Nadia Oxford
Staff Writer
Nadia has been writing about games for so long, only the wind and the rain (or the digital facsimiles thereof) remember her true name. She's written for Nerve, About.com, Gamepro, IGN, 1UP, PlayStation Official Magazine, and other sites and magazines that sling words about video games. She co-hosts the Axe of the Blood God podcast, where she mostly screams about Dragon Quest.
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This Year's Scariest Halloween Costume? Movie Sonic
Ruin Trick-or-Treating for everyone with one easy purchase!
Professor E. Gadd from Luigi's Mansion is Nintendo's Most Dangerous Character
Stop this man before he kills again.
This Year's Scariest Halloween Costume? Movie Sonic
Ruin Trick-or-Treating for everyone with one easy purchase!
Professor E. Gadd from Luigi's Mansion is Nintendo's Most Dangerous Character
Stop this man before he kills again.
You Can Catch Fish With the Game Boy's Weirdest Accessory
You can lie about "the one that got away," but your Game Boy knows the truth.
Here's Every Pokemon Sighting From Friday's 24 Hour Livestream
Let Galarian Ponyta make all your Lisa Frank dreams come true.
Indivisible Review: A Journey Worthy of Your Undivided Attention
Indivisible's personable cast and engaging battle system carry the experience across its rough patches.
Shenmue 3 Looks Modern, but its Dialogue is Vintage Dreamcast
Don't forget to buy tokens if you wanna play.
John Kirby, the Lawyer that Saved Nintendo, Dies at 79
In 1982, Kirby assisted with legal gorilla warfare.
New Team Rocket Admins are Preparing to Make Trouble in Pokemon Go
Cliff is evil, but his goatee game is on point.
Pokemon Masters Uses Struggle. It's Not Very Effective
The latest Pokemon mobile game is falling fast after a strong debut.
Reaction: Pokemon Sword and Shield's 18 Gyms is a Good Start, But It Needs More
Pokemon's got a lot of work ahead before it proves itself on consoles.
Why Are Portable Systems and RPGs Perfect Lovers? Axe of the Blood God Talks it Over
Nadia and Eric go over the reasons why handhelds are perfect for RPGs and name some of their favorites.
The Blood God Recommends: Dragon Quest 3 for the Switch
A 30-year-old RPG that's aged to near-perfection.
If You Waited on Dragon Quest XI S for the Switch, Congrats, You Made the Right Decision
They managed to make it even better. Sorcery!
Finding Time for Games and "Sweet Revenge:" An Interview with Double Fine's Tim Schafer
We talk to industry veteran Tim Schafer about developing games with Microsoft, his favorite games, and the inspirational powers behind cult RPG Skies of Arcadia.
Mad Technology Wizard Makes Switch Lite Playable on TV...With a Catch
Some people thrive on technicalities the way the rest of us thrive on food.
Grandia HD Collection is Getting a Patch in Response to Fan Criticisms
Grandia is on track to become a little bit grander.
Starting Screen | Sayonara Wild Hearts is a Bright, Loud Game That Tells a Sweet, Subtle Story
Video games are still learning the art of subtle storytelling, but a game about neon biker gals at war somehow nails it.
Sonic the Hedgehog Monopoly Livens Up a Boring Game With High-Stakes Boss Fights
Just behave yourself, because this brave new society won't hesitate to jail a hedgehog.
Shenmue 3 Was a Much Simpler Game Before Deep Silver Agreed to Publish It
In the Beginning, there was only story and quick time events.
We Dare You to Eat This Pile of Ancient Pokemon Food
Expiration dates are just suggestions.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Review
Come sail away with Link. Again.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening's Most Famous Song Now Has Soul-Shredding Lyrics
Let's be honest, you knew it wasn't going to be an uplifting ditty.
Trials of Mana vs. Seiken Densetsu 3: How the Remake Trades Chaos for Some Welcome Order
Fighting around the Mana Tree.
The First Three Dragon Quests Finally Leave Their Mobile Prison For Switch
Erdrick's violent kids are about to run rampant on your Switch.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is Hiding Totaka's Song and Other Musical Easter Eggs
19 notes is all you need.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Never Getting Goku, Stop Asking Before Sakurai Snaps
Kamehamehey this isn't going to happen.
Watch This New Mobile Castlevania TGS 2019 Trailer, Featuring Classic Castlevania Bosses
Looking good Wyvern, you purple weirdo.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Drops Frames Like Marin Drops Beats, But it's Not Too Bad
The small hitches in Link's Awakening don't spoil an otherwise wonderful Zelda adventure.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake TGS Trailer Breakdown: Clues About Wutai, a Brand New Character, and More
Frog Cloud has a tiny sword, and it will be the end of me.
