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Nintendo Direct News Part 2 Nintendo Switch Online Update Nintendo Switch Online got a major update that gives you the ability to play select N64 and Sega Genesis games. This update is coming sometime in late October.  Shadowrun Trilogy A three-game collection of cyberpunk fantasy games by Paradox Interactive is coming to Switch Sometime in 2022.  Castlevania Advance Collection Four great Gameboy Advance Castlevania games are included in this collection. With the ability to quicksave, rewind, and button map this journey against evil has never been better. Best of all it's coming to Switch today!  Actraiser Renaissance This beloved SNES side scroller and world builder game is remastered in HD for Switch. Again best of all it's available today!    Deltarune Chapter 2 Deltarune the wonderful turn-based RPG game following up Undertale is coming to Nintendo Switch! Deltarune Chapter 2 is coming to Switch as a free update to Deltarune Chapter 1 today! ...

Nintendo Direct News Part 1 Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak  New story, locations, and monsters are coming to Monster Hunter Rise in a new paid DLC called Sunbreak. It’s coming to Switch sometime in the summer of 2022. Mario Party Superstars Got a new trailer showcasing the new boards: Woody Woods, Yoshi's Tropical Island, and Horror Land. A new mini-game-only mode called Mt. mini-games was also shown. Mario Party Superstars is coming to Switch on Oct. 29th. Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars In the new card-based adventure from the minds of Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito, you set off with a quiet monster and a witch to slay a fearsome dragon. This new Tabletop RPG game comes to Switch on October 28th. Disco Elysium The Final Cut The wonderful Disco Elysium The Final Cut is finally coming to Switch digitally on Oct. 12 while a physical version is coming sometime in early 2022. Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity Expansion Pass  New story, Stages, and playable characters are ...

Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis Games coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack was just unveiled at the September 2021 Nintendo Direct. This is a big update to the Nintendo Switch Online service. This update gives you the ability to play select Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis as detailed below. Games coming at launch for the N64 The Legen d of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64,  Starfox 64,  Yoshi's Story,  Mario Tennis,  Dr. Mario 64,  Win Back Covet Operations, and Sin and Punishment. Games confirmed to be coming post-launch for the N64 The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask, Mario Golf, Pokemon Snap, F-zero X, Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards, Paper Mario, and Banjo Kazooie. Games coming at launch for the Sega Genesis  Castlevania Bloodlines,  Contra Hard Corps,  Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine,  Ecco the Dolphin,  Golden Axe,  Gunstar Heroes,  MUSHA,  Phantasy Star IV,  Ristar, Shining Force,...

What Ya Playing Wednesday?? It's time for the start of a new series of articles called: What Ya Playing Wednesday!! This series is a check-in with both you the reader and me the writer. I plan to have this be a weekly write-up coming out every Wednesday. This is going to be a community-centered series, where you can write about what game your playing and how you are enjoying (or not enjoying) it so far. More info about where to enter your writing for next week will be at the bottom of today's article.  So it's now time to ask What Ya Playing Wednesday??       This week I've been playing two games starting with Shin Megami Tensei: Persona. The first game in the Persona series. I'm playing the PSP remake of the original game. I'm at the very end of the game, getting my level up for the final Boss. My opinion of this game is right in the middle between boring and fun . I enjoy the visuals, characters, story, and gameplay. While the random battles hap...

Superliminal Review  Developer: Pillow Castle  Publisher: Pillow Castle Release: 11/12/19 (PC) 7/7/20 (Console)  Platforms: Switch PC Xbox One PS4 Superliminal is a game developed and published by the six-person team at Pillow Castle. It's a first-person puzzle game based on forced perspective and optical illusions. Here's a great description of the opening from the games Steam page: "As you fall asleep with the TV on at 3 AM, you remember catching a glimpse of the commercial for Dr. Pierce's Somnasculpt dream therapy program. By the time you open your eyes, you're already dreaming - beginning the first stages of this experimental program." Now on with the review! The way you solve puzzles in this game is innovative. You pick up items in the world, for example, a cube. You then move the cube around and drop it wherever you'd like. If you drop the cube in the sky above then it will fall to where you are, getting bigger on the way down. If you drop it on th...

