Making a good sequel to a great game is no easy task. You want to recreate the formula that allowed the first game to succeed but you have to innovate at the same time or the new title will look like…
November 6, 2017 | 11:00 EST
Enemy AI in video games has been pretty stale over the past few console generations. In most games, enemies walk in the same patterns, do the same things, and act the same way with very little…
October 24, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
With the release of the original Dishonored in 2012, Arkane Studios more or less revitalized popular interest in stealth games. Until that point, most entries in the genre were either action games…
September 18, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
When the original Nidhogg came out three years ago, it showed us yet again that the simplest game concepts often end up being the most memorable. All you needed was two people going at it with swords…
August 31, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
Any time a new and original idea comes around there is a bit of trepidation. That was certainly amplified with something as ambitious as Horizon Zero Dawn. It sought to marry science fiction,…
March 24, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Ubisoft isn't a developer/publisher known for taking many chances. They have a formula for open-world games (appropriately dubbed the "Ubisoft formula"), and they tend to stick to it. However, every…
February 27, 2017 | 09:00 EST
When I first heard about Gunman Taco Truck, I immediately wanted to try it. Much of the pre-release media from Romero Games focused on the fact that the game was designed by nine-year-old Donovan…
February 8, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is the latest in the collections/remasters that have been created to catch up players on all of the currently available games in the Kingdom Hearts…
January 24, 2017 | 09:00 EST
The rhythm genre is one steeped in tradition; of fundamentally similar mechanics and ideas applied to different settings and situations. Klang, the action/adventure/rhythm hybrid developed by…
September 26, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Goat Simulator: Mmore Goatz Edition has just arrived for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 and includes the Goat MMO Simulator and Goatz expansion, obviously spoofing massively multiplayer online games and…
August 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Last year we saw the release of Goat Simulator for Steam and iOS as part of the simulator craze. Coffee Stain Studios managed to capture a simulator that appeals to everyone, and last week they…
April 28, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Prior to beginning this review I have to admit that it is rather remarkable how harsh I have been lately on games that I have genuinely enjoyed. My last two reviews were brutal despite liking what I…
March 14, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
If you've paid even the slightest attention to games in the past few years, you're now very aware of what a roguelike is. Even games that have little to anything to do with the traditions of the…
February 23, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Deadstone isn't a head-turner, nor will it be fondly remembered several years down the road. The game has its strengths, with most of them lying in the gameplay category. For fans of the top-down…
November 12, 2014 | 02:00 EST
Fans of the Tolkien universe of Lord of the Rings can be happy that they get a new chance to dive in with Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor. A third-person action-adventure game by WB Interactive and…
October 13, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
We gamers who enjoy a good retro action game are immensely spoiled in today's age, weirdly enough. Over the course of the last console generation, the rise of platforms such as the Xbox Live Arcade…
June 26, 2014 | 10:00 EDT
Burial at Sea Episode 2 is Irrational Game's swan song, one final bow that puts a coda on Bioshock Infinite and ties a neat (but rather convenient) bow around the whole series. As a final piece of…
April 18, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
There are a number of games that keep you invested as you play them, the one-more-turn mentality of not being able to put the game down. Dark Souls 2 - like its predecessors - goes a step further…
March 24, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
Bisohock Infinite, nominated for Game of the Year and numerous other accolades at the Golden Joystick awards, was an incredible addition to the Bioshock series. Placing you in the shoes of Booker…
November 13, 2013 | 09:00 EST
Bisohock Infinite, nominated for Game of the Year and numerous other accolades at the Golden Joystick awards, was an incredible addition to the Bioshock series. Placing you in the shoes of Booker…
November 13, 2013 | 09:00 EST