Early impressions of RaiderZ
RaiderZ is a new kind of MMO experience for me; I never gave Terra a shot or any other action MMORPG for that matter. I’m Continue Reading
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Five Modern Hardcore Single Player Games
It’s no secret that I believe that games were more “hardcore” in the past. Not all of them were, a lot of them were just Continue Reading
The Rat Race
When I’m not tearing through various speculative fiction bricks, screaming at millionaires in funny clothes running in a circle, or (occasionally) attempting to be Continue Reading
My introduction to Assassin’s Creed
These last couple months have been packed with a number of great game releases. There hasn’t been enough time to play everything yet and there’s Continue Reading
Black Mesa: Renewing the Half-Life Vows
Half-Life is one of video games my top-tier games. The tier reserved for games who not only define what I want in gaming but push Continue Reading
End of Nations rolls into my list of games to watch
End of Nations recently concluded its fourth closed beta and I was fortunate enough to be able to participate. For those that are not familiar Continue Reading
FarmVille 2: The Farmening… Digital livestock strikes again.
Is he serious? Is he really reviewing FarmVille 2? Is there really a Farmville 2? The answer to all of these highly justified questions is Continue Reading
FTL: A Solid Budget Bite-Sized Roguelike
At just $9.99, FTL: Faster Than Light by Subset Games was an easy impulse buy. But even after playing it for a few hours, I couldn’t Continue Reading
Torchlight 2 shows us all how it’s done.
The original Torchlight is the game that I point to as being influential in my leaving the world of MMORPG playing where I hadn’t actually Continue Reading
Borderlands 2 uncovers more hidden treasure on Pandora.
Update 9/26/12: It seems that a lot of people are coming here to find secret things hidden in Borderlands 2. This is my review / Continue Reading
Sevencore presents alternative to traditional MMORPG conventions
Saddle up your giant riding spider because Sevencore entered its open beta test phase last week. I thought this would be a fine time to Continue Reading
PAX Prime 2012 impressions
At 6:00 on Sunday evening, PAX Prime 2012 came to an end and I began the simultaneous process of breathing a sigh of relief that Continue Reading
Dungeons & Dioramas: Card Hunter at PAX 2012
I’m not going to make a dedicated “post PAX 2012 review,” since I believe Mr. Spurr is going to be covering most of the titles Continue Reading
Diablo III Browser: Free Profiles for Android
Obsessing about games is so much sweeter when you’re not actually playing them. I remember middle-school daydreams about leveling my Mediator, daydreams had in lieu of doing actual Continue Reading
Mists of Pandaria – Will it bring honor to us all?
It seems that a few million people are aware of a certain popular MMORPG getting another expansion in the near future. Yes, the World Continue Reading
Darksiders II brings Death to life
I want to live in a world where Darksiders II isn’t on my short list for video game of the year. That is surely a Continue Reading
Sevencore – Thoughts and Opinions from the Closed Beta
I’m apparently a sucker for beta tests. This weekend I spent several days immersed in the world of Sevencore, a new free to play MMORPG Continue Reading
Firefall beta reaches new milestone
Firefall has just released its milestone patch and the changes are phenomenal. The patch notes claim simply that they have “Changed everything” and “Created fun”. Continue Reading
Pet battles lack creativity in Mists of Pandaria
Recently I have been spending my nights in the beta for the new World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria. It has several worthwhile new Continue Reading
I’d buy this for a dollar. Duke Nukem Forever reviewed.
Yes, I know Duke Nukem Forever was released over a year ago. I also know that it was panned heavily by critics which was pretty Continue Reading
DoomRL: Turn-Based Ultra-Violence
For the uninitiated, the roguelike genre is the meanest branch of the RPG evolutionary tree. They are typically story-light, turn-based affairs where a lone hero Continue Reading