After a couple months of bare video game releases opening the door for less impactful games, it feels good to have another Game of the Month we’re really excited about. Though July didn’t give us a lot of options, there were a few titles in competition for the honor. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker continued Nintendo’s trend […]
Making the decision to purchase a console always comes with a set of uncertainties. Will there be a steady stream of high-quality games? Is the hardware dependable? Is the high price of entry a worthwhile investment? While these questions can be left unanswered for long stretches of time, sometimes there’s a single, solitary game, that […]
Wow. You read the room with this tweet about as well as you read the market with Lawbreakers. #dailyhottake
— Devin Valdivia (@devinvaldivia) August 8, 2018
What a wild week for the video game industry. On one hand, we got some exciting news about some of the hottest games of the year including a ton of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate info and a new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. On the other hand, many people in the industry were exposed […]
Love doesn’t always happen at first sight. Though the rare occasions where a game instantly clicks are some of our most personal watershed moments, it’s also memorable to face resistance with a game, to have to try it out a few times while struggling to get a firm grasp of everything it has to offer. […]
From VHS to Netflix, there are a growing number of ways to watch classic movies. The same is true for a number of video games. Nintendo’s virtual console platform the launched on Wii allowed fans to buy classic games that were only previously available on way outdated consoles like the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis. […]
Summertime can be a notorious dry season for gaming, and despite the wealth of quality releases we’ve had this year (with several highly anticipated titles still to come), 2018 has not escaped the drought. For one game in particular, this slower season was the perfect time to rush into the sun-bleached spotlight. Onrush is an […]
I’ve wanted to play multiple games for the first time for a myriad of reasons, but the one I seem to keep coming back to is Halo 3. I’ve beaten that game’s campaign dozens of times and have memorized literally every weapon placement, enemy spawn point, and secret route. It’s all a bit routine […]
A month after proposing to my girlfriend, I went with her to her hometown to meet her grandparents who were visiting from Peru. They were very kind and loving towards me but only spoke Spanish. I communicated with them as best as I could but found that my five years of Spanish in high school […]
PlayStation VR is the most accessible high-end virtual reality headset on the market. Still, the asking price is too steep for many consumers. A permanent price drop means more people can jump on board and there's finally a strong enough library to justify buying it #DailyHotTake https://t.co/2yA5MRcFnw
— Top Shelf Gaming (@TopShelfGaming) July 10, 2018
We’ve got a small but hearty batch of hot takes this week. From virtual reality to Fortnite, here’s what we had to say. PlayStation VR gets a price drop Admittedly, this is old news. But it’s news to use. Sony reduced each of its virtual reality headset packages by $100. That makes the base PSVR model […]
Following the suction-cupped footsteps of Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion, the paid Donkey Kong Adventure DLC for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a swinging good time from start to finish. After proving last year that the Super Mario Bros. and raving Rabbids make an incredible combo, the new content pack proves this crossover is more […]
This is an amazingly creative use for the Nintendo Labo. This makes us excited for future applications of the Labo kits. #DailyHotTake https://t.co/SRpjXUqXhU
— Top Shelf Gaming (@TopShelfGaming) June 27, 2018
The post-E3 news cycle is expectedly slow. However, a couple of weeks removed from the conference we are finally starting to see notable game announcements. Check out our first impressions we’ve posted on Twitter using the hashtag #DailyHotTake. The most ambitious crossover in Switch history There hasn’t been a lot of news surrounding Labo since its […]
The Nintendo Switch released an unprecedented amount of heavy-hitting first-party titles in its first year on the market. Among these, Splatoon 2 is a worthy alternative to popular online shooters like Overwatch and Call of Duty which are only available on other consoles. While the developers regularly release new weapons and stages for the online […]
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