Massive — World of Warcaft: Legion Is A Refreshing Reset
Massively multiplayer online games are sprawling beasts that grow, improve, and change direction over time. Because of their scope and longevity, approaching them from a traditional review standpoint...
View ArticleCreating The Lore Of Horizon Zero Dawn
One of the most exciting parts of Horizon Zero Dawn is its fascinating world where humans are at the bottom of the food chain and giant, animal-like machines rule the roost. But how did it get that...
View ArticleThe Sports Desk – Important Questions For FIFA 17's Story Mode
FIFA 17's The Journey story mode is an alluring new feature for the franchise, and the game's recent demo gave gamers a slice of what to expect. Here a few questions and observations I have from the...
View ArticleTalking Noir and The X-Files With The Developers Of Virginia
Virginia, a first-person narrative adventure game where you play a recent FBI graduate on a missing persons case in a small town, is shaping up to be one of 2016's most interesting and alluring...
View ArticleScience-Fiction Weekly – The Movies Of 2017, Osiris: New Dawn
Destiny: Rise of Iron is this week's big science-fiction release. If you are looking for a verdict on it, you'll have to wait a few days; we've just gotten our hands on it, and Matt Miller is currently...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Zipping Around Forza Horizon 3's Australia
Forza Horizon 3 hasn't quite launched yet, but with the review embargo lifting, you're likely seeing impressions of the latest racer all over the internet. We aren't quite ready to render our final...
View ArticleGuerrilla Addresses Our Biggest Fears About Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the most anticipated games to release next year, but it can be hard to get a sense of what a game will actually be like until you play it in its entirely. Until then, you...
View ArticleThe Virtual Life – Closing The Loop With BioShock Infinite
Booker DeWitt is falling. He’s taken a high dive off a platform and is spinning now – his shotgun unable to save him from gravity. He plummets toward the ground, shrouded by miles upon miles of blue...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Blasting Away In Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniversary Edition World...
Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniversary Edition World Tour sure is a mouthful of a title huh? It's also pretty fun. Nukem expert Jeff Cork and I checked out some of the footage I recorded of the game during my...
View ArticleTest Chamber – On The Case With The Interactive Thriller Virginia
Editors Javy Gwaltney and Ben Reeves take a trip to the small town of Kingdom, Virginia....(read more)
View ArticleBlog Herding – The Best Blogs Of The Community (September 22, 2016)
We've got a Blog Herding heavy on community responses this week, which is fantastic!Community Blogs For September 15 – September 21:Top 10 Boss Battle Themes I still hum Final Fantasy VII boss battle...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Why NBA 2K17 Is Our Highest Scoring Sports Game Of The Year
2K Sports just unleashed the latest edition of its world beating basketball simulation, which reviewed very well. See what all the fuss is about in a tour of the popular MyCareer mode. Join Brian Shea...
View ArticleDestiny - Xur's Gear And Upgrades For The Weekend Of September 23
Guess who's back? That's right. Xur's setting up shop at the Reef this week, so you have a reason to step away from the new Iron Tower hub.This week Xur is packing gear and upgrades for guardians...
View ArticleHorizon Zero Dawn's Lead Writer On The Game's Big Mysteries
With our October cover story on Horizon Zero Dawn from Guerrilla Games, we're pulling back the curtain all month long on the creation of this bold new world for players. While visiting the studio, Game...
View ArticleTest Chamber – 20 Minutes Of The Last Guardian Gameplay/ Impressions
At Tokyo Game Show, Kimberley Wallace got hands-on with The Last Guardian– and she brought some of that gameplay footage home.Join Kimberley, Jeff Cork, and I as we watch her playthrough, hear her...
View ArticleFunny To A Point – Ode To Blowing #%$& Up
In the past few months since I've launched this column, I've poked fun at some games, the haters of other games, the industry, and mostly myself. Today I want to do something a little different by...
View ArticleTest Chamber – The First 30 Minutes Of Killer Instinct's New Single-Player Mode
Killer Instinct's new Shadow Lords Campaign mode is out this week, and it looks like the kind of fighting game single-player you can really sink your teeth into. It's more than a "cutscene, fight,...
View ArticleGame of Thrones' Kristian Nairn On His Favorite Games
On this week's Game Informer Show, we had the surprise guest appearance of the actor Kristian Nairn, who is best known for his role as Hodor on HBO's Game of Thrones. Nairn worked with Blizzard in...
View ArticleReplay – Star Wars: Demolition
Between the release of The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, Star Wars received one of its stranger video game spin-offs, and Andrew Reiner, Jeff Cork, Jeff Marchiafava, and I decided to see how...
View ArticleOpinion — Pac-Man Has Always Been The Bad Guy
Dear Video Game Fans,As readers of this fine web site and magazine might know, I recently reviewed the 2016 video game Pac-Man Championship Edition 2. I loved the way it reworks concepts from the...
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