  Xbox Gamepass games coming in September 2021 Xbox Gamepass is getting another great lineup of free games.  For anyone unaware, if you are subscribed to Gamepass Ultimate (or Gamepass)  then you will be able to play these games until they leave Xbox Gamepass in the far future. You also won’t be able to play these games if your not subscribed to gamepass in the future, but if you leave and return to gamepass these games will be waiting for you unless they have left the service.  I’m keeping the description of the games here short simply because there are so many games to list. Now o n with the games! Flynn: Son of Crimson (Cloud, Console, and PC) Flynn is a 2D action platformer. It’s coming on Sep. 15th. I am Fish (Cloud, Console, and PC)  I am Fish is a charming physics-based adventure. It’s coming on Sep. 16th.  Skatebird (Cloud, Console, and PC) Skatebird is a game where you skate as a bird. It’s coming on Sep. 16th. Superliminal (Cloud, Console, and PC)...

Happy Video Games day everyone!! Today September 12th is National Video Games Day and to mark the occasion I decided to make a quick post talking about the games I will play on this special day. As always I’d love to hear from you either through the comments or my email: elevategamesmail@gmail.com, so please tell me what you're doing for video games day. Today I plan to start with Marvel's Spider-Man the game that really got me into gaming and the first game I 100%. Whenever I feel ready I’ll switch over to Final Fantasy VII Remake my favorite game of all time. Then to end it all I’m going to turn to my Switch and play some Super Mario Bros the game that saved the video game industry back in 1985. I’m going to end this post by saying thank you for checking out this site, it really means a lot to me.  I hope you enjoyed and Game On!!

God of War Ragnarok Trailer Analysis  God of War Ragnarok finally got major details at the PlayStation Showcase on September 2021. Before we begin I’d like to say I haven’t played God of War 2018 yet. This trailer makes me want to go out and play it now though. The trailer (which will be linked in a comment below) starts with Kratos in a cave preparing a fire, then Atreus comes in with a deer. This showcases that Atreus can hunt by himself and that he is much older than he was in the first game. Atreus says that he is sick of hiding in these woods and wants to prepare for the upcoming war named Ragnarok. Kratos says he will not allow Atreus to pick a fight with gods, to which Atreus says he doesn’t want to fight anyone he just wants answers. We then see Freya fighting Kratos and Kratos on an ice sled. Presumably, a new way to traverse the icy lands. We then hear Atreus asking Kratos if there is anyone who can help them, Kratos takes this to mean Tyr - the old Norse god of war - but...

  Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Trailer Analysis Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was announced at the PlayStation Showcase in September 2021. It got a minute and thirty-eight-second trailer that I went frame by frame in looking for small details, so you don’t have to.  The trailer (which will be linked in a comment below) starts with a shot of a streetlight next to Mikal’s Diner, a place that from what I’ve found has no meaning. In this shot there is smoke that appears to be coming out of the bottom of the streetlight or a pothole maybe, it is hard to tell. You then see a Venom blast from Miles hit the streetlight and then a goon comes flying into the shot hitting the streetlight. The screen cuts to black and we get a close-up on Spider-Mans Advanced suit with a few very small changes. As we see from a quick snippet of gameplay there is an upgrade, in the form of four iron spider-type legs on his back. I also think at 0:34 we get a look at a new power/move, I’m not sure if this was in any of th...

PlayStation Showcase News Part 2 Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, at least I think this is the name. This reveal was very vague about details of what the game is. Either way, it’s coming in November 2021 so we won’t have to wait long to find out what it’s about.  Tchia looks like a very relaxing game giving you the power to switch bodies with animals. It may sound weird but trust me it looks like fun. The release date was not shown but hopefully, we won’t have to wait that long to play this on PS5, PS4, or PC. Uncharted a thief’s end and Uncharted the lost legacy are getting a remaster for PS5 and surprisingly PC. We didn’t get details on the release date but hopefully, we won’t have to wait long. Marvel Wolverine from Insomniac was announced for PS5. Not much was shown in the short teaser including the release date.  Gran Turismo 7 got a long trailer showcasing many new features and best of all it’s coming March 4th, 2022 to PS4 and PS5 systems.  Marvel's Spider-Man 2 got announ...

