The Square Enix Booth At TGS(Post)
Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns (PS3/360)I didn't have a lot of hands-on time with the third installment of Final Fantasy XIII, but it was enough to understand that this game plays vastly differ
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.Ma
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 factua
Gamestop Executive Pays Level Up Video Games a Visit!(Post)
On Thursday, August 19th, Level Up Video Games, an independent video game store, was honored with a visit from none other than the GameStop Head of Visual Merchandising & Store Development, along with
The Microsoft Booth At TGS (360)(Post)
You may remember in our post about the Xbox One games we mentioned that some of the games playable at the Microsoft booth were closed off in a separate section, due to Japan's very strict age restrict
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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 wo
Import Review: Grand Knights History (PSP)(Post)
Grand Knights History is the latest game from VanillaWare, beloved creators of such games as Odin Sphere and Muramasa, and until a few months ago, I thought it had a snowball’s chance in hell of comin
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 q
Level Up At E3 2013(Post)
Our mission: to seek out new consoles, peripherals and games. To weed out future purchases worthy of you, and to boldly go where only few gamers can: E3 2013 Los Angeles, California.E3 is a maze of li
The Most Under-Appreciated Games of Last Generation PART 1(Post)
Now that we are firmly into the latest console generation, it's time to take a look back at some of the most under-appreciated, but totally worth your time games of the previous generation.Deadly Prem
Sega Soundtracks Now On Spotify(Post)
Last week the streaming music service Spotify added a whole bunch of classic Sega soundtracks to its library. Music from games such as Golden Axe, Phantasy Star, Nights, Jet Set Radio, Out Run, Virtua
Lost In Localization: Dragon Power (NES)(Post)
In 1987 Bandai released a game called Dragon Power for the NES. This kung-fu themed action game featured a story in which a young boy is tasked with gathering crystalballs in order to summon a dragon
Microsoft Denies Copies of Halo 4 to Independent Retailers(Post)
Running any business is a daily challenge; running an independent video game retail store in a market dominated by the likes of GameStop and others can sometimes be downright impossible, and at times
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 feature
Nintendo Power Now Available On Internet Archive(Post)
For over 20 years, Nintendo Power was a bastion of all things Nintendo; news, previews, reviews, rumors, guides and cheat codes. Before the rise of the internet this how we got our gaming info, we wai
NPR: "How 'Streets Of Rage 4' Reimagined Gaming's Most Iconic Rave(Post)
NPR has an in-depth write up on Streets of Rage 4, here is just a sample of the entire article. CLICK HERE TO READ IT IN FULL.At the turn of the '90s, the attention of the video game industry was lock
Level Up's 2015 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
The 8 Best Retro-style Controllers To Use For Indies or Emulators(Post)
8 Best Retro Controllers To Pair With Your PC
Sometimes we can’t always hook up our old consoles. You’ve gotta dig out the CRT, set it up, find all your cables and controllers, or make sure you ca
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 P