by sagesgroup | Nov 6, 2023 | freelance, gaming, homepage, Mario, Mario Kart, Nintendo, Video Game Anniversary
— Nintendo Nintendo, despite its family-friendly reputation, has dug more graves than a serial murderer. We haven’t had a proper Donkey Kong game in nine years. We haven’t had a proper F-Zero game in 20. If you ask a Nintendo employee about the company’s future plans...by sagesgroup | Oct 15, 2023 | freelance, gaming, homepage, Naughty Dog, The Last of Us, Video Game Anniversary
— Naughty Dog I remember the day. It was an extremely early morning, at least by a young child’s standards, and I hurriedly opened my Christmas presents. I was blessed with a new PlayStation 2 and a copy of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. I ran upstairs to...by sagesgroup | Aug 25, 2023 | Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, gaming, Square Enix, Video Game Anniversary
When Final Fantasy XIV launched in 2010 expectations were high, as the newest online title from one of the most beloved RPG series around, and a successor to the wildly successful MMO Final Fantasy XI. Unfortunately, , also developed by Creative Business Unit III....by sagesgroup | Jul 5, 2023 | gaming, RPGs, Video Game Anniversary
Twenty years is a long time in the world of video games, but twenty years of an ongoing story is even more impressive. In 2004, Nihon Falcom launched The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky for PC, although it wouldn’t make its way West until a decade later. While the...by sagesgroup | Mar 10, 2023 | Final Fantasy, gaming, homepage, hp-latest, Video Game Anniversary
Nobody can pinpoint what makes a Final Fantasy game, that is the nature of the anthology series, but it hasn’t stopped people from trying. With 16 mainline entries, there are bound to be some titles that fans feel stray from the “correct” path. For a large part of the...by sagesgroup | Feb 26, 2023 | freelance, homepage, hp-latest, Nintendo, Open World, Video Game Anniversary
Nintendo is defined by its franchises. The company has produced an array of classic series like Super Mario, Mario Kart, The Legend of Zelda, Kirby, and Pokémon, as well as newer ones like Super Smash Bros., Animal Crossing and Splatoon. We associate these games with...