PlayStation Showcase News Part 1 Project Eve is a new project for the PS5. It’s a bloody stylish action game. A lot was shown Although the release date was not revealed. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands a fantasy epic with guns, got a new trailer and is coming March 25 2022 to PS4, PS5, Xbox X/S, Xbox One, and PC.  Forspoken  got a new trailer that details the story and some of the gameplay. it looks so beautiful and we won’t have to wait long as it is coming Spring 2022 to PS5.  Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction the new shooter from Ubisoft Montreal   got a new trailer and is coming January 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, and PC. Alan Wake Remastered is a horror experience remastered in a beautiful way, coming October 5th, 2021 for PS4, PS5, Xbox X/S, and PC. Grand Theft Auto V is coming to PS5 in March 2022. Ghostwire Tokyo got a new horrific trailer that just shows you how much horror this game plans to give you. The release date is still TBA. Marvel Guardians of ...

Star Wars Knights of the old republic remake for the PlayStation 5 was just shown at the PlayStation Showcase for September 2021. It is being developed by Aspyr. The teaser was empty of any details other than a cool cinematic with some voiceover. The release date is TBA. It will be a PS5 exclusive at launch. The short teaser will be in a comment below for you to watch.  Hope you enjoyed and Game On!!

Refunct Review Developer: Dominique Grieshofer Publisher: Dominique Grieshofer  Release: October 16th, 2015 Platforms: Switch PC Xbox One PS4 Refunct is a game developed and published by one person Dominique Grieshofer. According to the Steam page “It is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world” and I’d say that sums it up nicely.  Refunct is a simple game in a great way that doesn’t take away from the experience. Finishing the game is very easy and straightforward and the twenty to forty-minute runtime makes it a short but sweet experience. I’ve finished Refunct at least 5 times so far and 100% the game twice and that is because it’s so easy and enjoyable to do so. There are eighteen optional collectible cubes in total and none of them are hard to find. You just find them naturally as you play. You don’t have to worry about death either because you can't die anywhere in the game. This game also has a day/night cycle that syncs up with the mu...

We now know the new free games coming to the Xbox Gold lineup. For anyone unaware, if you are subscribed to Xbox Gold (or Gamepass Ultimate) then for a limited time you are able to get and download these games. They will only be unable for you to play if you are not subscribed to the service in the future, but if you leave and return to the service these games will be waiting for you. On with the games! Starting with Warhammer: Chaosbane this game is an action RPG where you are the last hope for the empire of men. This game is available from Sep. 1st to Sep. 30th. Next up is Zone of the Enders HD Collection from Hideo Kojima a middle ground between a third-person shooter and melee action game. Zone of the Enders HD Collection is available from Sep. 1st to Sep 15th. Next up is Samurai Shodown 2 an Intense fighting game with a roster of 15 characters. Available from Sep. 16th to Sep. 30th. For the last game, we have Mulaka an action-adventure game with puzzles and hand-to-hand combat. Ma...

The new free PlayStation Plus games for September have been announced and for anyone unfamiliar, if you have a PlayStation Plus account you get free games each month as a thank you for using their service. This month has a good lineup of free games. Starting with the PS5 exclusive game - that you can only get if you have a PlayStation 5 - Overcooked All You Can Eat, the big collection of the Overcooked games. I definitely recommend Overcooked All You Can Eat especially if you are looking for a good couch coop game. Next up for the PS4 (and PS5), you have two free games and they are Predator Hunting Grounds and Hitman 2. While I have not played either of these games before I’ve heard great things about Hitman 2 and mixed on Predator Hunting Grounds, so if they sound up your alley check them out (it’s free). These games become available to claim on Sep. 7 and then you have until Oct. 4 to pick up these games on your system before they are replaced by the next group of free games. Well, t...