Read more
Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Boxes remain some of the most highly sought-after sealed booster sets for Pokémon TCG. Market price still sits at over $210 via trusted resale sites like TCGplayer and eBay, and there’s even been a +28.45% spike in interest in just the past month alone. But if you’re willing to pay over … Read more
Junior year of college was when I finally had to start making decisions about my major, internships, all that jazz. A lot changed. For College Football 27’s junior year, all I have to do is step back onto the field. The rest mostly sorts itself out. I’ve only been able to spend about a day … Read more
I don’t remember much about Hellraiser, being much too young to watch the original even if the image of Pinhead superseded any affinity for the movie series. But I had been assigned to get hands-on with the upcoming horror-action game Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, and I came away with two prevailing thoughts experiencing it on … Read more
Silent Hill has been going through a sort of revitalization in recent years. After leaving it dormant for far too long, Konami is finally doing what I’d like to see with more legacy series – letting talented external studios take a shot with their vision of what the series could be while having creative freedom. … Read more
We seem to be in a new golden age of trading card games, because we have new ones popping up so often now. Between the many anime games under Bandai – like the recently announced Naruto Card Game and the Magic The Gathering collaborations like Marvel Super Heroes – there’s a card game for every … Read more
Now that I’ve spent more time with the Steam Machine, I can’t stop myself from looking at Grand Theft Auto 6 looming on the horizon and thinking about how it’d theoretically run on Valve’s new mini gaming PC. Now, of course, it’s going to be a year or two before Rockstar deigns to grace PC … Read more
This is an IGN opinion piece from writer Jeremy Peel, who has played (and occasionally reviewed) every single Call of Duty campaign. He particularly regrets Black Ops 3. “For over 18 years, Jacob and I have developed character-driven games,” said Taylor Kurosaki during the Summer Games Fest reveal of Crossfire, “with the goal of thoroughly … Read more