News: NES, SNES, GENESIS, GBA all rolled into one console

Innex, Inc. has announced the upcoming launch of their retro machines, able to play original cartridges for several systems in one or two machines.

Retro-bit® has created the Super Retro Consoles and will be debuting them at this year's E3 in Los Angeles June 11th - June 13th. 

“Old-school is new-school when it comes to playing nostalgia games,” states Innex President, Titi Ngoy. “Our exclusive line of Retro-bit® game consoles are awesome for any gamer, no matter what their age. There is a huge appetite for original 8-bit and 16-bit action and we anticipate an enthusiastic demand for this exciting line up.”

*Super Retro Trio

This version will allow players to play classic NES, SNES and genesis games using their original cartridges. The console has a more modern design that allows for less wires and mess when hooked up. It comes with three cartridge slots, six controller ports compatible with original or third party controllers, two 16 bit game controllers, an S-video connection, an AC adapter and an AV cable. $69.99

*Super Retro Adapter

Will let you play Gameboy Advanced games directly on the SNES or any third party 16-bit console. The Super Retro Adapter comes equipped with a GBA link cable port (link cable sold separately) for connecting up to three Gameboy systems wich allows you to play four-way gaming. $39.99

*Super Retro Bundle - Combines both the Super Retro Trio with the Super Retro Adapter into one for $89.99

As we mentioned earlier, these consoles will be shown for the first time at this year's E3.

News: The Sims 4 Reveal

Maxis and Electronic arts announced that Sims 4 is currently in development at The Sims studio for a pc and mac release in 2014. The Sims has been around for some time and it will be very exciting to see what new innovations this title will bring, no doubt it would sell millions if they only added a big head mode, but every new iteration of the game usually brings about new innovations and gameplay. 

"The Sims 4 celebrates the heart and soul of the Sims themselves, giving players a deeper connection with the most expressive, surprising and charming Sims ever in this single player offline experience. The Sims 4 encourages the players to personalize their world with new and intuitive tools while offering them the ability to effortlessly share their creativity with friends and fans. The Sims franchise is fueled by the passion and creativity of its millions of fans around the world. Their continued devotion to the franchise ignites the fire of creativity and innovate on one of the world's most popular simulation games that has sold over 150 million copies worldwide."

A select small group of fans from around the world who shares and discusses stories about the Sims were invited to a special VIP briefing and were among the first to be told about the new game before the official announcement. This group will be privy to alot of insider information and will recieve special access to the development team as they work on the game.

Screens: Call of Juarez Gunslinger

With little info on the upcoming Call of Juarez title, the released screenshots do look exciting. The question is, is it going to be cell shaded? The screens look very hand drawn, especially the first one, but some other ones look 'normal'. Our guess is that its going to be a mix, not fully cell shaded and not fully animated. it remains to be seen, wichever it turns out to be, it surely makes for some good screenshots.

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Info: Happy brithday Tommy :D

So what's going on? my review for Soul Sacrifice is in the works, i would have it done, but my review copy must have been mixed up or forgotten as I have not gotten it yet. so i bought the game myself and I'm trying to bang through it as quickly as possible. If you are waiting for my score, it's definatly high, early feelings i'd say 4.5/5.

"Dude, where's your blood dragon review?!?" I got this in my inbox and the answer is, well, its pretty shameful. The reason I've not put out a review yet is because *sigh* I never played Farcry 3, I was one of those who got burned on Farcry 2 too hard, but since Blood Dragon came out i bought Farcry 3 and am currently playing it about as much as Soul Sacrifice. I really am sorry for the delay and i will have the reviews out ASAP.

Thanks for checking in. since today is my birthday i probably wont do any more than this today, but check back tomorrow for more gaming news!


Happy birthday to mee <3 <3 <3

Trailers: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist "Spies VS Mercs" Trailer

Screens: Might & Magic VI Shades of Darkness

With the release of the latest expansion for Might & Magic VI, Ubisoft has released a collection of screenshots, concept arts and a launch trailer.

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And finally the Launch trailer 

Info: Dead Island review redacted

So i have been getting some complaints on my recent Dead Island Riptide review, so I went back and tried to see it from a different point of view and I can see why so many reacted. It is a poorly written review and I clearly did not spend enough time with it.

After having played the game some more I feel comfortable to say I was wrong and I should not have rushed the review. The reason I did so in the first place was because I run a one-man operation, though I do have some friends who help me out, I'm the only one playing and writing at the moment. 

So when Dead Island Riptide came out I was pretty swamped and I had to play through the original to freshen up for the review, I think I just got fatigued with the game from the first one. So even though i still think some of my points were valid, I still feel like I unnecessarily over-critiqued the game and i officially redact my previous score. 

I let myself and my readers down and I will never rush a review or overburden myself with too many reviews at once again. So with that I extend an apology to my readers as well as Deep Silver and Techland.

I would also like to thank my friends for pointing this out to me, I have a very finish-one-thing-instantly-move-on-to-next-project mindset. And a special thanks to my friend the Waffle for posting everything I do on social media sites and relaying comments and messages to me.