The trailer for the Eve Online: Rubicon expansion was released ahead of its November 19 launch. Explorers are attacked by hostile drones launched from what some military brass announces as Ghost Sites. The drones looks pretty solid as they one-by-one pop out of a mothership like bullets from a magazine clip. The explorers approach the… Read More »
It’s 3 days after outbreak, and Nick Ramos, “a simple mechanic,” is trapped in a city full of zombies. He wants to get out. He runs into a few survivors, a motorcycle gang, and a gas station blows up. To add a little more urgency, Ramos is bit by a zombie and he’s only got… Read More »
Disney buys LucasArts. Disney partners with NimbleBit, launches Star Wars: Tiny Death Star. NimbleBit Co-founders shop for not-so-tiny yachts. That’s the way of the force. The new trailer’s intro mirrors the beginning of Return of the Jedi (complete with clock-wipe) except it’s Vader, not Palpatine, who lands on the not-yet-complete Death Star. Per the galactic… Read More »
Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm looks like a MOBA that more than hardcore players can love. I hate MOBA. Maybe that’s a little harsh. I dislike MOBA very strongly. I’ve devoted some of my valuable gaming hours to Dota 2 and League of Legends, but eventually, those hours ended up in other pastures. I like… Read More »
A theater in China mistakenly used a fan-made poster to promote Thor: The Dark World. Fans often make great movie posters, often better than what the big-bucks marketing folks spew out, but this one featured Thor and Loki getting it on. Well, not exactly, but close. Check it out, Thor’s got Loki in that lovin’… Read More »
The Company of Heroes 2 – Victory at Stalingrad premium DLC launches November 12, and the new trailer captures some of the horrors of that bloodbath. I was introduced to the Battle of Stalingrad at the age of thirteen. My brother and I had just picked up Avalon Hill’s classic bookcase game, Squad Leader, and… Read More »
Rambo was meant to be an FPS, and it’s finally arrived. Or will be in early 2014. The trailer’s out, though, and Rambo The Video Game looks awesome. Nothing compares with our favorite Medal of Honor badass blasting troopers (and signage) with his signature M60. The man’s so jacked there’s absolutely no recoil on that… Read More »
The future ain’t what it used to be. Or is it? 50 years don’t seem that far away in SimCity Cities of Tomorrow, the new expansion available on November 13. The trailer released today features buildings that have cool names and looks futuristic but really aren’t all that. There’s an Academy, a Wave Generator, Maglev… Read More »
Koreans dominate the world in two things: short track speed skating and Starcraft. While reading an article about pro gamers’ dexterity, I came across this Losira/KangHo video: So why are Koreans so good at gaming? I’m not a pro gamer and I don’t play more than a few hours each day let alone 50 straight,… Read More »
When a violent game is not violent enough, it launches a blood and gore pack. The trailer for the new Total War: Rome 2 DLC, released on Halloween, features 3 impalings, 2 severed limbs, 2 decapitations and several gallons of blood in a span of 15 seconds. It also has a full moon and an… Read More »