Monthly Archives: May 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan — Tie-in Pizza-chomping good time…maybe

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan video game

Ah, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles….  We love them.  We hate them.  We wonder, “Where did they come from?” According to Wikipedia, they were created by two dudes back in the ‘80s in a comic book.  I first heard about them as a kid in cartoons and then toys.  I thought they were cool.  Ninjas… Read More »

Total War: Warhammer — Dwarves and Vampires? This ain’t your daddy’s Total War

Total War has come a long way from the days of 2D samurai hacking away at Buddhist monks.  With the launch of Total War: Warhammer, we have Trolls hacking away at Steam Tanks. Ultimately it’s the same Total War game, but with Warhammer factions and units.  The trailer for it shows battles unlike anything we’ve… Read More »

Shadow of the Beast — Side-scrolling Beastmode?

Shadow of the Beast is back, a redux of the 1989 cult classic.  It’s definitely a remake but not quite a “re-imagining”.  In fact, just like the original, it’s a side-scroller, which leaves me crying…. “Beast!!!” Buy the game now using the link below. The game’s story is one of the most intriguing.  An evil… Read More »

Civilization 6 Announcement Trailer — Is it the best Civilization game of all time?

Civilization VI is out in October and the official announcement trailer shows us…the same Civilization we’ve all loved for decades. Buy the game now using the link below. Growth, innovation, development…the trailer could be about any of the previous games in the Civilization family. And of course, the trailer is all about the positives of… Read More »

Battlefield 1 Official Reveal Trailer — Here’s why it’s better than Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Battlefield 1 video game

Is it a surprise that Battlefield 1 is pummeling Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in the battle for trailer love?  Not only pummeling, they’ve achieved total supremacy. Battlefield 1 did what I said CoD should have done: go back to the past. CoD blasts way into the derivative future where mechs and space-fighters warp straight… Read More »

Homefront: The Revolution — North Korea gets a little respect

homefront: the revolution video game

Homefront: The Revolution is a game I’ve been waiting for a long time.  Not because of its promising gameplay but because it’s a world ruled by North Korea. Get the game here: The year is 2029 in a bizarro world where North Korea has taken over the United States.  Of course, it wouldn’t be North… Read More »

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End — Never too old for a treasure hunt!

uncharted 4 thief's end video game

The best games take years to make.  Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End took almost 3 years and it looks worth the wait.  Check out the trailer below, buy it here on Amazon: Nate Drake is back, forced out of retirement, forced out of his Norman Rockwell life and into a whole lotta madness. For what? … Read More »

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer — Another Year, Another CoD for Christmas….

The Call of Duty series have become sports games.  There’s a new one every year.  They might as well start naming them by year, CoD ’16, CoD ’17…. The latest, out in November, is aptly titled, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.  Yes, it does feel infinite, the never-ending war of the FPSs and the studios… Read More »