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Nintendo Reveals Pikachu Yellow Edition New 3DS XL, Details On Mario Sports Superstars

by Natalie KipperJanuary 24, 2017

Come February 24, North American gamers can get their hands on another collectable, special edition of the New Nintendo 3DS XL: The Pikachu Yellow edition. The cover features art of the electric mouse Pokémon in a sketch-style. As one would expect, it looks very cute. Although, I personally would have preferred it be a new faceplate for the New Nintendo 3DS rather a whole additional XL but they didn’t ask me. The Pikachu Yellow Edition New Nintendo 3Ds XL will retail for US$199.99.

With upcoming games like Mario Sports Superstars, Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World, Tank Troopers, and Pikmin (Working Title), 2017 is looking like a great year to invest in the 3DS if you haven’t already. Mario Sports Superstars brings five different real-life sports to the Mushroom Kingdom – Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, and Horse Racing – and lets players fine tune their skills in practice before trying their hand in single or multiplayer tournaments. Multiplayer is available both locally as well as online.

Launching alongside the game on March 24 are a series of amiibo cards for the game. Tapping one of these amiibo cards during the game yields a a “variety of fun bonuses.” Intriguing! For a limited time, physical copies of Mario Sports Superstars will come with one card included. Additional amiibo cards can be purchased in five-card blind packs for US$4.99 each.

Gear Up for ‘Monster Hunter Generations’ With A Special Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL

by Natalie KipperMay 12, 2016

July 15 will not only mark the release of the latest entry in Capcom’s Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Generations, but the launch of a themed special edition New Nintendo 3DS XL as well. The system will be specially colored, blue in North America and Red for Europe. Both regions’ will feature the same art on the 3DS’s top shell, an emblem of the “Fated Four,” the main monstrous quartet from the game.

It should be noted that Monster Hunter is a series that greatly benefits from the New Nintendo 3DS XL’s C-stick and ZL and ZR buttons. The former makes controlling the camera a breeze and the latter can be assigned to the new Hunter Artes. The standard New Nintendo 3DS also has these features.

A price for this system has not been listed but I imagine that it will cost about the same as other special editions, US$199.99. Regrettably, the game is not included. Neither is the AC adapter cable. While these omissions are not uncommon, it stings nonetheless.

What do you think of the New Nintendo 3DS XL – Monster Hunter Generation edition? Will you be adding it to your collection?

Preview The Past With The Yu-Gi-Oh ‘Breakers Of Shadow’ Special Edition

by Josh JacksonApril 30, 2016

As if we didn’t have enough reason to love Breakers of Shadow, the latest expansion in the Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game that we said could change the direction of the game in our original review, the special edition of the set has arrived with some exciting new cards for us to get our hands on. As with the previous special edition, each set will contain three booster packs along with two of four promo cards. Selected at random, each box will contain one of two reprints of a hard to get card, and one of two preview cards that will be featured in the next set. Since we’ve already spoken at length about the contents of Breakers of Shadow itself, let’s dive in and see what new cards we have to look forward to. Although… Something tells me Blue Eyes White Dragon fans like myself will have a lot to look forward to when cracking open these boxes. So, without further ado…

Starting with Number 23: Lancelot, Ghost Knight of the Underworld. Formerly found in the Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal volume 7 manga, this knight sets up a solid wall to protect your field from monster, spell and trap effects. Detaching one of its Xyz material when an effect during either player’s turn is activated allows you to negate the effect’s activation, keeping you safe for one more move. When on the offensive, detaching one Xyz material lets Lancelot attack the opponent directly, which triggers its secondary effect, which allows it to destroy one face up monster on the field. It might be tricky to get it on the field since it requires two level 8 monsters to summon, and its relatively low 2000 attack points might make it an easier card to take out, but it’s clear that Lancelot gives you so many options when its on the field that it can potentially turn the tide of any duel.

Continuing the evolution of the Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon that’s become a mascot for the fifth generation of Yu-Gi-Oh, this Shonen Jump subscription promo is now available for the world to play! Despite being a Fusion Monster, Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon can be Special Summoned without Polymerization if the fusion material monsters listed at the top of the card are on the field and in your control. Acting as a pure powerhouse, Beast-Eyes inflicts even more damage on top of its initial attack thanks to its effect, which inflicts damage to the opponent equal to the beast type monster used to summon it every time it destroys a monster. It won’t be long until those Life Points count down to zero with an ability like that!

Forge of the True Dracos is the first card that we’re previewing from the upcoming Shining Victories set, which gives a huge boost to Dracoslayer players. If you have a non-Pendulum Dracoslayer monster and a Dracolord monster on the field, you can play this card to shuffle all the cards you have on the field back in your deck to Special Summon one Dracoslayer or Dracolord straight from your deck, ignoring any special conditions that would make you unable to summon it normally. With the right hand and right monster, this card can essentially give players a do-over, allowing them to pull a game changing monster onto the field with ease.

