The DLC Of 2014
Add-on content and expansions can take a game you already love and give it longer legs. Just like core games themselves, DLC ranges from great to not-so-great. One thing that is consistent, however, is...
View ArticleFive Things Still Missing In Madden's Connected Franchise
Over the past couple years EA Tiburon has gotten its franchise mode on the right track with Connected Franchise. With an informative news hub, social media chatter, an RPG-style upgrade system, and...
View ArticleYour First Look At Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
When Sleeping Dogs came out in 2012, it had a lot going against it. The title had been through development hell and people weren’t quite sure what to expect. Sliding right in between Saints Row: The...
View ArticleDo Gamers Really Like Hard Games?
Conventional wisdom would say that people enjoy games the most when they feel like they are good at them and when their skill exceeds they challenge they face. However, the rise in popularity of...
View ArticleAttila The Hun Invades The Latest Total War Game
For the latest entry in its popular strategy series, Creative Assembly is staying in Roman times to pay homage to one of the most infamous rulers of the era. Total War: Attila focuses on the legendary...
View ArticleIn Defense of 'Definitive Editions'
It seems to me that a 'definitive' version of a game or 'remaster' is a woe that gamers have. Some complaints that are said is that developers should be working on new ips or true next gen...
View ArticleFun With Photoshop - Your Destiny Submissions (Part Two)
Our readers are amazing. The Destiny photoshop submissions are still coming in, so we've put together another batch of our favorites.Did you miss part one? Are you still interested in submitting?...
View ArticleLaunch Trailer Showcases The Mysteries That Await
With the latest entry of the Sherlock Holmes saga launching next week, Focus Home Interactive makes one more impassioned pitch. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishment offers six mysteries for the...
View ArticleSpecial Edition Podcast: The Horror Issue
In this week's podcast, we turn the discussion to our recent Horror Issue, and talk about the scariest games of all time.Host Matt Helgeson is joined by Jeff Cork, who wrote about Alien Isolation in...
View ArticleTest Chamber — Dota 2 Patch 6.82
Dota 2's 6.82 update features substantial, sweeping changes to the game. With hero reworks and changes, map changes, rune spawn changes and a new rune, and a new item, this patch is going to have a...
View ArticleThe Vanishing Of Ethan Carter Releases On Steam
There's been a lot of anticipation for The Astronauts' psychological thriller, and now the wait is over.Today, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has been released for PC on Steam. You can head over to the...
View ArticleEx-Team Ico Devs Release Teaser Trailer For Vane
While The Last Guardian is still missing in action, some ex-Team Ico members are readying a bewitching new game titled Vane.Friend & Foe Games is made up of five former employees of Team Ico, and...
View ArticleBlizzard Giving Players Ability To Resurrect Deleted World of Warcraft...
Do you miss that old mage who bit the dust? Consider WoW your own personal Pet Cemetery.In a post on the official World of Warcraft blog, Blizzard revealed this new feature, which will be released in...
View ArticleMy Top Five (And Bottom Five) Super Smash Bros. Characters…
Like many of you, I was super excited when Nintendo released a playable demo for Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 3DS. I never really played the other games in the series all that much, and when I...
View ArticleEmergent Action Evolves
Open world games often struggle to find balance between two extremes – the ability to craft a custom experience, and a linear progression that provides satisfying narrative. Shadow of Mordor explores a...
View ArticleBros. On The Go
Nintendo’s decision to put Smash Bros. on the 3DS struck me as an exceptionally weird move, even for a company that pressed its beloved characters into mortal combat in the first place. Smash is, after...
View ArticleBlizzard’s Lords Of War Series Wraps Up With The Story Of A Regretful Hero
The next major expansion for World of Warcraft, Warlord of Draenor, is coming later this fall. To prepare players for the story, Blizzard has released a five-part cinematic series focused on the major...
View ArticleEven If You Don’t Like DLC, It’s Hard To Say ‘Neigh’ To Epona In Hyrule Warriors
Hyrule Warriors is out today on Wii U, and if you haven’t read our review of the Zelda/Musou mashup, now’s a great time. Even though you’ve probably just scratched the surface, The Legend of Zelda...
View ArticleThis Week In Mobile – Defend, Deceive, Retrieve
Mobile gamers never have a lack of games to play. Finding a good game to play, however, requires some thinning of the herd. This week’s mobile highlights feature games across several different genres,...
View Article[Update] PlayStation Home Going Offline Worldwide On March 31, 2015
Update: Circle the date on your 2015 calendars, PlayStation Home users. March 31, 2015 is the final day to life Sony's virtual life in all territories.SCEA has confirmed to us that the service will...
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