Authors: Thomas Winkley
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Search for Splinter
The Search for Splinter also incorporates some of the best Turtle villains, the Mousers, which keeps things interesting from the jump. … read more
Review: Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
While anime fighting games are generally not my preferred go-to, Dengeki Bunko does have a massive allure. … read more
Review: Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians will bring some new players to the fold and give those waiting for that killer app on Xbox One something to look forward to. … read more
Gamer Vs. Con: What I Learned At Anime Banzai
Something about Anime Banzai that was immediately noticeable was its respect for their scope. … read more
Review: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward is a cacophony of everything one could love about an MMORPG mixed with a few new ideas that range from great to frustrating. … read more
Review Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Persona 4 Dancing All Night is your classic rhythm game using only the buttons on your Vita to keep the music flowing. … read more
Review: Street Fighter V Online Beta
While you could easily link this beta to the word “troubled,” it definitely did what an online beta is meant to do—find the issues. … read more
Review: Ultra Street Fighter 4
Ultra Street Fighter 4 for PS4 was touted as being the “Best Way to Play.” Unfortunately, before multiple patches, this wasn’t the case. Now that the game has been tweaked, patched and cleaned up, it is, in fact, the best way to play. … read more
Nintendo Airstream Preview Event
Last week, Nintendo of America began their coast to coast tour giving lucky press members time to try out the Wii U and some of the newly announced content. SLUG had the chance to check out The Wonderful 101, Zombi U, and the latest installment of the Pokemon series. … read more
8-bit Death Skating: The Plans of Fryza
The folks at the Salt Lake-based mobile app developer Fryza plan to bring back the satisfaction of old school video games with their own 8-bit death skating experience: Retro Skate. SLUG spoke with Fryza CTO Mark Price, Chief Cook Jason Brewer and CEO Kevin Flint about the project, which is currently in development for iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, Linux, Mac and OUYA. Retro Skate is being funded through Kickstarter, and the campaign ends on December 7th. … read more
Civic Day of Hacking 06.01
In a back office at the Leonardo, Open SLC, a group of individuals who believe all public record should be available in human and machine readable format, gathered ready to solve problems for our city. … read more
Video Game Reviews
The good folks at Nintendo rolled their Mario-branded airstream through Salt Lake in September, giving SLUG a chance to preview their tasty offerings for the upcoming holiday season. The trailer was packed with a message of values and love. With a slew of new titles releasing for the Wii, 3DS, DSi and DSi XL, hardcore and casual gamers alike can find a great pile of items to spend their hard-earned cash on. … read more
