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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Wolfenstein: The New Order
I'm a huge fan of shooters, so I had no qualms with picking up the new Wolfenstein game for this year's top 50 challenge. Oddly enough this is the first time I've ever played this classic series, but...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Fantasia: Music Evolved
I like music. I know it’s not exactly a controversial statement, but it’s been a constant throughout my life. Growing up, something was almost always playing on the family stereo. I played an...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Civilization: Beyond Earth
My colleague Daniel Tack has been sharing with me his enthusiasm about Beyond Earth since his initial review, so I jumped at the chance to dive into the game myself and see how it compares with...
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Super Replay – Resident Evil Code: Veronica Episode 9
Earlier this year we relived the Mansion Incident by simultaneously playing through both the 1996 and 2002 versions of Resident Evil. Months later we're still retreading the series' past, this time...
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The Wild Ride Of Just Cause 3's Avalanche Studios
When we visited New York City for the December cover story on Just Cause 3, we were able to sit down with the co-founder of Avalanche Studios Christofer Sundberg. Flying over from the headquarters in...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 - Alien: Isolation
As a fan of survival horror games from Silent Hill to Fatal Frame 2 (The best game in the genre ever), my interest was piqued when I found out I’d be playing Alien: Isolation. What could be more...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – LittleBigPlanet 3
When trying to decide what the best games of the year are, it's easy to dismiss some sequels as more of the same. LittleBigPlanet 3 has suffered from that characterization since it was first announced,...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 - Thief
Andy Reiner challenged me to test my stealth skills in Eidos Montreal's reboot of the Thief franchise? Did this game steal my heart? You'll have to read on to find out (Get it? I said "steal" my heart...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Kirby: Triple Deluxe
I don't know who the Kirby fans are out there. There's Game Informer's Kimberley Wallace, but she'd be a fan of a wet towel on a bathroom floor if it was pink, so I don't know if she really counts. I...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Assassin's Creed Rogue
I used to love Taco Bell's Gorditas (it was a strange sickness); I ate them for lunch and dinner, and then dinner again. Gorditas fueled my college education, but I eventually consumed so many of the...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Monument Valley
I heard a little bit about Monument Valley before I recently played it for our Top 50 Challenge, so although I didn't know what exactly to expect gameplay-wise, I was intrigued. After playing the game,...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
There are some genres that are simply perfect for handheld gaming. I’ll always choose a console or PC for first-person shooters, fighters, and anything else that requires precision. Interactive visual...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – Earth Defense Force 2025
I’ve never played an Earth Defense Force game, but I’ve heard players sing their praises well before I met some of their fans here at Game Informer (check out Joe Juba’s review here). In many ways,...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – This War Of Mine
This time of the year is generally addled with tons of huge game releases. With that in mind, it's not surprise that the unique indie survival title This War of Mine managed to fly under my radar like...
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Top 50 Challenge 2014 – The Banner Saga
I'm a big fan of strategy/RPGs, and I always regretted not having time to invest in The Banner Saga. That's why I gladly accepted Ben Reeves' challenge. Strategy/RPGs are a dime a dozen nowadays, and I...
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Replay – The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Judging from the box, The Lost World: Jurassic Park has everything you could want in a game. You've got dinosaurs. You've got humans. You've got more dinosaurs. What's not to love? Ben Hanson says he...
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Five Games You Can Use To Experience The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser has taken over the Internet – but why keep watching it when you could (sort of) relive it?The teaser is basically made up of seven distinct scenes, many of which...
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Four Teaser Trailers That Did Exactly What They Were Supposed To
With the Star Wars teaser trailer continuing to make the rounds online (and being mercilessly spoofed), it prompts me to think of some of the teasers for video games I am most excited to learn more...
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Test Chamber – Pointing And Clicking Our Way Through The Hand-Crafted Lumino...
Lumino City, from developer State of Play, is a gorgeous point-and-click adventure, where all of the game's backgrounds and sets have been constructed by hand.Join myself, Ben Reeves, and Wade Wojcik...
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The DLC Of 2014
Add-on content and expansions can take a game you already love and give it longer legs. Just like core games themselves, DLC ranges from great to not-so-great. One thing that is consistent, however, is...
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