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.
Shadowrun is a cyberpunk themed RPG developed by BlueSky Software, based on the tabletop RPG by FASA. It was released for the Sega Genesis in 1994. It’s worth noting that although it is based in the Shadowrun world, it is a … [ Read More... ]
We love cyberpunk around here, well, at least I do. Check out this great looking gameplay video of the new Shadowrun, Shadowrun Returns.
As you can see, Shadowrun Returns is composed of top-down, isometric graphics, which hearkens back to the Sega Genesis and SNES classics. It looks especially good if you consider that is just “alpha” gameplay footage, meaning it’s not even in the beta stages yet. Comments … [ Read More... ]
Thanks to a host of server issues with the internet required SimCity (2013) reboot, EA is putting a hold on advertising for the highly anticipated game. Servers being added, patches and features being disabled are some of things that are happening with SimCity. Players are complaining and requesting refunds constantly because they’re unable to sign on and play the game. Even Amazon is disabling the downloadable version of the … [ Read More... ]
In a recent interview GameStop president, Tony Bartel, talked shop on the business of selling the Playstation 4. He also expressed interest in improving the Playstation Vita’s sales.
When asked about Sony dropping the price of the PS Vita, Bartel responded, “We’re always happy to see a price cut! Both bundles and price cuts tend to spur additional sales, so this would make sense leading up … [ Read More... ]