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Exclusive 3DS Models Coming To GameStop
A triforce of unique 3DS designs have been announced for the coming months, two of which will be exclusive to GameStop locations. These models were presented recently at the GameStop Expo 2014. First, released on September 19th, will be the Super Smash Bros. Edition 3DS XL. We have already seen glimpses of this, as it had been previously announced for the UK. Available in two colors, red and blue,...
Press Start: September’s Kickstarter Showcase
Welcome to Press Start, our monthly Kickstarter showcase. For those of you unfamiliar with Kickstarter, it is a global crowdfunding platform, allowing people to donate to projects of many different kinds. Kickstarter is a brilliant tool for indie game developers, and has led to many excellent games coming into existence, with the financial backing of everyday people like you and me. Games l...
Review: Azure Striker Gunvolt (Nintendo 3DS eShop Download)
Mega Man co-creator Keiji Inafune and Inti Creates team up to release Azure Striker Gunvolt, an action platformer now available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America for $14.99. Okay, enough of that. I can’t pretend to be the huge admirer of Inafune that many of you probably are; I didn’t actually grow up playing Mega Man games, so just about all I can be right now is indifferent....
Review: Shovel Knight, A Brilliant Homage To The 8-Bit Era
What do Mega Man, Super Mario Bros. 3, Duck Tales and The Adventures of Link all have in common? Unique stories. Imaginative characters. Brilliant level designs. Fantastic music. They are some of the greatest platformers of all time, and helped define the 8-bit era. And now, they have all played a role in inspiring this years smash indie hit, Shovel Knight. What started out as a Kickstarter...
Rumor: Possible Smash Bros. roster leak
We are almost a month away from the release of the 3DS version of Super Smash Bros, which means any last roster reveals from Masahiro Sakurai or Nintendo could pop up soon. However, that hasn’t stopped an anonymous poster from sharing what he or she claims to be the full Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U roster. According to a well-documented thread on NeoGAF, several forum members have posted ima...
Fantasy Life to feature online co-op, Streetpass features
With release dates in September (Europe) and October (North America) looming, details regarding LEVEL-5’s highly anticipated RPG/life simulation, Fantasy Life, have surfaced. While a fair bit of information has already been released, LEVEL-5 have now revealed that Fantasy Life will contain very broad online features. The first of many online features is Link Mode, a communication tool that c...
Game Boy Stage for New Smash Bros?
As the days count down towards one of the most talked about releases this year, Sakurai continues to drop various hints and sneak pics through his Miiverse account. Yesterdays screenshot appears to reveal a new Game Boy stage. Along with the image above, Sakurai wrote “Pic of the day “?Ba-ding!?”…. If you turn on the 3D effect, it really looks like there is a Game Boy insid...
A glimpse of Super Smash Bros. Trophy Shop/Gallery
Completionists and collectors have a large task looming in their near future. With over 540 trophies to be collected, the new Super Smash Bros. games will keep players extremely busy. While the trophies are meant to be collected throughout the game, they can also be purchased with in-game currency or Nintendo 3DS Play Coins. Recently, Masahiro Sakurai shared a few screenshots on a Miiverse post, g...
Pokemon X and Y to receive Pinsir, Heracross
Pinsir and Heracross, bug type Pokemon, will soon be delivered across WiFi Connectivity. On August 13th, Pokemon X and Y owners will receive their new Pokemon through the Mystery Gift. Owners of Pokemon Y will receive Pinsir, while owner of Pokemon X will receive Heracross. Then, from August 18th to 30th, anyone who visits Gamestop will find a special serial code on their flyers, allowing them to ...
eShop cards on sale at Target
From now until August 9th, all American Target stores will be offering an excellent sale on eShop cards. The deal is simple, buy one eShop card and you get the second card for 25% off. The values of these cards can be mixed and matched, but the 25% will come off the lowest priced card. Anyone interested in purchasing anything off the eShop may want to head down to Target right away, and save yours...
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will not be region locked between Europe and North America
Good news from Capcom, as the highly anticipated Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s online and offline multiplayer will not be region locked between Europe and North America. Online play will, however, be region locked between Japanese players and Europe, as well as North America. The main concern I had was that Capcom would restrict the online features due to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate being deve...