Angelo D’Argenio is an 8 year veteran of game’s journalism with an addiction to fighting games, artistic indie games, and JRPGs. He has written for several outlets and once served as an editor and video game liaison for Doug Liman, the producer of the Bourne Identity. He is the current president of Disorganization XIII, a panelist group that you can find performing at conventions all over the east coast. When he isn’t writing about games or playing games you can find him running the NJ Rejects tournament series, putting on video game based art pieces, or working on Broken Sky, an indie game project of his own. He also plays a mean game of Tetris Attack.
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Tales of Symphonia Chronicles Review (PlayStation 3)
For many JRPG fans, Tales of Symphonia was their great introduction to Namco Bandai’s Tales series. It was the first fully 3D polygonal Tales game and the first Tales game that was widely popularized in the U.S. Heck, it even had its own Tales development team named after it, Team Symphonia. It was well received, but had a few flaws if only because Namco Bandai was still figuring out the 3D Tales formula at the time. Now it’s back with an high-def facelift, along with it’s sequel Tales of Symphonia 2: Dawn of the New World, in the newly released compilation: Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. It’s a great remake that reminds us why we fell in love with the Tales franchise in the first place.
Fan Game Showcase: Mushroom Kingdom Fusion
One of the most common practices in fan made gaming is putting characters from one game into another game. We have seen Sonic in Mario games, Megaman in Contra, and even Ryu Hayabusa in Bionic Commando. But one fan made game turns this dial up to 11. It puts all your favorite video game characters in all your favorite video games at once! It’s Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, and it’s probably the craziest Mario game you ever played.
Kickstarter of the Week: Gaymer X2
Kickstarter funds more than just gaming projects. The powerful crowd funding platform can also fund gaming events. This is the case with Gaymer X2, a LGBT friendly gaming convention that got its start last year. Gaymer X2 is the second annual Gaymer convention, and looked for $10,000 in funding to make it a reality. In a few short days, the project managed to raise just about $15,000 of funding, and with 28 days left, the project only stands to better its position.
Kickstarter of the Week: Nevermind a Biofeedback Horror Game
Ever since the Wii Vitality Sensor was revealed so many years ago, people have been talking about horror games that make use of biometric feedback. Now, Erin Reynolds is looking to succeed where Nintendo has failed, by creating Nevermind, a biofeedback Horror Adventure Game.
Game Experiment: Twitch Discovers Social Truths and Trolls Itself with Twitch Plays Pokemon
This week’s Game Experiment combines two of our favorite things, sociology and Pokemon.
Arcade Sushi Quick Tips – Fixing the Xbox One Black Screen Error
So, how do you avoid the Xbox One black screen of perpetual nothingness?
Rayman Legends Review (PlayStation 4)
Rayman Legends has come to next generation consoles and Ubisoft wants fans to shake their controllers to the funky platforming beat once more.
Fan Game Showcase – Rockman 4 Minus Infinity
Sometimes, game hacks take it to such an extreme that the hack is barely recognizable from its original. That is the case with this week’s Fan Game Showcase: Rockman 4 Minus infinity.
Arcade Sushi Quick Tip – Turn Your Webcam Into a Motion Controller with CamSpace
Well, luckily you can turn any webcam into a makeshift motion controller, with CamSpace.
Kickstarter of the Week – Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians
Remember awesome grid based tactical games like Final Fantasy Tactics? Well they are making a comeback! The past few years have seen huge releases like The Banner Saga and XCOM: Enemy Within make the tactical RPG genre explode. But what about Final Fantasy Tactics, that loved game that tactical RPG fans look back fondly upon? What is its creator, Yasumi Matsuno, doing these days? The answer, is attempting to Kickstart a new tactical RPG project called Unsung Story.