Frima Studios describe Chariot as a "couch cooperative platformer. Recently released for Xbox One, PS4, Wii U as well as PC, it is a fun little platformer to kill a few minutes with. The design is…
October 15, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
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
When people toss around the term "indie game" these days it sometimes refers to really weird "games" that don't resemble the games that most people have come to love and enjoy playing. Fez, however,…
October 12, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
It's been 25 years since Wasteland first graced people's PCs, and it seems Brian Fargo and associates have knocked it out of the park yet again with Wasteland 2. The sequel to the 1988 classic post-…
October 11, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
The Alien franchise has had a rough time. Alien is one of the greatest horror films of all time to many, and the same could be argued of Aliens in terms of action. To say that the series is…
October 10, 2014 | 06:00 EDT
KickBeat has appeared on almost all consoles, and finally, this month, it arrived for the Playstation 4, the WiiU, and the Xbox One as KickBeat Special Edition. KickBeat is a music/fighting game…
October 10, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
It has been ten years since Lionhead studios first launched Fable, and to celebrate, they have remastered and reissued the decade-old classic, turning it into Fable Anniversary. Fable has had several…
October 9, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
In recent years, a new video game genre has emerged called the “Walking Simulator.” To some, these games are amazing, breathtaking works of art, but to others, they’re so divorced from what a video…
October 7, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
ArcheAge is a big game. How big? Very big. It is a unique experiment in terms of how it compares to most other MMOGs. It is an open-world sandbox where players can do everything from owning land in…
October 5, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
Many will be ready to criticize The Vanishing of Ethan Carter as just some kind of "walking simulator" similar to Dear Esther, but that would be highly inaccurate. To be sure, the best way to…
October 2, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is the latest release in Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors/Samurai Warriors spinoff series. An updated version of the 2012 Warriors Orochi 3, it follows the same hack-and-slash…
September 30, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
D4 Dark Dreams Don't Die is the latest game from Japanese-based Access Games and Hidetaka Suehiro. Fans of his work most likely know him as SWERY or Swery65. Access games in the past have normally…
September 29, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
I love a challenge. The agony of dying is simply fuel for the burning desire to conquer an obstacle. It's that thirst for victory that has always endeared me to roguelike games. Though you don't see…
September 26, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
One of the many voids in gaming at the moment is in the tower defense genre. Very few games in the genre are ever developed, and those that do are mediocre at best. That may be because while the…
September 23, 2014 | 10:00 EDT
Once in a great while, you encounter one of those games that defies description in terms of other games. No matter the premise, trying to wrap your head around the mechanics of inventive new games is…
September 19, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
Azure Striker Gunvolt is the epitome of fun, in my books. This is definitely a must for any Mega Man fan, as it combines a lot of the core features of the Mega Man franchise while also bringing its…
September 16, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
The horror genre has been pretty sparse as of late, with one of the only science fiction horror series recently turning more towards action adventure than survival, along with the Resident Evil…
September 15, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
Enjoy Rogue-like games such as Hammerwatch? Like platformer-Esque games like Rogue Legacy? Then Vertical Drop Heroes HD will fit right in. Vertical Drop Heroes HD - Gameplay Vertical Drop…
September 13, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
As you can tell from my past reviews, Telltale's The Walking Dead Season 2 has had some real high points. The opening episode was primarily involved in setting the groundwork but was notable for the…
September 5, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 4 has a lot of the ingredients for something truly impressive but never quite coalesces into anything of that sort. There are a number of good moments, and it ends…
August 29, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
ACE Team sure loves their oddball games. From first-person brawling in Xeno Clash to the tower defense meets demolition derby Rock of Ages, they've certainly done their best to get some notice.…
July 28, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
There are two words I would use to describe my total experience throughout The Wolf Among Us’ five episodes: rushed and deceiving. Being a big fan of the Fables comics and Telltale’s The Walking Dead…
July 11, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
In the review of the previous episode of The Wolf Among Us, I mentioned that it was setting up many questions to be answered. While most questions do get answered in this episode, they are answered…
July 10, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
