Hob – An adventure in contextual storytelling
Hob is the recently released game from Runic Games (makers of the Torchlight series) and it was definitely worth the wait. Besides being a visual Continue Reading
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The best hidden gems from PAX West 2017
PAX West is an undeniably huge hype train rolling down the tracks toward the holiday buying season. A dizzying array of lights and thumping music Continue Reading
Offensive Combat: Redux! – Or WTF is wrong with people?
I saw an announcement at PAX some years back about the original Offensive Combat. Nothing about a competitive FPS where players could wear banana costumes Continue Reading
Preview – Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King from Castle Pixel can’t be released soon enough for me. I was fortunate enough to play a preview build of this super Continue Reading
Slain: Back from Hell – Just another kind of Hell?
Slain: Back from Hell by Wolf Brew Games was pitched to me as a “metal Castlevania game”. On the surface, that sounded about as bad-ass as Continue Reading
Inversus – Frantic arcade shooter and strategic competition
Inversus is slated to be round two of the PAX West 2016 Omegathon, so I got my hands on a key for this little game Continue Reading
We Happy Few preview – Happiness is a choice!
We Happy Few has the potential to keep me enthralled for far longer than I feel comfortable admitting. I’ve already found myself lost in this Continue Reading
Hand of Fate – My new deckbuilding obsession
Unlike Jon, I did not start playing Hand of Fate in early access. It looked pretty cool, but I’m not a super big player of Continue Reading
Dying Light part 1 – 28 hours later
Last week I got my hands on a copy of Techland‘s newest release, Dying Light. It’s a first person zombie apocalypse / survival horror / Continue Reading
A Brief Look at Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
“I like big boats, I cannot lie.” – Isabela, Dragon Age II Is it just me, or was releasing two different Assassin’s Creed games at Continue Reading
Take a trip back in time with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified was released back in August 2013, but I finally got my hands on it recently due to an awesome sale on Steam. Continue Reading
Knight Squad: Chivalry is Dead
The Knight Squad station within the XBox One pavilion on the PAX Prime 2014 expo floor was unassuming. Nestled between the fluorescent Sunset Overdrive wall and Continue Reading
McDROID arrives to heal the world with robotic love!
I’m not a veteran of the tower defense genre by any stretch of the imagination. However, McDROID by Elefantopia isn’t your typical tower defense game. Continue Reading
Mega Coin Squad – Crazy fun for multiplayer parties!
Mega Coin Squad from Big Pixel Studios and Adult Swim Games is going straight on my list for best party game of 2014! It’s a multiplayer Continue Reading
Is Shovel Knight really that good?
Prepare to dig this awesome retro platformer from Yacht Club Games: Shovel Knight! (See what I did there?) Don’t worry, I’m not going to fill Continue Reading
Watch Dogs – Not All It’s Hyped Up to Be
It took me awhile to get around to it, but I’ve finally managed to get some time in with Ubisoft’s recent urban exploration and cyber-terrorism Continue Reading
Review – Edge of Tomorrow
I’ll admit that I was sold on Edge of Tomorrow when I was asked by a friend if I wanted to go see the Tom Continue Reading
Preview – Mech fueled mayhem in the Titanfall beta
The Titanfall closed (and then quickly open) beta stress test has sold me on how fantastic this shooter is. Respawn Entertainment has outdone themselves with this Continue Reading
Forced – multiplayer tactical overload
FORCED is a new tactical co-op arena combat game from indie developer BetaDwarf. In it, you play a slave that is forced into gladiatorial combat Continue Reading
Volgarr the Viking – true arcade gameplay returns
Volgarr the Viking will kick your ass. That was the first lesson I learned as I embarrassed myself at PAX in front of the creators Continue Reading
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Swords & Cyborgs
I know it’s taken me a long time to get around to this game, but I was reluctant to pick up something called “Revengeance”. Come Continue Reading
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