Opinion: Why Mobile Games Are Good For The Video Game Industry
I recently came across this user review for Angry Birds Star Wars in the App Store: “Best game ever made!!!”Oh, boy. I can’t help but cringe when I see these sorts of comments. People are entitled to...
View ArticleSucker Punch Talks Letting Go Of Sly Cooper
Before the days of Infamous and electrocuting civilians, Sucker Punch Productions created the more family-friendly games Rocket: Robot on Wheels and Sly Cooper. While visiting the studio a couple of...
View ArticleLive Stream – Deadpool
The merc with a mouth makes his gaming debut in a starring role today, and we're ready for whatever quips he'll throw our way. Reiner has already posted his thoughts in his review, and he'll be joining...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Deadpool
We've reviewed Deadpool and will be live streaming his antics later on today, but that doesn't mean you can't watch him in action right now. In the video below, you'll get to see the early sequence of...
View ArticleHow To Play The Last Of Us Like A Professional
Want to play The Last of Us the way a professional would? Then take a gander at these invaluable tips that are in no way meant to be funny.Look, I get it. Not everyone is born with the exceptional...
View ArticleOpinion: Why I'm Still Not Sold On Xbox One
After enduring no end of criticism during E3 for its always-online and used-game restrictions, Microsoft reversed course last week, adopting the offline-friendly policies Sony has planned for the...
View ArticleSpoiled – The Last Of Us
The Last of Us turned out to be one of this generation's finest video games. The intense gameplay couples with the grounded, believable characters to deliver an impacting post-apocalyptic adventure...
View ArticleTest Chamber – The Last Of Us
We've been excited about Naughty Dog's grim, post-apocalyptic The Last of Us since we blew the lid open on the game with our cover story. The game is out (read our review), and it's a a subtle,...
View ArticleHow Titanfall Taps The Power Of The Xbox One
While Titanfall is also being released for PC and Xbox 360, the developers at Respawn Entertainment are focusing much of their attention on getting the game up and running on the Xbox One. Since the...
View ArticleWhat New Worlds We Want To See In Kingdom Hearts III
With the Kingdom Hearts III finally a reality, we couldn't help but anticipate what Square Enix and Disney have in store for Sora and company. Part of Kingdom Hearts' magic is stepping into Disney...
View ArticleJapanese RPG Publishers To Watch
E3 always gives a great glimpse into what publishers have in store for the RPG fan. As I walked the show floor, it was easy to discover which companies are making the genre its bread and butter. Some...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Ride To Hell: Retribution
In what's always bad news for a game's level of quality, Deep Silver did not send out review copies of Ride To Hell: Retribution. While I'm only a couple of hours into my review playthrough, I can...
View ArticleHow Steve Wozniak’s Breakout Defined Apple’s Future
Back in April within the Batman: Arkham Origins issue, we ran the following written interview with Steve Wozniak. This feature expands on the original interview by including several videos (including...
View ArticleCosBlog #88: She-Kratos By Lady Lemon Cosplay
Gender-bending an iconic character allows cosplayers creative freedoms not afforded when accuracy is the ultimate goal. In this case, Lady Lemon Cosplay opted for a female version of the demigod...
View ArticleRoad To Extinction: Where Zombie Games Are Heading
Zombies are popular. Brad Pitt is battling waves of them in World War Z, Dead Rising 3 is one of the Xbox One’s main selling points, and The Walking Dead franchise is succeeding in comics, television,...
View ArticleMoments – The Decision In Radiata Stories
Tri-Ace has been uneven with its RPG offerings this generation, but on the PS2, the studio produced some of my favorite games. One of those is Radiata Stories, an often-overlooked gem with a fantasy...
View ArticleFive Beloved GameShark Codes
Video game cheat devices aren’t what they used to be. In the ‘90s, the GameShark allowed us to pretend like we were “hacking” our games. Now cheat codes of all kinds are on life support. If you’re...
View ArticleIron Giants: Titanfall's Reinvention Of Mech Combat
During our visit to Respawn Entertainment's studio, lead artist Joel Emslie confessed his addiction to watching old making-of videos for classic science fiction films. He was studying the techniques of...
View ArticleBlending Realism and Fantasy – Insight Into SMT IV’s Character Design
With the Shin Megami Tensei IV release date (July 16) inching closer, any insight into the game can only make the wait easier. As such, we sat down with SMT IV lead character designer Masayuki Doi to...
View ArticleTop Of The Table – Dixit
The height of summer demands a game that is both simple and engrossing – something that is rewarding for the whole family to play together with ease and without extensive explanation or complication....
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