And finally, we have Beacon of White, just in time for the revival of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. As one of the most popular cards from the series’ original run and the trademark monster of Seto Kaiba, the card of a dragon that used to be a girl that was in love with his ancient Egyptian self, (hey, I didn’t write the stuff,) is set to come back in a big way. Beacon of White is just one of many new support cards that are set to debut in Shining Victories, but if this was all we got, it would be more than enough to make Blue Eyes competitively viable again. Although the activation requirements might be a stretch depending on your deck, the result is more than worth the trouble. If you have three or more “Blue-Eyes” cards in your graveyard, (meaning any card with that name in it,) you can special summon any one of them straight to the field. While no other monsters can attack, and it loses any effects it normally has, (which is mostly moot since most Blue-Eyes cards don’t have effects,) it gains the ability to attack in an amount equal to the amount of Blue-Eyes cards in the Graveyard. So if you were to say… use this card to bring back a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and you have three Blue-Eyes White Dragons still in the grave, that’s three attacks at 4500 each, more than enough to finish a duel! What’s crazy is, this isn’t where the support ends, and I’m excited to see what new tricks this old favorite will have when the full set releases.

So there you have it. If the base set wasn’t enough to get excited about, these promo cards really put it over the top. Which ones are you looking most forward to?

A Gorgeous ‘Uncharted 4’ PS4 Is On Its Way!

by Derek KraneveldtFebruary 4, 2016

Briefly: Unless the game gets another delay (which I believe is highly unlikely at this point), we’re now just a few months away from playing Naughty Dog’s highly anticipated Uncharted 4.

Well, if you were holding out on buying the console until the game came out, Sony just revealed a gorgeous, limited edition Uncharted 4 Playstation 4 console.

The bundle will cost you a cool $399.99 in the US ($499.99 in Canada), and includes the PS4 console in a Gray Blue color “featuring a silk-screened image of Nathan Drake, as well as a matching DualShock 4 and a copy of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End on Blu-ray. The limited edition PS4 also features the PlayStation logo, Uncharted logo, and the phrase “SIC PARVIS MAGNA” in gold. “SIC PARVIS MAGNA” is Latin for “Greatness from small beginnings” and is the same phrase engraved on Drake’s ring.”

Sounds like the perfect console for any Uncharted fan, and it’s clearly one of the best-looking limited PS4 console’s that I’ve seen to date.

The console will launch alongside Uncharted 4 on April 26th, and will be a limited edition, so you better keep your eyes and wallet open if you’d like to take this bundle home.

Planning to pick up the bundle? Be sure to let us know!

An ‘XL’ Announcement For Fire Emblem Fates — And DLC Details!

by Matt RodriguezJanuary 20, 2016

Fire Emblem Fates is one of the major Nintendo titles being launched early this year on February 19, and some new details just have been announced!

The options for purchasing the game are plentiful: there are two main games–Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. These can both be purchased individually at retail for $39.99 each. When the player has reached chapter 6, the game will give the players the option to purchase the other game for $19.99. According to a recent announcement by Nintendo, the third story (called Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation) will be available at a purchase price of $19.99 for all players that own either Birthright or Conquest, on March 10. A special edition was also previously announced, that will have all three games on a single game cart, an artbook, as well as a Nintendo 3DS XL pouch, for $79.99.

In other breaking news, a special New Nintendo 3DS XL will be available to purchase on the same day of the game’s launch! Set at a MSRP of $199.99, this Nintendo 3DS XL sports beautiful art inspired on the game on both the top and bottom of the clamshell design. However, we regrettably report that the game will not be included with the system, and must be purchased separately (NOOOOOOO!!!!).

The Fire Emblem franchise is a turn based strategy game focused on medieval warfare, with the prime elements being strategy and companionship. The previous entry, Fire Emblem: Awakening brought substantial attention to the franchise in the West, and was one of the best selling titles. We are excited that they are bringing even more Fire Emblem games here, and even other products such as the special New Nintendo 3DS XL!

Are YOU excited about the newly announced DLC details, the New Nintendo 3DS XL, or both! Will you be purchasing these games? Please let us know in the comments!

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Preview The Upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh Expansion With The ‘Clash Of Rebellions’ Special Edition

by Josh JacksonJanuary 14, 2016

If you follow the Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game, you’re probably hyped for the upcoming Breakers of Shadow booster set, which promises to flood the game with a wave of viable cards that are looking to improve existing decks while reviving old ones. If you wanted a small taste of what that set will offer, the Clash Of Rebellions special edition is looking to tide you over until the full set is released.

