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New Final Fantasy VII Remake Cast Announced

brettstevens | Jun 21, 2019 | 0

When the Final Fantasy VII remake is released, our favorite characters will sound a lot different. The cast has received an overhaul, with Supergirl’s Tyler Hoechlin as the iconic Sephiroth – taking over from another noted Superman actor, George Newbern, thus giving this recasting an almost poet...

E3 2019: PC Gaming Show

AlexGherzo | Jun 10, 2019 | 0

The PC Gaming Show at this year’s E3 began with a faintly Nixonian voice running down all the titles to be presented, then introducing hosts Sean Plott and Frankie Ward. Plott revealed that they would be displaying 30 games at the event, and that he would be asking some fan questions of the creati...

Borderlands Game of the Year Remaster and Handsome Collection Update

andrewrodriguez | Mar 31, 2019 | 0

After the long-awaited reveal of the Borderlands 3 trailer, franchise developer Gearbox seems intent on maintaining a “and the hits keep coming” tone. Hot on the heels of the sequel trailer, the developer additionally revealed that a remastered version of the original Borderlands: Game of the Ye...

REVIEW: Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (2018)

andrewrodriguez | Sep 3, 2018 | 0

Hunters unite! After months of Monster Hunter fans hounding powerhouse video game publisher CAPCOM to localize Japan’s exclusive Monster Hunter Double Cross for the Nintendo Switch, the gaming company at last relented. With Monster Hunter World quickly rocketing to the status of their highest sell...

Video Games Taught Me to Sing

Geeks + Gamers | Jul 29, 2018 | 0

At the outset of writing this, I should begin with a small personal anecdote: a significant amount of my own inspiration as a musician and composer has come from playing video games. To this day I remember as vividly as ever one of the most powerful visuals I have ever seen: a scene from Final &hell...

REVIEW: Shining Resonance: Refrain (2018)

andrewrodriguez | Jul 16, 2018 | 0

The Japanese role-playing game genre has been a niche one on Western shores since the earlier days of its prevalence when publisher Square-Enix (formerly known as Squaresoft) began localization of its Final Fantasy franchise in 1990. Since those days, the JRPG genre has boomed into a multifaceted on...