The Real Life Town That Inspired The 'Silent Hill' Movie(Post)
Love it or hate it, the Silent Hill movie was a visually stunning movie. And while the movie borrowed liberally from the franchise in order to craft it's story, it did bring a very original and factu ...
The Most Under-Appreciated Games of Last Generation PART 2(Post)
A few weeks ago we shared with you a list of some of the most under-appreciated, but totally worth your time games of the previous generation. Well, it's time for Part Two!Enslaved - Odyssey to the W ...
Hang Some High-End Video Game Art On Your Wall(Post)
Video games as art has been a widely accepted fact for some time now. Thanks toCook & Beckeryou can now take some of the most beautiful concept art from your favorite video games and hang them on ...
Cult of the Lamb is Hello Kitty but if it hung out in a graveyard at midnight in high school(Post)
Cult of the Lamb is a cutely-satanic dungeon crawler that is a lot "The Binding of Isaac" and a little "Animal Crossing"Evoking a cutesy art style that mostly manages to avoid becoming too dark for i ...
This Is Why Konami Killed Its Console Games(Post)
When I first came to Japan six years ago, the thing I noticed was that the portable industry was king here. Everywhere you went people were using a DS or PSP. However, since then, the smartphone has ...
Scary Games To Play For Halloween(Post)
With Halloween just around the corner we figured it would be a good time to talk about something scary, scary games that is. Some of the games on the list are fairly obvious and well known, but we ha ...
An Interview with the "Metalized" Video Game Music Maker, Viking Guitar(Post)
As many of you are aware, video game music is big business; 8-bit themed chiptune music has been becoming very popular as of late, along with groups that take classic video game tracks and remix them ...
The Games Of March(Post)
Week of 3/3RBI Baseball 19 (PS4/XB1/Switch): R.B.I. Baseball 19 takes the field with new additions and improvements across all aspects of the game. Arcade baseball action to the core meets incre ...
Vans To Release Nintendo-Themed Kicks This Summer(Post)
Vans and Nintendo are teaming up to bring some throughly awesome Nintendo-themed kicks your way. According to Solecollector, the collaboration is currently schedule for a June release and will featur ...
Nintendo Switch 10 Best Reviewed Games(Post)
Here at Level Up Video Games, Nintendo has always led the way in terms of most popular platform sales. Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch that statement couldn't be more true. It's popularity ov ...
Flashback Friday: Ghosts 'N Goblins (NES)(Post)
Welcome to our first Flashback Friday post. Every Friday we will be taking a look back at a classic retro-game that holds a special place in our hearts. We will be sharing our memories and thoughts o ...
A Great Way To Display Your Boxless Game Boy & GBA Games(Post)
Finding a boxed copy of an original Game Boy or GBA game is becoming harder and harder. While the hardcore collectors out there will continue to persevere until they find that rare gem, the rest of u ...
Level Up's 2016 Games of the Year(Post)
Well folks, it's that time of year when everyone is talking about what they thought were the best games of last year. Without further ado and in no particular order, here are our choices for the best ...
Hands-On With Okami & Zone Of The Enders HD Remasters At TGS(Post)
In case you didn't know, the PlayStation 2 games Okami and Zone of the Enders 1&2 are getting an HD face-lift on the PS3 this month, and I got a chance to enjoy them at this year's Tokyo Game Show. B ...
The Games Of June(Post)
Week of 6/2Warhammer - Chaosbane (PS4/XB1): Role-playing game set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. Roam the Old World in a universe of heroic fantasy with millions of fans, solo or in co-op, a ...
An Inside Look At Artnia, The Square Enix Cafe - Stuffed Moogles & Slime Pancakes(Post)
During our most recent trip to Tokyo, we stopped in to Artnia, a Square Enix store/cafe location. You may remember we previously visited the Square Enix Goods Shop located in the first floor of their ...
Couldn't Find A NES Classic? There Are Some Great Alternatives Available(Post)
Last week, much to the dismay of frustrated consumers that were unable to find a console in the wild, Nintendo announced that they would be discontinuing the wildly popular NES Classic. Now this week ...
Hands On With "The Evil Within" At TGS(Post)
The Evil Within comes to us from the originator of the survival horror genre, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami...and boy does it not disappoint. The demo I played was set in a mansion turned insan ...
The Games Of July(Post)
Week of 7/1Jurassic World Evolution (PS4/XB1): Build your own Jurassic World. Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Take charge of operations o ...
The Games Of January(Post)
Week of 1/1Fitness Boxing (Switch): Get off the couch and get moving with fun, boxing-based rhythmic exercises set to the instrumental beats of songs by popular artists. You can personalize your work ...