Author: Maxwell Jeffery

Overwatch Holiday Web Comic Banned in Russia

UPDATE: Blizzard has clarified that it made the decision not to release the Overwatch web comic in Russia. Unfortunately for Russian fans of Blizzard’s latest first-person shooter Overwatch, the country has restricted all access to the game’s latest web comic. The country claims that the inclusion of the series’ first LGBT character makes the content inappropriate for viewing by its citizens. For those who haven’t yet read the festive online comic, the holiday content can be found here and reveals that the series mascot Tracer is the first Overwatch hero to openly be a member of the LGBT community. The offense...

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Super Mario Run Passes 37 Million Downloads in Week One

Despite having been out for less than a week so far, Super Mario Run is already performing extremely well for Nintendo, claim new stats from online analysts. It’s been less than a week since Nintendo’s first major solo game launched for iOS devices and Super Mario Run is performing exceptionally well so far. The game, which launched last Thursday for iPhone users all over the world, has already surpassed 37 million downloads in total. Stats provided by market data analyst App Annie report that Super Mario Run has been downloaded 11 million times from the US appstore alone, making it the...

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Pokemon Generations Episode Features Essentia

The end of Pokemon Generations is nearly here, but not before we get a look at the post-game content of Gen 6, with Looker’s encounter with the mysterious Essentia. It’s coming up to the final week of the spectacularly animated Pokemon Generations, and in the penultimate episode we take a look into the endgame content of 2013’s Pokemon X and Y. In what is most likely the second to last episode of Nintendo’s Pokemon-based series, the company takes players back to the post-game of Pokemon X and Y, featuring Looker’s quest to stop the mysterious and powerful Essentia. After the disappearance of the orphan girl Emma, who...

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Super Mario Run Launches Today On iOS

Today’s the day that classic hero Mario finally arrives on smartphone, with Super Mario Run set to launch in the next few hours for iPhone users everywhere. Nintendo’s next smartphone game, Super Mario Run, which is bringing everyone’s favorite plumber to iPhone, launches today for iOS devices. The game should be available around the world in a matter of hours. Ever since Shigeru Miyamoto announced that Mario would be coming to smartphones in 2016, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of the Nintendo mascot’s first appearance on iOS devices. The game is called Super Mario Run and it features classic Mario...

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Nintendo Switch Release Date, Price Reveal Set for January 12

The Nintendo Switch has a reveal stream set for January 12 where gamers will finally find out the upcoming console’s release date and price – here’s when to tune in. A couple of weeks ago Nintendo confirmed that it would be bringing its upcoming console, the Nintendo Switch, to an exclusive hands-on event in January, allowing for select invitees to come and try out the new hardware for themselves as the first members of the public to do so. The event is going to be live-streamed for investors, media, and analysts to view for themselves and was referred to as...

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