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 […] More
In case you missed the Splatoon 2 World Championships, it was announced on Tuesday that the long-teased Octo Expansion, the first paid content DLC for Splatoon 2, would drop in the US on June 13. Although I’ve only had a couple hours with the game since its release, that was plenty of time to learn how difficult […] More
So far, the @SquareEnix #E3 press conference seems to be structured more like a Nintendo Direct. No complaints about that as it means a more structured and less awkward experience. #DailyHotTake #TSG3
— Top Shelf Gaming (@TopShelfGaming) June 11, 2018
There are so many games announced at E3 that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Square Enix squares off at E3 So far, the @SquareEnix #E3 press conference seems to be structured more like a Nintendo Direct. No complaints about that as it means a more structured and less awkward experience. #DailyHotTake #TSG3 […] More
The first game shown at the #NintendoDirect is a new IP. What other surprises are in store? #DailyHotTake #E32018 #TSG3 https://t.co/hi9f8HhNls
— Top Shelf Gaming (@TopShelfGaming) June 12, 2018
If you’re new to Top Shelf Gaming, it won’t take you long to realize we’re huge Nintendo fans. That said, the Nintendo Direct for E3 2018 was our most anticipated conference. We didn’t have a strong idea going into what was going to be announced, just that there would be a heavy emphasis on the […] More
We're expecting big things from @Sony. Opening their conference with the heavy hitter #TheLastOfUs2 means there's plenty of surprises ahead. #DailyHotTake #TSG3 #E32018 pic.twitter.com/FMIIuJVTr1
— Top Shelf Gaming (@TopShelfGaming) June 12, 2018
Sony is leading this console war and has consistently shown over the last several E3’s that they have the best exclusive games. This year, everyone expected them to finally make good on those promises and show us actual gameplay footage of games they’ve talked about for years now. Sony delivered all that and more in […] More
All week long we are Live Tweeting the E3 2018 press conferences using the hashtag #DailyHotTake and compiling them all here on Top Shelf Gaming for your convenience. Read the best announcements from the Ubisoft press conference below and tell us what you think about our hot takes. The Greatest Showman Ubisoft knows how to […] More
This is the first big conference of #E32018
— Top Shelf Gaming (@TopShelfGaming) June 10, 2018
Microsoft's presentation will set the tone for the rest of the week. #DailyHotTake #TSG3 https://t.co/94WZHPDAGz
We’re experimenting with a new news format called #DailyHotTake. We’re Live Tweeting the E3 2018 press conferences all week using the hashtag #DailyHotTake to share our thoughts as we think them. Here’s a compilation of all our thoughts about the Microsoft Press Conference held in the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. Setting the Tone […] More
The best part of FIFA 19 seems to be the new grass physics, which are way better than Battlefield V's grass physics. #EAPLAY #DailyHotTake #TSG3
— Top Shelf Gaming (@TopShelfGaming) June 9, 2018
As TSG expands its reach and ventures onto new media platforms, we are constantly trying out new ways to share our thoughts with our readers. We are experimenting with a new format where we Tweet or Retweet news with our own commentary. It’s a quick way for us to share news on Twitter using the […] More
April was a slow month for games. Yakuza 6 rolled through quietly without anybody noticing or caring and Nintendo’s biggest game was a DIY cardboard kit. Perhaps all for the best, because our winner this month might have otherwise massacred other worthy Game of the Year contenders as can happen sometimes in this ruthless gauntlet […] More
Every once in a while, a game stumbles across a formula that catapults it to unimagined success. Whether it’s a first-person shooter like DOOM that inspired many an offshoot with its visceral and addictive gameplay or DOTA that both spawned and revolutionized the MOBA scene, there’s often one or two games that serve as a […] More
About 20 hours through God of War, I was sprinting from a boat dock to a shop in order to unlock a new piece of armor I’d had my eyes on for hours. Kratos threw open the shop’s gilded black doors for what felt like the twentieth time and rushed to the shop. Nabbing the […] More
IndieCade found a new home in 2017 in Little Tokyo at the Japanese American National Museum. We talked to several of the game developers and interviewed them with questions from Miitomo. Among them is Forbe’s 30 Under 30 honoree Lishan AZ who showed off the alternate reality experience Tracking Ida. Here are some of our […] More
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