Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II, good game, great cover! Released for the NES in 1989, Ironsword was the follow up to the hit Wizards & Warriors. A single player platformer developed by Zippo game and published by Rare; the game … [ Read More... ]
Ubisoft has announced that the highly anticipated follow up to Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends, has been delayed. Furthermore the title will also be seeing a multiplatform release, landing spots on the PS3, the Xbox 360, and Wii U. Rayman Legends was originally revealed last E3 as a Wii U exclusive and was set to launch alongside the Wii U last November. The game was however … [ Read More... ]
Disney Interactive has officially announced the closure of Junction Point Studios. Junction Point, known for the hit Epic Mickey series, was established by veteran game designer Warren Spector in 2005 and acquired by Disney in 2007. Spector, with a catalogue of game credits including Deus Ex and System Shock, left fans and family with a few parting words in an open letter on his Facebook account… [ Read More... ]
Among the mass of games announced in the latest Nintendo Direct, there was one little announcement that some may have missed. Eiji Aonuma, the head honcho of every major Zelda title since the historic Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64, announced that he was working on a brand new game in The Legend of Zelda series for the Wii U. Ok, so maybe no one … [ Read More... ]