In the video games industry, launching a new console is one of the trickiest things imaginable. To be honest, there really have been no outstanding console launches to date. What does a perfect console launch mean? It means that on the first day the console is out, all of the console’s major features are up and running, there are plenty of games with both quantity and quality mattering, the hardware is in good shape with little to no bugs or defects, and there is...
After the unpopular move to exclude North America in the release of the highly anticipated Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii, fans of the Japanese RPG genre got together and started a campaign to bring Xenoblade to American shores. It is not yet known if the campaign, entitled Project Rainfall, is instrumental in bringing about the change of heart at Nintendo, but we will be seeing the game surface on store shelves in April of 2012. Proponents of Project Rainfall are also...
Developers seems to be targeting television crime dramas for original IPs in recent times. CSI became a success with its social game on Facebook but not so much on consoles and handhelds. Now CBS and Ubisoft wants to take a stab at releasing a multi-platform puzzle-strategy based on the hit series NCIS (Navel Crime Investigative Service). The NCIS series revolves around a fictional team of special agents, which conducts criminal investigations involving U.S. Navy and Marine...
Welcome to “Nintendo Saves the Day“. The series is about the latest glorious news from Nintendo. It won’t cover just the mundane stuff but innovative and exciting news and games only available via Nintendo products and networks. The new series will soon also include my Nintendo Wish Lists, updated every time I purchase off the list or add a title to the list. Now begins the next page in the Chronicles… Kingdom Hearts titles never...
World renowned author and expert of mind-body wellness Deepak Chopra is bringing meditation, stretching, total body movements and even deep breathing excercises for relaxation and wellness. Leela is based on the concept of the Seven Chakras and very loosely, if at all, fits the term “video game.” While “playing” through Leela you’ll be challenged with mastering the chakras with each new chakra increasing in difficulty. You may start where...
As a kid I remember tuning into channel PBS 13 to watch one of my favorite shows, and also a mini CSI for kids, “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?”. There was no gore or violence, it was simply a detective type of show where contestants from around the globe or maybe just the United States could have a chance at finding her and bust her ass for doing major crime! Summary of the TV show The television show was about finding clues to Carmen’s whereabouts...
