Pretty much the first thing I wanted to get my hands on at PAX this year was my most anticipated launch title, Forza 5 for Xbox One. The 6th title in the Forza series is exclusive to the next gen system and is a show piece for Microsoft. The game is simply gorgeous, filled with …
When I first put my hands on the keyboard I was nervous that everything that followed would be a huge disappointment. I had little faith that Zenimax and Bethesda could take the award winning experience from Skyrim and apply it to an MMO. While my time with the game did not quell all my fears …
Loco Cycle is the next game from the crazy people behind the Splosion Man games. In Loco Cycle you play as Iris, a super advanced robotic motorcycle, turned sentient by a blast of lighting. On your way out of the evil lab of Big Science, you entangle your mechanic and drag him along for the …
Attendees of PAX East 2013 havd the opportunity to check out the newest trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. The eight and a half minute long video showed off tons of locations, ship to ship battle sequences and most importantly – whale hunting.
Suddenly, out of no where, a brand new game emerges! Not just another game in one of the many established genres, a brand new type of game. On the surface, Harold appears to be just another 2D racing game, and while the goal of finishing first may be the same, the roles are reversed. Instead …
The house of mouse is back with another tale for their main and most underused character. Epic Mickey 2 picks up right where Epic Mickey left off. I won’t spoil exactly where or how, but you get back in the action. Epic Mickey 2 is a platformer with a unique painting/paint thinning element. When you …
Free to play has come a long way in the past couple of years. Free to play used to mean low quality, money grubbing, and facebook. Loadout is the complete opposite, it is extremely polished, fair priced, and most importantly fun. The main hook of the game is the “Loadout” you pick. It is a …
If you’re in that camp of people who find sim racers like Forza too hard and Need for Speed too unrealistic. Microsft has answered your very specific prayers. Forza Horizon is a new racing game coming to the Xbox 360 on October 23, and it appears to be riding the line between arcade racer and …
It is not often that someone recognizes my Herculean skills as soon as I press start in a video game, but Retro/Grade chose to honor me. As you start out you kill the final boss of a space invasion to save the earth. Credits roll as this mighty beast falls before you and a temporal …
After an absence of almost 10 years, Max Payne is back. Remedy is no longer working on the series, but they have been part of the creative process, and they are onboard with the new direction for Max. The company that is developing Max Payne is Rockstar Games. The development duties have been spread across all of …