2014 was a great year for gaming. We saw releases of stunning new games on new machines that continued to push the boundaries of our imagination and commercial game development. From mobile to mainstream to indie, we have no qualms about loving it all and burying ourselves for hours in these fantastical […]
Taking a Look at Conspiracy Theories and Thoughts on Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy has been around for decades, with the first Final Fantasy being released in Japan in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). When a game has been around this long, with quite a few fans, it’s easy to find all sorts of odd ideas or theories about the games. […]
The “Goblins vs. Gnomes” Expansion Makes Hearthstone Fun Again
[A forewarning: this article uses a decent amount of Hearthstone-specific terminology and might be tough to understand without some prior experience with the game. I apologize for this, but it’s tough to talk about an expansion to a game without an assumed knowledge of the basic mechanics. And if you haven’t played […]
Check Out This Funko-tastic Giveaway from Nerdophiles & Fun.com!
Do you love Funko? I love Funko. I have so many Funko POP! Vinyl figures at this point that I don’t even know what to do with them all. I’m running out of flat surfaces to display them on! I’m not going to lie, it’s kind of a problem. And […]
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Our 2014 Holiday Gift Guides Are Here!
Happy holidays, Nerdophiles readers! Our staff has put together some gift guides for all of your last minute shopping needs. Maybe you’re still looking for the perfect gift or maybe you just need one or two little things. We hope to do our best to get you pointed in the […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Ideas for the Gamers In Our Lives
As many people are still scrambling to pick up a new next generation console for the holidays this season, thankfully there will be no new consoles released anytime soon. This leaves plenty of time for gamers to take a good look at some of the best games from the past year or […]
Assassin’s Creed Unity Review – Vive La France!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7DEwM7VpfU] Assassin’s Creed Unity Release Date: November 11, 2014 Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Genre(s): Action-Adventure, Stealth Rating: ★★★☆☆ System: PS4 (PC, Xbox One) Review Spoilers: High IGN | Gamespot | Metacritic | Amazon Assassin’s Creed Unity will likely be a staple gift during the Holidays this year, but many people are more than disappointed in […]
New Mounts in WoW: Warlords in Draenor
With a new expansion, comes new mounts! World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor seems to have added 46 new mounts to the game, with new achievement, profession, reputation, Garrison, vender, rare spawn, dropped, and PvP mounts. The achievement mounts will include a Core Hound (as seen above), Felfire Hawk, Emerald Drake, […]
Ingress: Augmented Reality Done Right
Release Date: November 16, 2012 (United States) Developer: Niantic Labs Publisher: Niantic Labs / Google Genre(s): MMOG, Augmented Reality Rating: ★★★★★ System: Android/iOS Review Spoilers: Low IGN | Gamespot | Metacritic I have a new addiction. I am glued to my phone everywhere I go. I am now the person who […]
The Future of Pokemon: A Look at the Demo For Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFlL2pW6lY8] Last month, Nintendo released a short demo version for their upcoming release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Nintendo’s push to provide demos is certainly new and I was apprehensive about this. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire will forever be one of my favorite Pokemon generations for a number […]
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