Rainmaker, the newest kind of Ranked Battle, is coming to Splatoon tonight at 7 p.m. PST. The update is free to everyone who owns the game. Rainmaker will be kind of like football: Players race to collect the Rainmaker, a special gold weapon, and take it to the enemy’s base. If the player gets splatted by an enemy, they drop the Rainmaker and are resurrected back at their own team’s base. If neither team makes it to the enemy’s base, then the team that got the closest wins. Read More
The upcoming Super Mario Maker for Nintendo Wii U is all about experimentation. Players will be able to create their own Super Mario levels and then play levels created by…
This week, in a slightly shorter-than-usual Let’s Play, Simone and Courtney take on the second half of the third area in Splatoon‘s single-player mode. Simone’s in control of the GamePad…
Platforms: iPad, Android tablet (coming soon to Mac, PC, and Kindle Fire)
We Played On: iPad
Zoombinis is a family-friendly game that has you guiding a fleet of adorable blue creatures through tricky environmental puzzles. The game is a rerelease of the 90s classic The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, which was (full disclosure) one of my favorite games of all time. I’m thrilled to report that the rerelease is wonderful. It fully captures the character of the original while providing many of the handy updates we expect from modern games. And if you’re an instructor, check out this educational pamphlet written by two of the game’s developers. Read More
Way back in February of 2014, I asked a bunch of my friends if they had any great memories of gaming with their brothers or sisters when they were young. Even my non-gamer friends came out of the woodwork to volunteer up some stories, and each one is more cute than the last. Read More
Nintendo is getting ready to release another update to their much-loved ink-shooting game Splatoon. This Splatoon update promises to be its biggest yet. Not only will it include several new weapons and outfits, it will also bring some overdue adjustments to the ranking and matching systems. And it’s free. Read More
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