The Rise of the Tomb Raider teaser trailer is like a U.S. Marines recruiting video. I wanna get up and get doing. Lara urges us to “Aim Greater” like Amelia Earhart, and do something amazing. I’m inspired, but then I see Lara up in the Alps or Himalayas braving the cold and heights. She’s ice-climbing… Read More »
Life is Strange is like a choose-your-own-adventure book except it’s a video game. Remember those? You make one decision, see how it goes, and then go back several pages and make a different decision and see where that goes? That’s this game. The Reveal Trailer shows a teen named Max in a high school world… Read More »
It takes 90 minutes to drive from L.A. to N.Y. Is it some new prototype Tesla super-car? Nope, it’s The Crew. Ivory Tower/Ubisoft Reflections’ new open persistent world racer is out and the launch trailer has real new gen stuff including a virtual road trip that’s probably as scenic as the real thing. The cars… Read More »
If Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is Yin, then Sunset Overdrive (SO) is Yang. If CoD is Laurel, then SO is Hardy. If CoD is the New York Yankees, then SO is the Boston Red Sox. The gameplay launch trailer for Sunset Overdrive is out and it’s fresh air after downing the fizz of the… Read More »
Disruption is as common in Silicon Valley as screenplays are in L.A. You can’t walk into a coffee house without hearing how some new thing will change the landscape of some old thing. In downtown Mountain View, there are hideously ugly bikes waiting to be rented with your credit card because apparently walking and driving… 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 »