Many will likely compare Divinity Original Sin to Baldur's Gate, and it is a fairly apt comparison as the best way to describe Divinity Original Sin is a modern-day iteration of that franchise. That…
July 9, 2014 | 09:00 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
Heldric The Legend of the Shoemaker is a survival hack n' slash game by indie game developer Astral Byte, and takes elements of many game styles and blends them together very well. The story tells of…
June 20, 2014 | 10:00 EDT
Wolfenstein The New Order - Gameplay Wolfenstein The New Order was developed with a clear link to its roots as a rampaging, id-engine game. Just like Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, the game is played in…
June 14, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
The new DLC for Dead Rising 3 was released at Microsoft's E3 Press Conference this past Monday. Originally introduced as Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition Ex Plus Alpha it has been…
June 13, 2014 | 09:30 EDT
When your phone gives you unfettered access to an entire city, it becomes your playground. You are privy to data on all of its citizens and can alter much of its mechanized infrastructure with a…
June 2, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
Deadlight was one of the May Games with Gold for the Xbox 360. It's a very frustrating game. That doesn’t mean it's not a good game. It just seems rough. Take a look below and see what I mean.…
May 30, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
In the review of The Wolf Among Us' previous episode, one of my major criticisms had to do with a feeling of separation from the game. That it felt much more like I was just an observer and not a…
May 28, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
With episode three of The Walking Dead Season Two (entitled, ‘In Harm’s Way’), TellTale continues to impress. Though the first episode was somewhat underwhelming, the second was excellent, and this…
May 23, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
Transistor is Supergiant Games' second game following the wildly successful and critically acclaimed Bastion. Transistor has similar hallmarks as Bastion, what we may now consider the signature…
May 21, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
For the first couple of hours, I hated Mugen Souls Z . This game is a niche JRPG released exclusively on the PS3 and, though you may warm to it, it's never actually good. Mugen Souls Z -…
May 20, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
As you boot up Trials Fusion, a song bursts out, welcoming you to the future. Despite this confident statement, the future of Trials isn’t really worth singing about. Trials Fusion is a really…
May 14, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
I don’t play collectible card games, and I have no real connection with the Warcraft universe. These are just two things I have never really dabbled with, not out of any dislike but out of a lack of…
May 12, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
I wish I liked Child of Light more than I do. On the surface it has a lot going for it - beautiful visuals, a wonderful soundtrack and a fun (though pretty basic) combat system - but in the end this…
May 8, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
Early Access and release have come and gone, and The Elder Scrolls Online has been live and running for a few weeks! Rutledge has spent some time in The Elder Scrolls Online, questing through the…
April 28, 2014 | 02:03 EDT
Early Access and release have come and gone, and The Elder Scrolls Online has been live and running for a few weeks! Rutledge has spent some time in The Elder Scrolls Online, questing through the…
April 28, 2014 | 02:03 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
On paper, the concepts presented by Cloudbuilt make it out to be a game that would be right up my alley. It boasts a killer art style, rocks a fantastic soundtrack, and promises fast-paced arcadey…
April 15, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
There's an innate joy in playing something as wonderfully creative as Monument Valley. This iOS title has flavors of Fez and Echochrome (with a sprinkling of ICO), but it's also rather unique. It's a…
April 11, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
The news of The Wolf Among Us episode three release was quite a surprise. Only two months separate this episode and the previous one back in February. Compare that to the four months between the…
April 10, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
Finally, it’s time to scream, “Divert power to the shields,” at your monitor again! Subset Games, the makers of FTL: Faster Than Light, released their Advanced Edition update on April 3. Free to all…
April 4, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
In a sense, your follower shows innate aptitude, commenting not only on the defeat of a rare champion mob but the relationship Diablo 3 has with its newest expansion- the Reaper of Souls. Diablo 3…
March 26, 2014 | 12:08 EDT
SteamWorld Dig is a 2D Platformer that has been out for the PC and Nintendo 3DS for a few months now and has received ratings that definitely well deserved. Putting you in the shoes of Rusty, a robot…
March 25, 2014 | 10:00 EDT
SteamWorld Dig is a 2D Platformer that has been out for the PC and Nintendo 3DS for a few months now and has received ratings that definitely well deserved. Putting you in the shoes of Rusty, a robot…
March 25, 2014 | 10:00 EDT
Your first playthrough of Ground Zeroes will only take a couple of hours. If you aren't the sneaking type, it will significantly shorter. This sounds like a poor value proposition at thirty dollars,…
March 25, 2014 | 09:00 EDT