On October 29th, 2003, the Call of Duty series will be 20 years old, which is mind-blowing to think about. A series which has consistently remained in the upper echelons of media franchises,…
August 28, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Plenty of game developers are content with staying in the background, but that is not the case with Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer. The ostentatious title of this boomer…
July 7, 2023 | 11:46 EDT
As video games have evolved, one thing that’s been noticeable in recent years is the welcoming balance on display, like difficulties with robust scaling, accessibility options, or maybe just skipping…
June 6, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Warhammer 40,000 is one of the most popular tabletop miniature wargames in the world and boasts a rich landscape of background lore that has been a thriving setting for novels, both tabletop and…
January 18, 2023 | 11:00 EST
If you are familiar with the world of Destiny, then you know that every iconic weapon has a story attached. It is one of the ways Bungie's space opera action MMO has helped players feel like they're…
November 24, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Squanch Games CEO Justin Roiland dared to ask the question, “What if a gun could talk?” His drive to create games he’s always want ed to play led him and the studio to High on Life, their latest…
September 7, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
As janky as they may be, Bethesda's games manage to maintain a strong following throughout the years because of the legion of modders who leap at the opportunity to leave their mark on the game.…
August 5, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
PlayStation Plus Premium is finally upon North America, and with that comes a plentiful batch of PS4 and PS5 games to play. For those who love JRPGs, you're in for a treat. While it lacks recent…
June 15, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
With less than a week left to go on Season of the Lost, Destiny 2 players are getting ready for the debut of its latest premium expansion, The Witch Queen. There is plenty to be excited for in this…
February 18, 2022 | 01:00 EST
Xbox, with the utmost gall, shadow-dropped Halo Infinite early. To almost no one's surprise, it's fun. Halo Infinite, which is free for anyone on Xbox and PC, is also a smash hit with over 200,000…
November 17, 2021 | 01:00 EST
Despite being hilariously mislabeled as a dead game, Destiny 2 has grown by leaps in bounds in the last few seasons. More complex storylines have played out. The lore has deepened. The fanbase has…
September 1, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
If you've been playing Destiny 2 since the beginning, there was a lot that happened in Season of the Splicer. The ongoing story was its most ambitious to date, the new activities have maintained…
August 13, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
The Save Titanfall community is a group of people trying to keep Titanfall and Titanfall 2 alive after years of DDOS attacks. We took some time to have a chat with them and learn about their project…
July 14, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Since I was a child, I’ve struggled with chronic depression. I’ve seen many therapists over the years regularly and am currently seeing a great one, but for me, depression is a thing I seem to fall…
May 27, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
It shouldn't come as a shock to anyone that it's time once again for another Dread X Collection. The famous anthology series from the titular publisher has been a great success the past few times…
April 15, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
For those of you who haven't been sticking to Destiny 2 recently, Bungie dropped a bombshell recently with their latest exotic weapon quest: Presage. Generally speaking, a new quest for a new weapon…
February 25, 2021 | 11:30 EST
This week brings the start of the latest season of Destiny 2. It's a season that has a lot to live up to given the underwhelming content Season of the Hunt had and the awkward position the game as a…
February 11, 2021 | 12:00 EST
To cap off our look back on some of the best game music in 2020, let’s rip and tear through the Doom Eternal soundtrack. Despite the soundtrack being mired in controversy around launch, it’s no…
December 31, 2020 | 12:00 EST
When Todd Howard stepped onto the stage at Bethesda's E3 Press Conference in 2015, the crowd went wild. Everyone knew what was coming. The most open secret in video games, the legendary Fallout 4,…
November 13, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Back in 2014, Bungie and Activision worked together to create Destiny. At the time, it was seen as one of the most ambitious projects for AAA game development, a major attempt at a massive online…
October 22, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
With the coming of October means the beginning of the spooktacular Halloween season. Horror movies, plastic skeleton decorations, and costume parties are a plenty... at least they would if it weren't…
October 9, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
On Memorial Day, we celebrate the fallen heroes who have given their life to protect our country. These heroes of war are celebrated in video games by characters like B. J. Blazkowicz, famed Nazi…
May 25, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Doom Eternal isn’t a complete reimagining of the franchise, nor even a great departure from its 2016 predecessor. What it is, instead, is a tightening up of controls and mechanics, a broadening of…
March 29, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
One of the best things about Doom 2016 was the Doom Slayer himself. Within the first 30 minutes of the game, you could sense his unbridled fury, and when the game dared to throw some exposition at…
