Positioned as the successor to Call of Juarez Bound in Blood, Gunslinger takes you on a high stakes adventure as the ruthless bounty hunter known as Silas Greaves, a man who has killed so many men during his travels that by the time you begin nearing the end of this guns blazing tale, you might think you are shooting at [...]
There are rare occasions in my life where a piece of media leaves such a lingering impression on me. Such is the case with Bioshock Infinite. So much so, that I took a two week respite from gaming just so it would marinate (as Derrick would say) longer in my psyche; for an avid gamer like me, that’s a lifetime. [...]
If ever there was a sequel to cast even more spotlight on its predecessor’s high points while greatly improving on the original titles flaws, Metro Last Light would be at the top of the list for the most improved follow up in years. Boasting an exceptional story-driven experience while immersing players into an unbelievable atmosphere of survival and despair, this [...]
With a mixture of comic relief humor branded together with retro seasoning, laser breathing dragons and enough geek coolness to satisfy us old timers who still appreciate those 80’s movie one- liners and Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is easily one of the best $14.99 spent all year. Under all its wise-cracks which my 15 year old alter-ego thoroughly enjoyed [...]
In Lara Croft’s latest adventure, players get to relive every step of the birth of a gaming legend. Players see Lara evolve from an innocent young college graduate, to a bona fide surviving, killing, treasure-hunting machine more akin to the Lara Croft of gaming yore. Lara and her expedition team are fresh off the boat (literally) on a mysterious island [...]
The Raiden we first met in Metal Gear Solid 2 has certainly come a long way. After saving the world from collapse – and becoming the butt of effeminate jokes both within the MGS series (Major Raidenovich Raikov, much?) and among fans – the “child soldier” has evolved into an archetype for “badassery”, or in the spirit MGS themes, a “meme” most [...]
The mighty Kratos returns to form in his latest adventure, God of War: Ascension taking fans of the blockbuster series back to the beginning or should I say back to a time before Kratos killed his first God only to find himself imprisoned for breaking an oath with Ares, the God of War. With those God of War original attributes [...]
Crytek’s latest shooter, Crysis 3, serves as a fun first-person-shooter that ultimately fails to deliver on its potential. The story, a major focus for the series’ tries its hardest to make you care and make every shootout matter. Unfortunately, they never feel like they do. Instead you’re left with characters you care about but a plot that you don’t. These [...]
From the developers which brought us the addictive free-to-play shooter Blacklight: Retribution on PC comes, Special Forces: Team X, a stylized, team centric 3rd person shooter made available on Xbox Live Arcade and PC. Featuring a brutal online firefight multiplayer experience, SF:Team X gives players the option to play as an elite squad of Special Forces operatives across several team [...]
Back in 2001 when a fresh new IP from Capcom made its debut on the Playstation 2, featuring a white-haired protagonist toting his stylish pistols which our new hero referred to as ‘Ebony & Ivory’ along with a bad to the bone weapon companion in the form of a death dealing sword called ‘Rebellion’, the three punch combination of guns, [...]
Recently the folks over at Roccat hooked us up with a suite of some of their best PC gaming peripherals. These included the Savu gaming mouse, Sense gaming mouse pad, and the Isku gaming keyboard. After spending some time with the combination of all three I can easily say that Roccat’s affordable yet quality products could very soon be giving [...]
Gaming on the go is becoming ever more popular with laptops and ultrabooks becoming more and more like gaming rigs than ever before. When it comes to sound output the internal speakers are sometimes just not enough. Recently Genius sent over a pair of their new SP-i250G Portable Gaming Speakers. Looking to deliver high quality sound these speakers are small in [...]
Over the years strategy RPG has become a genre that gamers seem to have a love hate relationship with. If you are able to make the time investment and crack into these “thinking man” games, then often you’ll find both a satisfying and rewarding experience. Developers often struggle with how to make these titles accessible to new players while keeping [...]
When it comes to video game headsets the market is beginning to become flooded with choices. Skullcandy’s unique styling and unrelenting drive to make their brand known has helped set them up as one of the premiere and better known headset companies around. When their latest headset, the PLYR 2 Wireless Gaming Headset arrived at our offices we knew we [...]
