Mark Nielsen

3 weeks ago | vgchartz.com | Mark Nielsen

by Mark Nielsen , posted 18 hours ago / 896 ViewsIn the varied world of video games there are as many genres as there are confusing abbreviations, but on occasion those genres get misunderstood by general audiences. One recent example is when last year’s mini-game collection Final Fantasy VII Rebirth got snubbed at the many mini-game-related award categories and instead took home multiple RPG of the year awards.

3 weeks ago | vgchartz.com | Mark Nielsen

by Mark Nielsen , posted 4 minutes ago / 33 ViewsIn the varied world of video games there are as many genres as there are confusing abbreviations, but on occasion those genres get misunderstood by general audiences. One recent example is when last year’s mini-game collection Final Fantasy VII Rebirth got snubbed at the many mini-game-related award categories and instead took home multiple RPG of the year awards.

1 month ago | vgchartz.com | Mark Nielsen

by Mark Nielsen , posted 6 minutes ago / 52 ViewsAs someone who missed the chance to return to World of Warcraft when the widely successful Classic servers were first introduced six years ago, in an attempt to replicate the vanilla experience of 2004, I was glad to be given another chance when Blizzard introduced their 20th Anniversary servers late last year, which tried to replicate the World of Warcraft: Classic experience of 2019. In other words, it's World of Warcraft: Classic: Classic.

1 month ago | vgchartz.com | Mark Nielsen

by Mark Nielsen , posted 14 minutes ago / 83 ViewsHalfway into the decade and the 2020s has been an interesting one for gaming in both good ways and bad, with the restructuring of the industry, a mix of innovation and the same old, and of course many, many long waits. But there have also been many quality titles, to be sure; the last three years in particular have seen a number of critical darlings.

2 months ago | vgchartz.com | Mark Nielsen

by Mark Nielsen , posted 53 minutes ago / 179 ViewsWhile the future of Smash Bros. has been uncertain for a while - whether Nintendo will build on Ultimate or bring us a new entry entirely - within all likelihood a new Nintendo system still means something new for Smash Bros. is on the horizon, and that something will almost certainly include new fighters, however many or few.