Buckle Up, here we go. On Episode 1 of SaveState, join Austin, Jim and guest Christian Appenzeller as we discuss the current state of Nintendo in the industry, and our hopes and dreams for their path as we move closer to the NX, their mobile games, and more from the historic company. Additionally, we discuss Nintendo’s history as a gaming icon and dive into their nostalgia factor among the gaming populace, and elaborate on how effective (or limiting!) nostalgia can be...
Welcome to SaveState, the official podcast of LevelSave.com! Join Austin and Jim for “Episode 0”, where we kick things off with an overview of our hopes for this show, some gaming origin stories, discussion of recent gaming news and events, and some lighthearted jabs at how old Jim really is. The entire LevelSave team is very excited to begin podcasting regularly, and we hope to bring you a variety of topics to discuss. We have lots of plans for future episodes...
We were treated to a variety of gaming updates at the Apple iPhone reveal event. It was a pleasant surprise when Shigeru Miyamoto gave us Super Mario Run, read more here. However, Niantic stole the show with Pokemon Go for Apple Watch. Many Pokemon Go players and critics alike were under the impression that Niantic’s own accessory, the Pokemon Go Plus tracker, would be the only foray into shifting Pokemon Go off the experience on your phone. However, Niantic made a...
In a surprise turn of events, Nintendo made an appearance at the Apple iPhone reveal event. Early on in Apple Sept. 7th Event, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, took the stage to announce, Super Mario Run. Super Mario Run is for all intents and purposes, an infinite side-scroller-runner. Marios automatically starts running in side-scrolling fashion all too familiar to a Mario Player. The inputs seem to be a tap to jump mechanic. The mechanic lets you overcome...
(Author’s Note: All game play shown in this article is my own, captured on Xbox One, and shared via xboxdvr.com) Let’s be honest with each other for a moment. We’ve all played the Battlefield 1 Beta. Judging by internet reaction, captured metrics across all three release platforms, and YouTube saturation, everyone with thumbs that function normally gave Battlefield 1 a shot during the Beta test this past weekend.
This weeks Watch This Wednesday is a bit more meta than usual. See, a few months ago I got to speak with Major Nelson at PAX East. This wasn’t our first time meeting, I just happened to see him on the sidelines and figured I’d get a good picture. Apparently the internet wasn’t a fan. Check out the video below and you’ll see what I mean. If there’s two things I pride myself on, it’s being a goofball and not caring what others think: this...
I was going through a bit of a change: a new job had me driving an hour each way for training. This wasn’t the worst thing in the world – early mornings were simply made a bit earlier, and late nights a bit later. It’s worth noting this was at Wegmans, a high end grocery store with a cafe inside. Right around this time I was first introduced to Soylent. Soylent, for the uninitiated, is the meal-in-a-bottle food of the future straight out of Silicon Valley...
Kanye West is making a video game about his late mother, Donda West, and her ascent to heaven. If that sentence sounded like complete bullshit to you I assure you it is not. The game has no current release date and was first debuted alongside The Life of Pablo at Madison Square Garden. Check out the trailer below because, uh, I’m not really sure what the hell else to say about that.
QuanticDream’s new title Detroit Become Human looks like the best Telltale Game we’ve ever played, and that’s really exciting for someone like me. Check out the trailer below.
Austin, Philip, and Gevin sit down to discuss Microsoft’s E3 2016 Press Conference, Project Scorpio, the Xbox One S, and more.
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