Happy 30th anniversary, Legend of Zelda! Nintendo released the game that started the legend on February 21, 1986 in Japan, so I’m here to entertain (and quite possibly… Continue reading
Category: Opinion
Over the past year or so, we’ve been given an overwhelming quantity of open-world games. Bloodborne came into my heart and head last March, with a cryptic world… Continue reading
Xenoblade Chronicles X released back in December of 2015 with one of the largest open worlds in recent game history. With a complex battle system and the ability… Continue reading
Magiana, the new mythical Pokemon revealed for the next movie, featuring Volcanion, has received its name romanisation. In the western regions, it will be named Magearna. Created by… Continue reading
This week, the PUGcast is short a member, due to Jamaal being overly committed to his relationship’s ten-year anniversary. But, Justin, JD, and Scott are as dedicated as… Continue reading
“Smart”, “Fun”, “A Blast”, “Game of the Year”. All of these phrases and labels colored the acclaimed success of last year’s Rise of the Tomb Raider. There’s very… Continue reading
My favourite sports writer always starts his weekly Love/Hate with an anecdote about events in his life. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re heart warming, other times they’re just… Continue reading
Splatoon, Nintendo’s seafood pun-infused online shooter, took off like a rocket upon its release and hasn’t slowed down since. January 2016 saw what was reported to be the… Continue reading
At 2015’s PlayStation Experience, Sony and Square Enix divided the opinions of many nostalgic gamers with a trailer for the incoming remake of Final Fantasy VII. While the… Continue reading
In the official reboot of the Power Up Gaming Podcast, affectionately referred to as The PUGcast, Jamaal, Scott, and JD welcome a new cast member, Justin Otto, to… Continue reading
In the absence of any actual information at all about the Nintendo NX system, the gaming community has gone ahead and decided for themselves what it will do…. Continue reading
If you were to ever ask me the difference between Naked Snake, Liquid Snake, or Solid Snake, I’d probably throw my hands up and show you a copy… Continue reading
If you’ve played a video game with deep action, adventure or role-playing roots, chances are it has strong ties to the open-world genre. Games of this type contain… Continue reading
What’s that sound? Wait… is it? It is! It’s the PUGcast! Happy New Year everyone, and welcome back to the PUGcast! We’ve returned in 2016, and we’re in… Continue reading
I’m going to be honest, I have not been able to play as many 2015 titles to completion as I would have liked. I only finished a handful of… Continue reading
The excitement for Fallout 4 was palpable before its release in November 2015. Even though pre-release demos merely showed the game to be more of 2009’s Fallout 3… Continue reading
In a year of gaming that I am now officially dubbing, “The Best Year of Gaming Since 2011”, we have welcomed into our lives a simple but beautiful… Continue reading
Having begun this year reviewing the painfully plain Alphadia Genesis, I had a fear that I was going to be playing awful games for most of 2015. Thankfully,… Continue reading
Everyone hates ice levels, right? You lose traction, accuracy, and control of your player, all for sake of including a gorgeous, wintry world to shake things up in… Continue reading
Over the past year, I’ve built my reputation as the “Shooter Guy” here at PUG. After reviewing Halo 5, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, and Splatoon, it’s… Continue reading