As with most every special edition set, $10 MSRP gets you three booster packs of the previous set, which includes a new deck’s worth of new Red Eyes Black Dragon cards, such as The Black Stone Of Legend, Red-Eyes Archfiend Of Lightning, and Cards of the Red Stone, and the cover monster that’s both a Pendulum and Xyz card, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon. In addition to the standard boosters however, each box now comes with two of four promotional inserts, one of which is a reprint of a hard to find card, and the other releasing as a Super Rare variant of the next major expansion.

Starting with the preview cards, here are Engraver of the Mark and the Trap Card, Destruction Sword Flash. Engraver is a spellcaster with a decent amount of attack points and an odd set of abilities. If the opponent plays a card that asks them to name a specific card as part of its effect, Engraver allows its controller to discard it from their hand to the graveyard in order to change the name of the card to one of your choosing. When on the field, Engraver can destroy any one card on the field at the end of the following End Phase, forcing the opponent to either use it before they’re ready, or see it destroyed.

Destruction Sword Flash gives duelists an even bigger reason to dust off their Buster Blader cards from 10 years ago and breathes fresh life into them with a powerful effect. When using a Fusion Monster that used Buster Blader as its material, you can flip this card to banish your opponent’s entire field. Once in the graveyard, this card can be used AGAIN by triggering its secondary effect if you banish it. In this case, if a Buster Blader monster you control is targeted by an effect, this card can negate the effect and destroy that card. Buster Blader is sounding pretty awesome right about now!

Not to be left out, the two Shonen-Jump promo reprints, Ultimaya Tzolkin and Frightfur Tiger, each of these monsters offer huge benefits to their respective decks when in the right situation. Tzolkin, (known as the Crimson Dragon who served as a guide for Yusei and his friends in the 5D‘s anime,) can use its effect to special summon a level 7 or 8 dragon type Synchro monster, or a Power Tool Synchro monster without fear of follow up effects to the card that’s special summoned. A perfect set up for cards like Azure Eyes Silver Dragon, Tzolkin looks like it could be a huge asset to any Synchro heavy dragon deck.

Freightfur Tiger also has a very specific benefit, but it’s one you’ll want to pay attention to. As a fusion monster that can destroy one card of the field for every Fluffal monster used as its material, potentially allowing you to wipe the field and clear the way for a powerful series of attacks. When you consider that Freightfur Tiger also boosts the attack strength of every Fluffal card it shares the field with, and you have a chance to deal a finishing blow to your opponent pretty easily with the right cards.

What say you, duelists? What are your highlights within the Clash Of Rebellions Special Editon? Comment below and share your thoughts!

Catch This Pokémon-Themed New Nintendo 3DS Bundle Next Month!

by Natalie KipperJanuary 12, 2016

Show of hands: who had one or both of the original Gameboy games, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue (Green never made it to the U.S.)? I remember choosing Blue back in the day.

Even those who didn’t have a chance to play those old cartridges should be psyched for the upcoming New Nintendo 3DS bundle. This commemorative edition will come packed with a New Nintendo 3DS (not an XL), two cover plates, copies of Red and Blue pre-installed along with a code for an exclusive HOME menu theme.

You will be able to purchase this bundle from video game retailers on February 27. Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, as well as Pokémon Yellow will also be available as eShop digital downloads on February 27.

Excited? Which classic title do you plan on re-playing first?

Mega64 Announces 10 Year Anniversary Blu-Ray! Out This Black Friday!

by Shane O'HareOctober 28, 2013

It’s no secret that us at Geekscape are huge fans of the Mega64 Boyz. I personally have been watching their skits and full length episodes for YEARS, and I cannot give them any higher praise. Their humor, delivery and writing are amazing and they always blow me away. Hell, they are the ones who turned me onto The Aquabats! So when I received an update from YouTube that Mega64 uploaded a new video, I was expecting a new skit. What I got was this awesome trailer for their 10 year anniversary Blu-Ray collection! Watch it with me below!

If you’re a fan of Mega64’s full length episodes that you are probably as excited as I am right now. They’ve been hinting at possible Blu-Ray releases for a few years now, and we finally FINALLY get a doozy of a collection.

No official write up yet as to what specifically we can expect to find in the Blu-Ray set. From the trailer and their Live Stream from tonight, the guys ran down a few of the features.

All three seasons of the Mega 64 show. Versions 1,2, and 3 REMASTERED!

Commentary, original AND the updated 10 year edition

All Easter Eggs and extras from the first run. As well as things that SHOULD have been put out on the DVDs in the first place!

Even that small bit of news, it is still an amazing package to behold! Now you can get your hands on The 10th anniversary collection of Mega 64 this November 29th during their Black Friday sale. They always have great deals as well as new special goodies to behold!

So make sure you check out their official Mega64 site for more details once they are released!