Replay – Rogue Galaxy
Classics from yesteryear are suddenly new again on PlayStation 4. Our Replay mailbag is overflowing with requests to revisit the PlayStation 2 games Sony is re-releasing on PlayStation 4. We already...
View ArticleScience-Fiction Weekly – The Best Movies, Games, And New Star Wars: Episode...
I’ve had a love affair with science fiction since my father took me to see Star Wars: A New Hope. I was three- or four-years-old at the time; far too young to watch Darth Vader choke the life out of...
View ArticleTest Chamber – The First Hour Of Homefront: The Revolution
Homefront: The Revolution is out today, and though we're still working on our review, it doesn't mean we can't take a look at the game's early moments.Join Andrew Reiner and myself as we play through...
View ArticleBehind The Mask: Inside Dishonored 2's Development
In this exclusive video interview, creative director Harvey Smith explains the evolution of Arkane Studios and more....(read more)
View Article10 Mismanaged Franchises That Deserve Better
We always hear about the video game franchises that have been gone for years that deserve revivals. From Crash Bandicoot to Burnout, the list of series that fans have been clamoring for developers to...
View ArticleBlog Herding – The Best Blogs Of The Community (May 19, 2016)
Uncharted 4 and Doom took up a lot of inches in this week's blog section, but there are plenty of other good reads to dive into. Community Blogs For May 12 – May 18: Community Question: The...
View ArticleTest Chamber – An Early Look At Supergiant’s Pyre
We’re big fans of the highly original games that have been produced by Supergiant Games, the studio responsible for Bastion and Transistor. Each of those games shared a visual and audio aesthetic, but...
View ArticleNot A Review – Homefront: The Revolution’s Co-Op Resistance Mode Isn’t Worth...
I was fairly excited to play more Homefront: Revolution since I first got my first hands-on time with the title at Gamescom last year. That demo was running on PC, and it featured a slice of the...
View ArticleOpinion – Doom 3 Is A Bloody, Forgotten Gem
Id Software’s latest take on Doom is finally out. Good news: it’s pretty great. I finally got to play a few hours of the campaign last night and really enjoyed the velocity and brutality of the action....
View ArticleHow Long Can You Play Telltale's The Walking Dead Without Hitting A Button?
In most Telltale games the player is given a variety of dialogue options. One of those choices is silence. We thought it would be fun to see how far we could push that silence option in the entire...
View ArticleIs The Angry Birds Movie Worth Your Time?
The announcement of The Angry Birds Movie was met with justified skepticism. Not only is the track record for video game movies abysmal, but it seemed like even the Super Mario Bros. movie had more to...
View ArticleWhy Harvey Smith Refuses To 'Dumb Down' Dishonored 2
It's a nebulous genre, but Arkane Studios and Dishonored 2's creative director Harvey Smith have an undying passion for "immersive first-person" games. With our June cover story detailing Dishonored 2,...
View ArticleThe Madden 17 Connected Franchise Mode Wishlist
Madden is promising a revamp of its Connected Franchise mode (CFM) for Madden 17, and so we've decided to create our own list of what we hope to see.While we certainly don't expect all of these items...
View ArticleTest Chamber – The Coolest (And Most Disgusting) Secrets When Mario Meets...
Earlier this week, the Wii U version of Minecraft got a huge injection of free Mario content, and we decided to take a look at it.This free pack adds 15 pieces of Super Mario music, item textures, 40...
View ArticleReplay – Perfect Dark
Nintendo and Rare never delivered the GoldenEye sequel we wanted, but Perfect Dark is a fair substitute – a spiritual successor of sorts that brings back the beloved "Golden" gameplay in a new...
View ArticleThe Virtual Life – A Serious Talk About Death In Video Games
The Virtual Life is a column dedicated to exploring the place where our lives and games intersect. As the medium continues its evolution, we’ll be here to chart that line and talk about life, love,...
View ArticleTest Chamber – An Early Look At Below
Announced at E3 2013, Capybara Games' Below has been on the minds of Xbox One and PC gamers for nearly three years now. The beautiful gloomy art style makes it stand out from the myriad roguelikes on...
View ArticleInside Dishonored 2's Exaggerated Art Direction
While you've already got a glimpse at some of the amazing concept art for Dishonored 2 in a post earlier this month, we wanted to share the direct thoughts from Dishonored 2's art director Sébastien...
View ArticleOpinion – This E3 Is Not The Time For New Systems
E3 is an exciting time, and with the big show rapidly approaching there is no shortage of rumors about what we'll see next month. Two of the big ones on everyone's minds are whether Sony and Microsoft...
View ArticleScience-Fiction Weekly – The Best Comics, Stellaris, And More Star Wars Leaks
Before diving into the comic book series you should read each month, I'd like to introduce a new component of Science-Fiction Weekly: The Golden Grok, an award given to the best new video game release....
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