Side-scrollers are cool. Side-scrolling MOBAs have got to be intense. Hyper Universe is coming and looks to be a good one. How do I know? It has a huge Frosty the Snowman, among other quirky weirdness. Check it out: Shaking up the MOBA genre with a unique new twist, Nexon America today announced it will… Read More »
Two games defines ’80s gaming: Tron and Star Wars. Yep, both based on movies, both simple yet addictive. How many times do I need to blow up the Death Star? Never enough. And I did it all without the Force, just a pocket full of change. Dystoria brings it all back. Or tries to. It’s… Read More »
If you really need more ’80s nostalgia, here’s The Videokid. Yes, the The proves it’s The Videokid and not some imitation. Pixel Trip Studios’s retro-ish romp through radical-ville is a scrolling skating game for points and big-bang glory. Need I say more? Okay, Pixel Trip Studios is British, but people drive on the right side… Read More »
Gaming on phones isn’t exactly ergonomical. Quite painful sometimes. But we gamers must game. Sore shoulders and stiff wrists are the price we pay. Luckily, there’s the Gamevice Controller. Portable, light, fits right where it should be. No protruding Xbox-esqe controller. It’s natural, organic and works like the real thing. Been solid on iPhone 6. … Read More »
When Cthulhu calls, you gotta go. To where? Truth or insanity…it’s up to you. Or maybe it’s not. Maybe it’s up to the mad cosmic forces that lurk just below our fragile existence. H.P. Lovecraft wrote the short story, “The Call of Cthulhu,” in 1926. Ninety years later, it’s a video game. Actually, the upcoming… Read More »
The Town of Light is coming to Playstation 4. Not bad for a game that failed its Indiegogo campaign. It’s been a year since the psycho-thriller’s release on Steam, and since then, it has garnered accolades from everywhere. Don’t believe me? PlayStation published an accolades trailer to remove all doubt. Why should you play this… Read More »
A world where Superheroes can’t get along is a world that will suck for non-superheroes. That’s the profound subtext of the story trailer for Injustice 2. Get Injustice 2 on Amazon: The trailer, which is annoyingly narrated – its thin script drawn out in short phrases over two minutes, gives us everything we need to… Read More »
We’re two months from Mass Effect Andromeda’s release, and the Tempest and Nomad Briefing Trailer gives us a glimpse of the ride. And it’s a RIDE. Get it now on Amazon: The Tempest is fast and stealthy. You won’t get much firepower on this sleek pretty thing, but the objective isn’t to blast our way… Read More »
Ghost Recon was my go-to game back in the day. I’m talking about the first Ghost Recon on the original Xbox. Six guys, two teams and 49 bad guys. Yup, 49. You can count them (and their bodies). No spawning endlessly like Ghost Recon 2. That was the Ghost Recon that shouldn’t have changed. But… Read More »
Now that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s canonization is complete, we look ahead to Star Wars Episode VIII. The annual Star Wars release once again premieres in December, which should be renamed the Month of Dathomir, since other December movies will require a Mother Talzin resuscitation. As much as I enjoyed Rogue One, it… Read More »