Breath of the Wild 2 Hiring for "New Experiences" Raises Exciting Possibilities
Something is stirring in Hyrule.
Major Fire Emblem: Three Houses Bug Gets Patched With Switch Firmware 9.0.0
The expansion pass broke the game, but let's blame Ignatz and watch him sweat.
Starting Screen | Why I Ignored the Dreamcast 20 Years Ago
I was a teenage Debby Dreamcast Downer.
These Rare Games Make SNES on Nintendo Switch Online Worth Paying Attention To
Race 'em, fly 'em, stack 'em: Nintendo Switch Online's SNES library is off to a good start.
Terrified People Want to Know What's in Pokemon's Sausages
If you think too deeply about the curry you make in Sword and Shield, questions bubble to the surface of your mind.
How Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Battle Music Goes in Unexpected Directions
So long repetitive battle themes, I'll see you in therapy.
Sayonara Wild Hearts Scratches My Ever-Present Rhythm Heaven Itch
At PAX West 2019, we played Simogo's latest colorful adventure.
"We're Going to Make Shovel Knight Downwell:" Shovel Knight Dig Devs on Its Literal New Direction
Shovel Knight goes rogue(like) in his latest adventure.
Why Dragon Quest Failed to Make it In America 30 Years Ago
Nintendo tried its best to make the West love RPGs, but culture—and more importantly, timing—was against the attempt.
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection is Coming in January
All that repressed Mega Man Zero agony just came bubbling to the surface, didn't it?
Starting Screen | EarthBound’s 25th Anniversary Makes us Pine for Classic Instruction Books
Earthbound's player guide is a great example of the effort publishers expended trying to make the West fall in love with RPGs.
Dragon Quest 11 Switch Port Shines in Side-by-Side Comparison With PS4 Version
You can learn a lot from a demo.
Where Nintendo Switch Online Has Gone Wrong
The reasons Nintendo's online service is flaccid, and what it can do to pump things up.
New Trials of Mana Footage Shows Cleaner, More Accessible Fights
Let's have a good clean fight, Mana fans.
The Fire Emblem: Three Houses Student Ranking Thunderdome: 34 Students Enter, Only Shamir Leaves
We have no favorites among Three Houses' characters, except for the ones that are our favorites.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Has a Nostalgic Throwback Mode
Watch Dr. Robotnik scamper like in the good ol' days!
You Can Park Your Ass On a Bench Again In Pokemon Sword and Shield
Shut up, sit down, and drink your Arceus-damned tea.
Every Game and Trailer Shown off During the August Nintendo Indie World Showcase
Did you miss this morning's Indie World showcase? Let us help you.
This Collector Has a Metal Gear Game You Probably Didn't Even Know Existed
"Ammo is behind the next door!"
The Beauty of Chrono Cross in HD Reminds Us We're Overdue for a Remaster
A remaster needs to give us the option to drop-kick Poshul into the sea, though.
The Link's Awakening Remake for Switch Was Teased Three Years Ago and No One Noticed
Eiji Aonuma is slick, like a thief in the night.
Pokemon Masters Already Has 5 Million Pre-Registrations
You get to be a Pokemon Master! And you get to be a Pokemon Master!
Metal Wolf Chaos XD's Exaggerated Japanese Take On American Patriotism, as Observed by a Canadian
I may only watch and observe this strange planet. I mayn't interfere with its workings.
Man Threatens Square Enix With a "Repeat of Kyoto Animation," Promptly Gets Arrested
Make stupid threats, reap appropriate consequences.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Has a Hidden Second Story in its Illustrations
Even in wartime, the Circle of Life churns ever on.
Fan Makes Morpeko Pokemon Plush That Turns from Sweet to Hangry with a Flip
Give it a hug, but don't let it get too close to your face.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 Room Recipes - All Set Room Recipes
Here's our guide on all the Dragon Quest Builders 2 room recipes you can construct.
Five Nights at Freddy's Celebrates 5 Years of Kids Dying in an Off-Brand Chuck E. Cheese
Come for the bad pizza, stay for the...actually, maybe you should leave. Now.
Nintendo Switch's "Improved" Battery Life Subjected to Punishing Test
Does the revised Switch bend or break when it's put to the ultimate challenge?
In Memorium: Fire Emblem's Juicy, Chunky GBA Sprites
A little bit of sprite art could convey a lot of emotion on the GBA.
Japanese Pokemon Go Players are Now Getting Creepily Photobombed by Team Rocket's Giovanni
Giovanni knows what you did last summer.
Starting Screen | The ESA Leak Puts the Future of E3 In Question
Things are about to get pretty rough for the industry's number-one trade show.
