Import Review: Fire Emblem Fates (3DS)(Post)
Fire Emblem: Fates is the newest entry in the long running strategy RPG series from Nintendo. The previous entry in the series for 3DS, Awakening, did quite well, and Fates both benefits and suffers ...
Console Maintenance Tips(Post)
Taking a break from our usual discussion about games, we thought we'd take a few moments to focus on the machines that play them. Here's a few helpful hints from a Gaming Expert on how to keep your c ...
Flashback Friday: Maximum Carnage (SNES)(Post)
Back in the 90's, multi-title cross-overs became all the rage in comic books. One of the more popular cross-overs was Spider-Man's "Maximum Carnage", which managed to spawn a really cool video game.M ...
Hands-On With Odin Sphere Leifthrasir At TGS(Post)
Odin Sphere for the PS2 is one of my favorite games ever, with its interesting story, intertwined characters, and art that can only be described as luscious. It put developer Vanillaware firmly on my ...
Hands-o With "The Order 1886" At TGS(Post)
Well after an incredibly tiring TGS, loosing my bullet train ticket, and then catching the oh so fun after expo plague I'm finally ready to give you all the run down on Tokyo Game Show 2014.For those ...
Hands On With PlayStation VR Demo Kitchen At TGS(Post)
For our thoughts on the actual VR headset check-out our previous post.The demo starts with you tied to chair in a typical looking horror movie kitchen (grunge, grim, blood and bodies), with a video c ...
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 Summer Lesson At TGS(Post)
When the two of us here at Level Up covering TGS got to the front of the long line to try Sony's VR, there were only two options available: a horror game called Kitchen and a dating simulation game c ...
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 ...
The Games Of September(Post)
Week of 9/1Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Switch): Spyro's back and he's all scaled up! The original roast master is back! Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD.
Best N64 Controller Alternatives To Upgrade Your Classics​(Post)
Best N64 Controller Alternatives To Upgrade Your Classics
We here at Level Up are picky about our controllers, to say the least. The Nintendo 64 controller is notoriously awkwardly shaped, hard ...
Level Up's Favorite NES Games(Post)
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in the United States in 1985, and has sold almost 62 million systems. It holds a special place in the hearts of retro video game fans around the w ...
Setting World Records One Video Game at a Time(Post)
The video game society’s language of buttons tapping, aliens exploding, and fireballs hurling didn’t flicker to life on TV screens overnight. The gaming culture fed off the crunch of Doritos and the ...
The Games Of April(Post)
Week of 4/1Borderlands Game of the Year (PS4/XB1): Discover the co-op shooter-looter that started it all, crammed with content and enhancements! Equip bazillions of guns as one of 4 trigger-happ ...
Hands-On With DmC At TGS(Post)
I've talked before about what a huge Devil May Cry fan I am, and I've also mentioned the reservations and downright displeasure I've had regarding the newest game in the series, DmC. I'm happy to say ...
The Games Of January(Post)
Week of 1/5Terminator Resistance (PS4/XB1): Terminator: Resistance is an officially licensed, first-person shooter set during the ‘Future War’ scenario that was only glimpsed at in the ...
The Games Of March(Post)
Week of 3/1Granblue Fantasy - Versus (PS4): Fight your friends in Granblue Fantasy: Versus for PlayStation 4. The intuitive controls and deceptively simple mechanics are easy to pick up but hard ...
An Interview With the Makers of Asterogue(Post)
We recently got the chance to talk with an up-and-coming group of student-game developers at UC Santa Cruz, who are responsible for a cool new free mobile game called Asterogue. Jon Gill, the game's ...
What We've Been Playing(Post)
We've decided to start up a new column on our website, solely based on the conversations we usually have in the store with all of you. Instead of asking for outright recommendations, most of us gamer ...
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Custom In-House Apparel Printing Studio
Thank you for interest in Level Up's in-house print and design studio. We offer custom design printing on cotton t-shirts, hoodies and many other ap ...