On 12th May 2023, almost 4 years of painstaking waiting came to its anticipated conclusion. The release of the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was finally upon us. I made sure to wake up extra early that day, and before work, drove all the way to my nearest Game shop, waiting in line…
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
News Round-Up: Baldur’s Gate 3 Challenges Zelda, FFXVI Falls Short in Sales Expectations, and is Xbox Series S Holding Back the Series X?
Regrettably, I might have underestimated Baldur’s Gate 3’s potential as a GotY contender when I proclaimed a few weeks ago that only Starfield remained – as a yet to be released title – posing a serious challenge to Nintendo’s Masterpiece (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom). Baldur’s Gate has arrived on PC, and…
Tears of The Kingdom sells 18.5 Million Copies While Moving 3.9 Million Nintendo Switch Units
This year 2023 has been one for the ages, as Nintendo continues to dominate the Video Game market with strong sales of one its of top tier franchises in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, while its Super Mario Mario Bros. film generated over a billion dollars at the box office. With the…
Final Fantasy XVI: Story is Heavily Inspired by Game of Thrones, and its Combat by Devil May Cry
Final Fantasy XVI (its first four hours) have been sent to big website writers, and the preview notes are in. As we have discussed before Final Fantasy XVI will feature a much darker, more mature story, coupled with fast paced action combat. The previews have been largely positive, and most writers have loved the new…
Nintendo Keeps Winning: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Sells 10 Million Copies in 3 Days
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is not only a critical Masterpiece (96 Metacritic rating), but it will likely sell millions upon millions of copies before the year ends, at the raised price tag of $70. News of Tears of Kingdom becoming Nintendo’s second biggest boxed launch ever in the UK, and of…
Nintendo Does it Again! The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an Early Favorite for GoTY Awards
Main (Nintendo EAD developed) Zelda games are never just good, they are either very good, or great, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (so far) has proven to be the rule, rather than the exception. The game holds a 96% Metacritic rating as its average score from 87 reviews. That makes it…
As Tears of the Kingdom Approaches We Remember the Last Zelda Direct Sequel: Majora’s Mask
On May 12th, one of the most anticipated video games of all time (when has a new The Legend of Zelda game not been a highly anticipated title?) arrives in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. With over 30 million units sold, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is not only…
Sony is the Best Metacritic Rated Publisher of 2022
Sony’s first party line up has been consistently stellar since the second half of its PS3 days. On 2022, Sony was crowned by Metacritic as the best rated publisher in the world with 15 titles averaging 85.6% rating. God of War: Raganarok Saves the Day for Sony In a year where Nintendo had no Mario…
Forspoken Might Flop While Sonic Frontiers Sells 2.9 Million Units, and The New Zelda Will Be $70
Square Enix, Sega and Nintendo, have all made head lines this week. One would think that we might have travelled back to the 1990s, but sadly, that is not case. Out of the three headlines that we will discuss here, only one is positive, and that’s Sonic Frontiers’ commercial success despite the game’s ho-hum critical…