Preview: Fight the Dragon
DIY RPG Currently an Early Access game but scheduled for full release in October, Australian indie developer 3 Sprockets’ Fight the Dragon is a hack’n’slash adventure game with a seriously addictive...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: ArcheAge (MMORPG)
ArcheAge, a new Korean MMO from developer XL Games and publisher Trion Worlds, just saw its North American release this past week, and I hopped in to check it out. Trion’s Rift had one of the most...
View ArticlePreview: Yoshi’s Woolly World
Ever since his platforming debut in Super Mario World, Yoshi has been a mainstay in the Mario universe and its auxiliary properties like Mario Kart, Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and more. While he...
View ArticlePreview: Alien Creeps TD
Tower defense games are standard fare on mobile devices, and it’s not hard to understand why. They’re usually fast-paced, action-heavy games that don’t require the kind of precise — yet still often...
View ArticlePreview: Mario Maker
When I was younger, I would sometimes buy packs of construction paper with my allowance. This wouldn’t be for some art project (at least I saw it back then), but rather supplies for me to create levels...
View ArticlePreview: Super Smash Bros. (Wii U)
There are few games in this industry that come with as much fanfare as the Super Smash Bros. franchise. Debuting on the Nintendo 64 in 1999, every successive Nintendo console has received a new entry...
View ArticlePreview: Heavy Bullets
A Six-Shooter FPS/Rogue-Like Worth Giving A Shot Click here to view the embedded video. With the immediate classics that Delvolver Digital seems to be producing, Heavy Bullets is another title that...
View ArticlePreview: Hyrule Warriors
Despite being one of the most beloved franchises of all-time, The Legend of Zelda series is not known for its ability to differentiate itself from previous entries. Sure, the technology, movesets...
View ArticlePreview: Battlefield: Hardline
Shooter fatigue is real, my friends, and even a cursory glance at last week’s E3 announcements will corroborate that fact. From Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare apparently taking the genre in a decidedly...
View ArticlePreview: Far Cry 4
I was a little shocked to learn that Ubisoft had a playable demo of Far Cry 4 on the show floor, especially after it was only announced a few weeks ago. After their tremendous reveal trailer featuring...
View ArticlePreview: The Evil Within
I’m going to be really honest here: After reading several hands-on previews for The Evil Within from PAX East this year, I went into my hands-on demo a little gun-shy. After all, this is the horror...
View ArticlePreview: Harvest Moon The Lost Valley
With Harvest Moon A New Beginning, Natsume set the bar pretty high for the series, introducing new features that fans had long requested (see: character customization). I went hands-on with Natsume’s...
View ArticlePreview: Destiny
We’ve just spent two days with the Destiny Alpha on PS4, blasting alien invaders from the moon and zipping around on future landspeeders. While the real estate Bungie’s opened to us has been limited,...
View ArticlePreview: Lords of the Fallen
When it comes to dark, fantasy RPGs that seek to challenge (read: punish) the gamer, there is only one game in town: From Software’s Dark Souls series. Or at least, there was only one game in town. CI...
View ArticlePreview: Hand of Fate
A Card Deck Of Trials, Treasures, and Chances Click here to view the embedded video. In most instances, people would say that you should play the hand that you’re dealt. In Defiant Development’s Hand...
View ArticlePreview: Lords of the Black Sun
Early access games have been making headlines recently, both flattering and not-so-flattering. Indie developer Arkavi Studios hopes to be in the former category with their space strategy game Lords of...
View ArticlePreview: Rack n’ Ruin
Over the past few years PAX East and its sister conventions have become a safe haven for indie game developers to showcase their innovative creations to both gamers and media members alike. This year’s...
View ArticlePreview: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami, a top down action game inspired by neo-noir films and the 80s, was a big hit when it released in 2012. Dennaton Games’ indie success story featured brutally hard gameplay and a variety...
View ArticlePreview: Evolve
Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 were some great games to play with friends. While the traditional co-op of four players vs. AI was always a blast, the highlight was Versus in which four players battled against...
View ArticlePreview: Revolution 60
Massive sci-fi epics with deep player choice and engaging stories aren’t anything new in the gaming world. In fact, in a post-Mass Effect world, these kinds of experiences have become quite...
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