March 26, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Picture the scene. You've just vanquished every demon Doom Eternal has to offer. You've grabbed all the cheat codes and mastered the Master Levels. Where does an all-conquering Slayer turn?…
March 25, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
I really enjoy the Metro franchise. With Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux finally making their way to the Nintendo Switch, I was charged with checking them out in a way that wasn't your…
February 25, 2020 | 10:00 EST
Fifteen years ago, id Software released Doom 3, a game with enormous expectations. Join me as I consider the shortcomings that kept it from becoming a true classic. Doom 3 is a conflicted game.…
August 3, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
QuakeCon 2019, or the "Year of Doom,” was as fun and exciting a QuakeCon as any. You could feel in the air the hype for Doom Eternal and the official recognition of Doom’s 25th anniversary. It’s, of…
July 30, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Some six months ago, DICE unveiled their version of a modern WWII game. Unlike the WWII games of the past, Battlefield V would focus on the lesser known battles of the war and do away with season…
May 18, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Metro Exodus has finally launched and players are happily wandering across the wasted remains of Russian as Artyom and his friends try to find themselves a new home. The game's full storyline is…
February 16, 2019 | 01:00 EST
I took the time out of my life to read all three Metro books. Before you ask, it was mostly worth it. I'm not going to bother reviewing the books, but the tl;dr is that Metro 2033 is a good book,…
February 11, 2019 | 01:00 EST
Part of the fun for any post-apocalyptic setting is to see how far the worlds go in reshaping civilization. Many aspects we take for granted, from food to clothing to even pre-war relics of…
February 4, 2019 | 01:00 EST
Nearly four years ago, I wrote that the Metro 2033 franchise could pull off an open-world game. Now with the revelation of the Metro Exodus open world, one might be curious—did they manage to make…
January 24, 2019 | 12:00 EST
I had the good fortune to spend a bit of time with Metro Exodus in a hands-on preview. I also was afforded the opportunity to speak a bit with Alex Brewer, the head of Deep Silver's Public Relations…
January 21, 2019 | 01:00 EST
It’s hard to imagine a world without Call of Duty. The massively popular multiplayer, the iconic zombies, the blockbuster campaigns - they’ve all become integral parts of gaming’s annual release…
September 24, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
The 2013 reboot of Shadow Warrior is a weird and fun game for many reasons. The focus on silly humor, the referential easter eggs scattered throughout the game, the obscene levels of gore. They all…
August 20, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
When EA announced that Battlefield 1 would take place during the First World War (WWI), it seemed like it was going to be a less-than-enjoyable endeavor. After all, most people know of WWI as this…
September 4, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
With a decade of experience in creating sci-fi environments for players across the world thanks to the Halo series, Bungie set their sights on even grander, more distant shores with Destiny. This…
July 19, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
Anyone growing up in the 1990s likely remembers Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. The slick-looking, run and gun gameplay was accented by copious amounts of blood and a testosterone-fueled boxart cover. Turok…
March 4, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Whenever a new console is launched, there is always the question of how much staying power it will have. Companies like Nintendo, Sega, and Sony have weathered many storms, and for years had…
February 23, 2017 | 01:00 EST
When a player in a game is paranoid, they're never bored, never looking away from the screen, and certainly never shift-tabbing to respond to Steam messages. Yet, in all the games I've played in my…
December 28, 2016 | 11:00 EST
For most gamers, a trip to Hell is as new and exciting as a trip to the supermarket. Devil May Cry, Paper Mario, Diablo - you name it, video games just love using the inferno for a backdrop. But…
June 2, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Overwatch is a game with a lot of characters. And, I mean a lot of characters. The roster currently has twenty-one unique heroes, all of which have vastly different weapons, appearances, and…
May 26, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Progression is one of the most difficult topics when it comes to building a game. When you make a game, you want to make the player feel like what they are doing has an impact, give the perception…
May 5, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Advertised as the largest piece of DLC that has ever been developed by Bethesda, Fallout 4's Far Harbor promises to bring you to the titular location in Maine. Needless to say, this means that…
May 4, 2016 | 01:55 EDT
Counter-Strike 2 is a shooter that boasts a huge fanbase, massive eSport and competitive scene, and community that is fervent about their game and the strategies they use. The game includes a number…
February 5, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Yesterday (November 1, 2015) marked the 10-year anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Battlefront II, the first and third person shooter that put us in the boots of the droids, troopers, heroes,…
November 1, 2015 | 10:00 EST
*/ /*-->*/ It's that time of year again, another update from Valve at Halloween. And this time around, they've done a bit different. While it's not turning the game on it's head, the fact that a…
November 8, 2014 | 01:00 EST