On November 7th, Nintendo announced that a Live-Action The Legend of Zelda movie was on development alongside Sony pictures. Of course, given that Nintendo’s Mario made over 1 billion dollars at the box office earlier this year, The Legend of Zelda, which always had more potential for telling a gripping a story, was bound to…
Cliff Bleszinski: Gears of War Needs a Reboot
Cliff Bleszinski, the creator and director of the original Gears of War trilogy said, in a recent interview with Comic Book , that Gears of War as a franchise needs a reboot along the lines of God of War (2018). In reality, Gears of War under the Coalition, has been much more successful in terms of…
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth’s Big Surprise: Aerith Lives?
This is a Pseudo News/Opinionated article. The news part is that FFVII: Rebirth’s director confirmed what we all have speculated since the end of Final Fantasy VII: Remake…Which is that Final Fantasy VII: “Remake” was more of a sequel with a “remade” timeline, as he let it slip that Rebirth’s take on the events that…
TBT: 27 Years of Super Mario 64: Turning My Love for Super Mario into a Family Tradition
Yes, it has been 27 years since Super Mario 64. Despite the fact that this article is mainly focused on that Nintendo 64 groundbreaking title, it wouldn’t be fair to say that the first game to get 3-D right has been the most influential game of my gaming life…even though it could be. While I…
Final Fantasy VII’s Cast Depth Helped in Improving the Writing of Baldur Gate 2’s Companions
While it might be hard to believe now, before the Witchers, Elder Scrolls, Mass Effects of the world, Japanese RPGs were known for their great stories, and writing focused on deep character development. No game was more popular, and did those things better than Final Fantasy VII (Xenogears fans might disagree). How influential was Final…
Spencer: Microsoft Acquiring Nintendo Would Be a “Career Moment!”
Xbox Head, Phil Spencer, has been known for being a ‘lovable’ guy, a gamer first, and the man who wants games to be available on all platforms for all of the world to enjoy! Yet, in my experience, people do not get into powerful positions within mega corporations by just being ‘good’ and ‘passing the…
PS4/5 and PC FFVII: Remake Hits 7 Million Units Shipped-Can Rebirth Right The Ship?
Square Enix announced this week (after terrible market value news last week) that it has shipped 7 million Final Fantasy VII: Remake/Intergrade copies for PS4, PS5 and PC. The number also includes digital sales. This are hopeful news for a company that lost close to $2 billion in market value over the last few months….
Square Enix Loses Close to $2bn in Market Value Since Final Fantasy XVI’s Release
According to the Video Game Chronicle, Square Enix’s stock has dropped 30% from its peak value this year. The slump took place in the months following Final Fantasy XVI’s release, and it closed at its lowest value (since May 2022) on Wednesday. Square Enix’s downfall since its the release of its biggest AAA title of…
Legend of Zelda Fanfiction: The Plane of Masked Yearning – Part 6: Volga vs Sidon
Several Hours Earlier: Great Hyrule Bay “I’m genuinely at a loss for words, to think you’re that swords-for-brain’s little sister!”. It had been less than an hour since the unofficial resistance against Empress Ria had split off into groups to retrieve their respectively allocated Champion warriors. Zelda headed to the Arbiter’s Grounds in the…
Games That Will Cost You a Kidney: Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
So, it hasn’t been uncommon on this section of “expensive” retro games, to see Working Designs published titles making the rounds. These games were fairly pricey during their heyday (given their premium packaging), and today – in part due to said packaging – these games can run for a few hundred dollars. Lunar: Silver Star…