I recently had this strange dream that I would love to share with you. I dreamed I had embodied an animated corpse who decided to put on a theatrical play for a restless audience. On stage I set off on an epic quest with a massive sword and a small girl that I could throw at my enemies. My quest [...]
Have you ever wanted to leave everything behind and take a trip to a beautifully stunning island in the middle of nowhere, surrounding by gorgeous ocean where as far as the eye could see there was only clear skies? So were the desires of Jason Brody and his friends as they skydived into their new nightmare. Unaware of the depravity [...]
Infinity. An aptly named multiplayer mode, alluding to both the gigantic UNSC ship on which multiplayer matches take place within the Halo Universe and to the amount of time you’ll spend fragging your fellow compatriots until the next iteration of Halo graces us with its presence. This is your destination once you’ve completed Halo 4′s emotionally gripping and intimate campaign [...]
The Nintendo Wii U’s eShop is currently in its infancy in regards to original content. One of the initial titles available is Broken Rules’ Chasing Aurora. The games original and appealing art style makes it stand out amongst the handful of titles available. Chasing Aurora’s seemingly excellent eShop presence is somewhat deceiving however, and this is evidenced by both my [...]
There’s two laps to go. There’s a Green and White Checkered and you’re low on fuel. Your crew chief is shouting in your ear to lay off the gas until the restart and your spotter keeps cutting in to let you know that the driver behind you has agreed to give you a push at the restart. If what I [...]
Grasshopper Manufacture is known for creating some of the most unique and off the wall video game experiences available today. Games such Shadows of the Damned and Lollipop Chainsaw proved that the studio’s head, Goichi Suda (better known as Suda51), is passionate about his vision for a game. So much so that it sometimes comes at the possible cost of [...]
With developer Bungie no longer at the helm of one industries most coveted franchises, Microsoft has tasked 343 Industries with the behemoth development duties of establishing HALO back to its place of prominence. Ultimately the end result of this next thrilling adventure to begin the ‘Reclaimer Trilogy’ proves 343 Industries was more than up for the task. Offering a memorable [...]
Have you ever saved a game just before some important encounter just to see the different ways the developer has allowed you to play it out? Have you ever restarted at the “last checkpoint” numerous times just because things didn’t go exactly how you wanted? Have you ever just changed your mind about some random decision and reloaded a previous [...]
As a child I loved collecting action figures and figurines of my favorite comic book and movie heroes. Posing them and lining them up on my dresser was something I would spend countless hours doing. I always imagined that they could come to life and battle some of the most dangerous villains ever known. Last year Toys For Bob made [...]
Since it’s launch over a year ago, the Nintendo 3DS has only had a handful of games that have utilized the systems 3D capabilities in a way that didn’t seemed forced. It seems many developers have attempted to shoe horn it in on top of their existing titles but this approach has not added anything to the overall game experience [...]
In recent years developers have been trying to capture the essence and spirit of the 8-bit era of gaming. Old school RPG’s, platformers, and action titles have all found new life on multiple platforms with the blocky sprites we all know and love. What if one developer decided to make a game with a little from each of them and [...]
Remember as a kid going to your grandparents house and having nothing to do except play with 50 year old toys that are no longer intellectually stimulating and serve no purpose whatsoever. So while the grown-ups are in the living room watching re-runs of Red Skelton and eating their Apple Crumb Betty, you venture out on your own and explore [...]
It’s been over 15 years since Team17 unleashed the Worms franchise on an unsuspecting PC market and created a series that would find its way on almost every platform available thereafter. With it’s unique comedic approach to presentation and strategic gameplay elements, Worms has created some die hard fans who clamor for sequel after sequel. With Worms: Revolution Team17 has [...]
More loot than you can shake a stick (of dynamite) at! When the first Borderlands came out in 2009, it seemed like a promise too good to be true. While it admittedly had its issues — namely a lack of strong story elements, little voice work, ho hum quest design and little environmental variety —Developer Gearbox Software brought the first [...]
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