James Wynne's Latest Articles

Fanatical Five | Top 5 Scariest Enemies in Gaming

It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means: It’s time for everyone to talk about the scariest things in gaming. We would be remiss not to …

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Fanatical Five | Five Reasons to Buy a Wii U in 2014

The Wii U was obviously a misfire. Nintendo bungled virtually everything about its release: They timed the launch poorly, alienated fans, alienated third parties, named …

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Hyrule Warriors Does Well Enough, Support Continues with amiibo

Hyrule Warriors is strange for a Musou game in that it has sold better in the West than it did in its native Japan. Perhaps …

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Nintendo Direct Makes Big Claim

Nintendo recently announced the date and time for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Nintendo Direct. It’s set to stream on October 23 at 3p.m. …

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Alien: Isolation Review | I Admire Its Purity

Alien: Isolation is a the first licensed Alien game worth owning. That’s not really saying much about it because the bar has been set so …

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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, can it break the Sonic Cycle?

Long time Sonic fans know what the Sonic Cycle is, a three step waltz of announcement, anticipation, and disappointment repeated ad nauseam. Aside from Sonic …

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Fanatical Rant | Brainwashing or How Destiny Became Popular

If nothing else, 2014 should be remembered as the year of undue hype.

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Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory King | A Finale of Ice and Fire

The finale to From Software‘s Dark Souls II DLC trilogy, Crown of the Ivory King brings Chosen Undead to the icy realm of said king. …

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Drive Into These PlayStation Plus Offerings for October

The PlayStation Plus lineup for October has been released and it seems Sony has outdone themselves again with same day releases.

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Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory King is Now Live

The final of the three DLCs FromSoftware developed for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Ivory King is live on all platforms. Will you be able …

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Review | Paranormal Pulp

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter was “weird fiction” pulp done right, and it looked amazing. If it were a dame that had walked into my …

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Hyrule Warriors Review | 70% Musou, 30% Zelda, 100% Fun

Hyrule Warriors is definitely a Warriors game, but it does something that rarely happens in gaming today: A crossover that’s more than just a skin.

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Vane — a New Title with a Team Ico Vibe

If the lack of Team Ico games irks you and you still cling to hope that The Last Guardian will be released in your life …

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