The DLC Characters I Want in Smash Bros 4
I'm incredibly excited for the latest Super Smash Bros games arriving on the 3DS and Wii U this year. Every weeknight I've been following the Super Smash Bros Pic of the Day and the discussions about...
View ArticleWield The One Ring With Shadow Of Mordor's Season Pass
In a classic case of burying the lede, the season pass trailer for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor takes a while to get to the point. OK, so you get access to beast hunting missions. And you can kill...
View Article'Yes, It's Gonna Work,' Says Battlefield Hardline Creative Director
EA has had a tough run lately. 2013's Sim City had a disastrous launch. Battlefield 4 took six months to become relatively stable. This year, The Sims 4 and NHL 15 were panned for missing content from...
View ArticleHot Lead, Cold Steel, And Surviving In The Evil Within
If you’re a Game Informer subscriber, your latest issue includes a deep dive into Shinji Mikami’s return to his roots. The “father of survival horror” is pulling out the stops for The Evil Within, and...
View ArticleFree Garden Warfare Update Adds New Characters, Tacos
EA and PopCap Games are releasing a free update to Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, which adds new playable characters, additional support characters, and – best of all – delicious tacos to the...
View ArticleGet Your Dragon Age: Inquisition Questions Answered As Team Shows New Material
BioWare will be hosting a Dragon Age: Inquisition live stream today, September 29. You can tune in to find out more about character customization and see a brand new area of the game.The stream begins...
View ArticleNew Releases This Week: September 28 Through October 4
One does not simply walk into Mordor, or so the saying goes. But if avenging your loved ones through aggressive cranial separation isn’t your thing, there are a number of other choices. The fall rush...
View ArticleThe New Amplitude Is Playing More Like The Original Now
With a successful Kickstarter campaign behind completed, Harmonix has plunged headlong into development on Amplitude. Some backers got to see the game at PAX in August, and now the rest of us can see...
View ArticleBuild, Ride, Share, And Destroy Roller Coasters In Xbox-Exclusive Screamride
At PAX, we had the opportunity to check out the upcoming Roller Coaster Tycoon World. That game pushes the boundaries of the franchise, allowing people to build theme parks together to delight their...
View Article28 Developers Share Their Picks For Best Horror Games Ever
We ranked the Top 25 Horror Games of All Time for our recent Game Informer issue celebrating everything horror. But we're not the only ones interested in naming and ranking the best the genre has to...
View ArticleBungie Confirms Uncovered Destiny Expansion Details As 'Placeholders'
Update: Bungie community manager David Dague has addressed the recent details about upcoming Destiny expansions. Dague, who patrols the Bungie.net forums under the user name "Deej," says the names...
View ArticleFriendship Weekly - Episode 28: September 15 - September 26 (The Boys Are...
Hey everyone, we're back! And... we're late! Curses! But that's okay, because the whole gang's actually in this one! That's worth it, right? (Please visit the site to view this media) ...Wait, what...
View ArticleIt’s Almost Timey Wimey For Doctor Who To Visit Minecraft
A new batch of skins is coming to Minecraft on Xbox 360 this Friday courtesy of the BBC. Doctor Who, along with some of his companions and greatest enemies, will be coming to Mojang’s blocky wonder.As...
View ArticleLego Imps, Cacodemons, And Revenants Head To Seattle BrickCon
We often think of older 3D games as “blocky,” and this Lego take on id Software’s Doom plays that up in the best ways. The diorama pictured above was created by Iain Heath for the upcoming BrickCon in...
View ArticleTop 5 Games About Middle-earth
Tomorrow, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor hits store shelves. It gives us a closer look at the blasted wasteland that Sauron calls home during the time period between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of...
View ArticleUntapped Potential: The Reincarnated King of Evil
*THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT Hardcore Casual Gamer*In the Legend of Zelda series, there are only a few bad games. Perhaps the worst of those bad games is Four Swords Adventures....
View ArticleFleeting Fun
Gauntlet is back, complete with coffers full of gold, delicious food, and Death chases. We’ve come a long way from the arcade quarter eater, but the latest version stays true to the classic core while...
View ArticleFree-To-Play Shooter Releases In October
Developer Aeria Games has announced that its free-to-play take on Warner Bros. F.E.A.R. franchise will be coming to Steam on October 17. After a closed beta, the team has made some tweaks and deemed...
View ArticleThe Best Podcast on the Citadel, Episode 20
(Click here to listen to the podcast.)Hello GIOers! The Best Podcast on the Citadel is now twenty episodes old! It can almost drink legally, but ha, jokes on you, we’ve been drinking all along. And of...
View Article365/365 Day 272: Random Destruction Entry X: Looking Ahead
Writing is something I really, really enjoy doing. I wouldn't be writing a blog everyday if I didn't have a lot of fun with it. Of course, though, there are plenty of times where I've had trouble...
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