Blast: The introduction of the Virtual Console has been a wonderful thing for gamers worldwide. Many lost classics are available to download, and oftentimes at a price that is very consumer friendly. Look no further than the prices on used copies of games like Super Mario RPG (find that in cartridge form for $60-70 in used shops) for evidence of that. We've also received some imports that gamers, myself included, are thankful for. Sin and Punishment is probably one of my favorite games, but I had never heard of it, never mind heard of it, before it released on the Virtual Console.
Turbografx shooters I was never able to play growing up (I had a Super Nintendo and a Sega Genesis back then) get a lot of playtime on my Wii now, since I'm a big shmup fan. It has even benefited people who don't own a Wii or don't use the VC service, as the prices of used copies of the games released there have been devalued on places like Amazon or Half.com, saving you some cash on your retro gaming in old-school, cartridge form.
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