Here's How to Play Mario Tennis Aces for Free on Nintendo Switch
Enjoy the latest game in the franchise that birthed Waluigi.
Super Mario Maker 2 Players Have Uploaded Over 4 Million Beautiful, Flawless Levels
Every single one, a work of art.
Pokemon Go Catches One Billion Downloads
Three years since its debut, Pokemon Go endures like a Metapod that's used "Harden" 100 times.
Sega's Failed Attempts to Mock the Game Boy are Still Funny 30 Years Later
Oh, you like the Game Boy? You probably also like drinking out of the toilet. Enjoy your 12 IQ, dumbass.
Fans Are Vowing to Boycott Pokemon Sword and Shield, but Here's How That's Gone in the Past
People aren't shy about airing their opinions on games in development, but are developers listening?
Pet Bird Imitates the Switch's Menu Sound Effects With Eerie and Adorable Accuracy
Why sing when you can click?
The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Is Drifting Into a Class-Action Lawsuit
Trials and tribulations ahead for Nintendo.
Mega Man X is Back!...On Mobile
No, it's not Mega Man X9 (yet), but at least you get to play as Cinnamon.
Mario Rocks a Surprising Bald Look in an Ancient Donkey Kong Coloring Book
To be fair, losing your girlfriend to a giant ape will make you tear your hair out.
How One Modder Builds Handheld Custom Consoles Through the Magic of Community and Self-Teaching
For modder Chris Downing, making his own handheld consoles is even more fun than playing them.
Wargroove is Coming to the PlayStation 4 Very Soon
Get your Wargroove on next week, PlayStation 4 owners.
Pokemon Masters Has You Work With Friends To Dominate Poke-Hell Island
"Some of you will form alliances, though we don't recommend it."
PS4 vs. Switch: Which Version of Dragon Quest Builders 2 Should You Get?
A Tale of Two Dragon Quests.
Fans "Will Be Pleased" With Sonic the Hedgehog's Movie Redesign, Paramount Says
Beware of making promises you cannot keep, movie peddlers.
PS4 Hidden Trophies Have Secretly Been Visible All Along
The real magic was inside you this whole time. And inside your PlayStation 4.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 Review
With these hands we will destroy, and with these hands we will rebuild.
SolSeraph Misses the Point of ActRaiser's Town-Building Simulation
Do not forget the ways of the old gods.
Fans Give Final Fantasy 9's Cutscenes a Sweet 4K Upgrade
Kuja never looked so fabulous.
Axe of the Blood God Talks About RPGs Born of Non-RPG Game Franchises
Mega Man X be like, "This 'RPG hero' thing can't be too hard, right? ...Oh no."
MAD Magazine Published the Ultimate Video Game Parody in its January 1990 Issue
For a gang of idiots, they were pretty smart.
Nintendo Repurposed its Very '90s Slogan for Seattle's Pride Parade
Fight earwax (and intolerance).
ActRaiser is Awesome Because it's About Bashing Monsters While Trying to Understand God's Love
There's a time to fight, a time to philosophize, and certainly a time to do both.
Beloved GBA Game Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is Getting a Switch Remake
Get your butt back to the farm before Karen claws your eyes out.
Jumanji: The Next Level Trailer Stuffs a Baffled Danny DeVito into The Rock's Chiseled Body
DeVito couldn't be Pikachu, so he's The Rock instead.
Bloodstained for Switch Has Problems, but it's Not as Bad as You Might Think
It's not bruised and bloody. It's just a bit stained.
Super Mario Maker 2 Gets a Cool Recreation in LittleBigPlanet 3
It's Sony's planet, but Mario's just going to borrow it for a while.
Axe of the Blood God's Visit to Final Fantasy 7's Gold Saucer Ends in Blood and Tears
Only '90s kids remember mass shootings at an amusement park being used as a throwaway story device. Also: Chatter about Slay the Spire, Bloodstained, and a big apology for screwing up the TurboGrafx-16 Console Quest.
Key to Rumored Switch Pro and Lite Models May Be in New Tegra Chip
Tegra's new chip might help peel back the layers of mystery surrounding the supposed new Switch models.
Here's How the Classic Link's Awakening Opening Was Reimagined for the Switch Remake
Exactly the same, but different too.
Here's What Banjo and Kazooie Look Like in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Rare's iconic animal duo weren't originally native fauna on Outset Island, but a mod is changing that.
Pokemon Masters Brings 3-on-3 Trainer Battles to Mobile This Summer
You want to be the very best? Better get in line.
Rare's Logo is Based on a Roll of Golden Toilet Paper
Make sure to wash your hands thoroughly after playing a Rare game.
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