Call of Duty’s initial success on PC back in 2003 helped put Infinity Ward on the map in the eyes of PC gamers, and the success of its expansion and the then-current generation console spin-offs (PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox), United Offensive and Finest Hour respectively helped to keep the CoD name in the periphery of […]
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Talion the Orc Slayer – Shadow of Mordor Review
Developer: Monolith Studios Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Release Date: September 30, 2014 Rated:M for Mature Platform: Playstation 4, Xbox One (Reviewed on), PC MSRP: $59.99 Genre: Action/Role-Playing Game I’m trying to sneak around overhead of a group of Orcs trying to be careful not to alert them of my presence. I stop for a moment, noticing that […]
Call of Duty: A Look Back at the Longest Virtual Tour of Duty
Call of Duty… In this day and age it’s a phrase synonymous with gaming. But what that means exactly will vary from person to person. To some gamers it’s a beloved franchise. To other gamers it’s a cancer to the gaming industry. Meanwhile those who do not play video games will have likely heard about […]
Wii U Sports No Watch Dogs DLC
In yet another case of bad news on Nintendo’s third party front, Watch Dogs’ recently released story expansion DLC “Bad Blood” won’t be making it to Wii U systems according to a tweet by Ubisoft. Taken at face value it’s not entirely clear if this refers to the DLC not being available on disc or for […]
PSA: Final Titanfall DLC Drops In
The third and final DLC pack for Titanfall, IMC Rising, is now available for download on the Xbox One and PC. Included in this pack are Backwater, Zone 18, and Sand Trap. This release marks the final bit of season pass content for developer Respawn Entertainment’s first title following the release of the Expedition and Frontier’s Edge […]
Latest Sunset Overdrive Trailer Too Much for Live Action to Handle
With a month to go before launch, Microsoft and Insomniac have released the latest trailer for Sunset Overdrive. Much like its earlier E3 trailer, this latest video takes a decidedly meta approach, this time attempting to demonstrate the impossibility of filming a live-action trailer for such a game to comical effect while simultaneously lampooning the […]
Hall of Fame Review – Super Metroid (1994)
By Isaac Smith Publisher: Nintendo Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Release Date: April 18th, 1994 Mode: Single Player Genre: Metroidvania (no s%*#, Sherlock) I know that Super Metroid came out in 1994, not because I looked it up on Wikipedia, but because that’s the first thing that pops up when you load the game. […]
Platformines: 2-D MineCraft clone or awesome indie goodness?
Ever feel like wading through an insanely fast-paced, enemy/spike/chainsaw/electricity-infested underground world and asking the questions why use EAL for business electricty price comparison? No? What if there were guns? Guns and really cool hairdos (and a gimp mask)? See, I knew you’d warm up to it. Welcome to Platformines, where everything tries to kill you! […]
Misogyny in Gaming? Big Surprise.
HOLY DISCLAIMER, BATMAN: This post was written before the Santa Barbara shootings. Due to its lighthearted irreverence, you might find it more offensive now than you would have a week ago. Try to keep an open mind and look at what is being said, not just HOW it’s being said. Feminism’s a thing now, if […]
Sacramento’s new big thing.
Gaming isn’t really a social activity anymore. Sure, MMO’s are around, online co-op and PvP happens pretty much everywhere on the planet, MOBAs are in their heyday right now, and everyone’s having a good time with their Minecraft server on a regular basis. But I mean, when was the last time you really got together […]