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 […] More
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
The summer months are now upon us and every gamer knows what that means: the inevitable, painstakingly slow drip of video game releases. These past few weeks have been mostly filled with remasters of classic games like Dark Souls, underappreciated gems like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and definitive editions of both Hyrule Warriors and […] 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
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
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
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
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
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