In what’s already becoming a standard trend in the MMORPG world, Bethesda is going to be ditching subscription fees for The Elder Scrolls Online in preparation for its release to the Xbox One and Playstation 4 in June. Considering the lack of a splash the game made in the MMORPG world, this was something many [...]
Throw it Away: The Rig shaking e-Sports and CounterStrike
In the recent days, another major storm of controversy has surrounded the e-Sport arena of CounterStrike. This time, it’s in the form of fixed matches and betting dating back to a match in August 2014 between the two teams iBUYPOWER and NetCodeGuides.com. As IGN says, “iBUYPOWER went in as the favorite to win, but ended [...]
Video Game Song of the Day – Count Batula (Conker’s Bad Fur Day)
Marshall: After getting Banjo Tooie for Christmas, I've almost completed my classic Rareware N64 collection, and am set for a monster year of inducting them into the Hall of Fame. One thing that marks a Rare classic is of course the music, courtesy of the brilliant composers Grant Kirkhope and Robin Beanland. Today's Song of the Day [...]
What We’re Playing This Week, 2015 Kickoff Edition
By the Last Token Gaming Staff Marshall Garvey: My chief fix has of course been God of War II, whose Hall of Fame Review I’m currently wrapping up. But aside from ripping the heads off Medusas and goring minotaurs, my “leisure” game of choice has been the always reliable The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. While [...]
Video Game Song of the Day – Far Away (Red Dead Redemption)
Marshall: While I've shelved my Hall of Fame Review for Red Dead Redemption for a little while (due to the apparent loss of my saved files on the main campaign), the game has lost none of its resonance with me after an extensive playthrough. Of its many incredible strengths (which I will go into full detail of [...]
Video Game Song of the Day: Oblivion Main Theme
Marshall: Been playing Oblivion for fun as of late, and every time I hear the main theme on the first menu I'm instantly in the mood for a sprawling adventure. It sounds like a blend of the themes for Morrowind and Pirates of the Caribbean, wrapped up in a Lord of the Rings orchestra sound. As such, a great choice [...]
Hall of Fame Review – Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
By Michael Mygind Publisher: Capcom Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Master System, various computers and compilations. Release Date: February 6, 1991 Mode: Single Player, Two Player Versus Genre: Fighting I feel that it’s so hard to just write a review on Street Fighter II and not reflect back on just what this single [...]
TellTale’s Game of Thrones: Iron from Ice Episode 1 Review
Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Rated: M for Mature Release Date: December 2, 2014 (US) Platform: Xbox One (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, Steam (Reviewed) MSRP: $4.99 Originally, this was to be a joint review of TellTale’s Game of Thrones: Iron from Ice Episode 1 as Last Token Gaming’s first ever video review. [...]
Hitting Restart: How LTG almost ended, and how it’s come to be.
“Should we call it and end Last Token Gaming?” At that point, it felt like Last Token Gaming was running on empty. The content we were churning out reflected that. While each piece we published was written well, they carried a feeling of both exhaustion and tiredness to them. It was as if each article [...]
What We Want to Play Next Year – Last Token Gaming’s Most Anticipated Games of 2015
by Last Token Gaming 2014 was a bit of a doozy don’t you think? So much has happened in the year of gaming; 2014 is a year that brought up intense competition between two consoles, the renaissance of another, and swirling controversy that had wonderful intentions but became murky through mishandling. I think 2014 is [...]