From snowscapes and shattered relics of an ancient civilization to plague-infested highrises and the Mass Effect equivalent of a gamified James Bond movie, the artistic shift from Mass Effect to Mass Effect 2 is stark, striking, and spectacular. The first game brilliantly articulates the enormous, unquantifiable scale of the universe by going hard on environmental […]
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Perfects A Beloved Fighting Game, Yet Feels Locked In The Past
Nearly 15 years after its original release, Virtua Fighter 5 is back in a new, updated form on PS4. Revealed a mere week before its release, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown sees the classic fighter perfected for the modern era, sporting all kinds of graphical enhancements and the tightest feel this particular installment has seen […]
Knockout City Interview – Turning Doo Wop Vocals Into A Futuristic Soundtrack
Although there wasn’t much fanfare surrounding its launch, Knockout City has already managed to pull in over 2 million players. While they’re running around doing everything they can to knock their opponents into oblivion, those dodgebrawlers are tuned into Pirate Radio – a fictional station that consists of several fictional bands. Believe it or not, […]
Horizon Forbidden West’s Combat Is Going To Be Phenomenal
You’re wandering across wastelands devoid of all but the most ancient and hardy life. It’s quiet, almost to the point of eeriness, when all of a sudden a machinated worm several times the size of Pokemon’s Onix erupts out of the ground with a bone-shattering screech – easy to live in the utterly uninhabitable when […]
The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator Overview: Remove That Bug!
The first thing you’ll notice about Dream Home Decorator for The Sims 4 is that it’s nothing like packs that have come before. Rather than being centered around new worlds or experiences, it instead focuses on the building aspect of the game, bringing this into live mode with a new career. While building is part […]
Four Things To Know About Mario Golf: Super Rush
A man of a million hobbies and professions, Mario is once again going golfing this summer in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Ahead of the game’s June 25 release date, we had a chance to watch about an hour of the game’s many modes in a hands-off demo. If you’re new to the series (like me!), […]
F1 2021 doubles down on realism — both on and off the track
So, the gravy train in Bahrain is over. Taking a spin with a work-in-progress build of F1 2021, I quickly realized that, once the game launches next month, I will have to put in a lot of work setting up my Formula 1 car for an early season racetrack where I’ve always run in the […]
Breath of The Wild 2 Needs To Finally Introduce Playable Zelda
The E3 2021 Nintendo Direct has finally been confirmed, promising 40 minutes of news and announcements for all of the latest games coming to Nintendo Switch. It’s the longest presentation Nintendo has done in forever, so fans are already speculating on what exactly the showcase will bring to the table. Like many others, my thoughts […]
The best tabletop role-playing games are sold online, but not through Amazon
Dungeons & Dragons has long been the standard for tabletop roleplaying with your friends. But, as another epic campaign comes to a close, one of your friends will inevitably say: “What about something different this time?” Sure, you could play medieval fantasy forever, but there are many other genres and systems to explore. These days […]
Pokemon Let’s Go Is The Series’ Best Game In Over Ten Years
I can already hear the barks of dissent from people all over the world. “Let’s Go is rubbish!” they chant. “More like Pokemon for kids!” In case any of you missed the memo, Pokemon is, in fact, a series for kids. We all started playing as young ‘uns. Magical little monsters who shoot thunderbolts out […]