Black Oni Podcast 65 | Greatness from Small Beginnings

Download mp3 Episode 65: Agenda (1:58hrs) 1- Ice Breaker!! 2- Gamin’ News 3- Hot Topic 1- INTRO/ I-I-I-ICE BREAKER!!! (15 mins) • Guests: Ice Breaker: What’s your gaming/streaming new year’s resolution? 2- GAMIN’ NEWS (35 minutes) • Recent Releases list • What have you been playing? • What are your 2017 gaming predictions? 3- Q&A…

Final Fantasy XV: A Homecoming

July, 2006, Square Enix unveils to the world a trailer that would be the start of a 10 year long wait. The premier for Final Fantasy Versus XIII  (now known as FFXV). The crowd, breath held with anticipation, watched the protagonist, Noctis Lucis Caelum, waste an enemy squad on screen with little effort, showing us…

Nioh Game Impressions

Will Nioh Be a Breakaway Success?

Developer Tecmo Koei concluded their latest beta demo for NiOh on September 4th, and I had an opportunity to spend extensive time with it, starting with the previous Alpha earlier in the spring. In this hands-on preview, I’ll detail the pros, cons, and hopefully changes leading up to the Februrary 2017 release date. I can…

Shoot S**t in the FACE: COD Advanced Warfare Review

A year ago, COD was pretty much the laughing stock of gaming with its sad release, “COD: Ghosts”. People lamented the title for it’s lazy storytelling, lackluster visuals, and odd weapon balancing issues. While I’m confident Infinity Ward had great intentions, they just weren’t able to live up to gamer’s high expectations. So how does…