Game of Thrones Episode 2 sets the bar high for future installations. Episode 1 did a favorable job creating a setting in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, but never had the chance to fully…
February 4, 2015 | 10:05 EST
Senran Kagura Bon Appetit is a rhythm game featuring all of the characters from the series in head-to-head cooking battles. With the digital-only release of Senran Kagura BURST on the 3DS, the niche…
February 1, 2015 | 01:00 EST
The Evil Within is best summarized by comparing it to making a cake. While making it, great quality of ingredients was used, and equivalent measurements of each ingredient were used. But the problem…
February 1, 2015 | 11:00 EST
Capcom has a penchant for remakes, reimaginings, rereleases, remasters, and, of course, they are the creators of Resident Evil. Naturally, this remaster of the 2002 GameCube Resident Evil was not an…
January 24, 2015 | 01:00 EST
There is more than a little empathy to be had for the poor souls who work on annual sequels, for it is one of the most treacherous tightropes to walk alongside the licensed game and the sports…
January 14, 2015 | 09:00 EST
I Am Bread is, in many ways, a spiritual successor to Surgeon Simulator, both games created by Bossa Studios. But where Surgeon Simulator created an engaging and interesting experience by combining…
January 11, 2015 | 11:00 EST
There's a reason why This War of Mine has gotten the hype and attention that it has gotten since its launch. In the world of video games, taking a view on some of the different elements of war isn't…
December 25, 2014 | 10:00 EST
If there needed to be a summary for Far Cry 4, it will be a mixture of manically detailing the fun of cooperatively fighting enemies with a friend, being dumbstruck by the beauty of the landscape as…
December 19, 2014 | 07:01 EST
In terms of sheer content and possible time consumption, there aren't many video games that will give you as much bang for your buck as DA: I. In truth, there aren't really many products, in any form…
December 16, 2014 | 01:00 EST
Sometimes, games make a trip across from console to PC. Many times these games are plagued with bad interfaces, poor optimization, and bugs that show a rushed porting job done by a team not…
December 7, 2014 | 11:00 EST
In many ways, Ziggurat is very much a throwback to the first-person shooters of old. From the combat mechanics to the fantasy pulp-style plot that bookends the opening and ending cutscenes. The game…
November 30, 2014 | 01:00 EST
Very few games celebrate culture in the way that Never Alone does. There aren't many examples of games made to educate the player on the history and traditions of a rarely represented people. This…
November 27, 2014 | 11:00 EST
As a frequent critic of the Borderlands series it is rather jarring to admit that something unprecedented has occurred. Even as a regular customer of Telltale's products the unequivocal quality of…
November 26, 2014 | 01:00 EST
Only three months ago, Five Nights at Freddy's released for Desura and Steam. Now, three months later, the sequel has been released. One would expect this sequel to be nothing but a glorified…
November 12, 2014 | 03:00 EST
To get one thing out of the way, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare could be seen as the largest evolutionary Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare. However, despite a vastly upgraded/new engine, a new…
November 7, 2014 | 01:00 EST
Dreamfall Chapters Book 1: Rebirth (hereafter called Dreamfall Chapters in the name of sanity) takes us back to the twin worlds of Stark and Arcadia that The Longest Journey saga has featured. The…
November 2, 2014 | 01:00 EST
Endless-running games aren't really all that new when you look at the grand scheme of things. Games like Bit.Trip Runner have shown up all over the indie landscape, even in the flash game market.…
October 27, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
When I heard the news of The Legend of Korra game, I was just as surprised as many were. I then became interested when I saw some gameplay/commentary, but then I heard it was being made by Platinum…
October 26, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
The NHL series is kind of the redheaded stepchild of the EA Sports brand. Seldom given much attention outside of Canada, EA's NHL series has quietly fought the reputation of other EA Sports by being…
October 20, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
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
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
The wait is over (although I'm very late with the review), and Destiny is upon us - and Bungie has brought a fresh new universe and story to their fans worldwide. Destiny has been a highly…
October 6, 2014 | 10:00 EDT
The wait is over (although I'm very late with the review), and Destiny is upon us - and Bungie has brought a fresh new universe and story to their fans worldwide. Destiny has been a highly…
October 6, 2014 | 10:00 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
Velocity 2X was released digitally on September 2nd for Playstation 4 and Vita, but does this title have what it takes to cement itself as one of 2014's digital standouts? Find out in our Velocity 2X…
October 1, 2014 | 11:00 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
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
Another summer has gone by, autumn wind in the air, and Madden on store shelves. Like clockwork, Madden NFL 15 has been released amid high anticipation and cautious optimism. Did EA finally deliver a…
September 4, 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
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
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
For years to come, Entwined will probably be remembered as that small game that turned up at Sony’s 2014 E3 show. The one that was announced and released at exactly the same time. However, though its…
June 13, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
What would you do if you developed superpowers? Would you use them for good, use them for evil or just to be generally annoying? If your answer is that you are undecided on morality but insistent on…
June 4, 2014 | 09:00 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
SCEA San Diego has, year after year, released a solid game of hardball on the PS3. This time, their virtual version comes to PS4 with Bryce Harper's type of expectations. Did they deliver a true next…
May 29, 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