Video Games

Splatoon is a colourful third-person action shooter game that fans have been waiting for since it was first revealed during Nintendo’s E3 2014 Digital Event. The game is like nothing you have ever seen before from Nintendo. In Splatoon, you play as “Inklings”, characters who can transform between human and squid form in a blink of the eye. Using your special ink gun, you can spray surfaces and walls with goopy ink. 

Looking for a new video game and wondering which to choose? There are plenty of exciting games releasing in April—here are my top picks for the month!

Hey Bat fans! Are you thinking about picking up Batman: Arkham Knight, one of this year’s hottest upcoming games, and haven’t yet made the upgrade to PlayStation 4? If so, you’ll want to check out the incredible new Limited Edition PlayStation 4 Batman: Arkham Knight Bundle Sony just announced. It comes with a Steel Grey custom Batman faceplate, matching DualShock 4 Controller, plus the game—and even more surprises!

After huge hits like The LEGO Movie and LEGO Batman 3, where does the LEGO franchise go next? How about even bigger! In LEGO Dimensions, releasing on all major home video game consoles this September, many of your favourite LEGO worlds—including DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, and The LEGO Movie—are coming together, all in one game!

Harvest Moon, the best-selling series is reborn as Story of Seasons. The farming and life-simulation game improves upon the farming and relationship-building that the series is known for, while adding the theme of “Connecting”—both with other lands across the game world or with other players online.  

If you’ve followed Mario Party since the first one some-16 years ago, you know just how much has changed. You’re no longer competing head to head on the game boards. You’re not collecting coins, and you’re not racing each other to buy stars anymore. Still, Mario Party 10 shows us that growth isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and changing our traditions, while subtle, can still make a fun game.  Let’s take a look.

Take the Golden Era of comic books, mix it with XCOM and a little taste of Fire Emblem. Then give it a steampunk influence, a cast of fictional and non-fiction historical characters and top it off with a good sense of humour. This is Code Name S.T.E.A.M. for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s a wacky turn based strategy game from the folks that brought Warioware and Fire Emblem. It’s a departure from the usual titles from Nintendo, which begs the question: Is it good?  Let’s take a look.

With two included games, the newest franchise to receive a high definition port to the new consoles is bringing a great deal of content onto the PS4 and Xbox One. A first-person shooter with a roster of class based characters with lot of personality.  Not to mention a world (and moon) filled with monsters, mutants, and degenerate freaks, and a ‘bazillion’ guns to use against them, Borderlands is in a class all its own. A whole lot of gaming in one place, let’s take a peek at Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.

The latest Mario Party for the Nintendo Wii U has just hit shelves, and to celebrate, Nintendo has had a few nationwide demo events for Mario Party 10!  I had the chance to attend one of the West Coast events, and check out my initial thoughts of the game, along with a look at the new amiibo!

PC Gaming is arguably the most popular it’s been in almost 2 decades. Boasting features you can’t get on consoles (including more powerful components) has there been a better time to make your next gaming choice a PC?