EA’s UFC gaming franchise is back this year after two years in development and UFC 4 is bringing with it some significant changes to separate itself from its predecessors. With the exception of some improvements to the lighting and better character models, this new game looks very similar to UFC 3 in terms of its visuals. It would be very easy for gamers to look at this new entry and dismiss it as another typical sports game update....
Super Mario World is one of gaming’s classic platformers. Considered one of the greatest games of all time, and for good reason, there really is no denying Super Mario World’s impact on the medium. For as popular as it is, however, not all its secrets are common knowledge, especially when taking into account how far removed the game now is. Once upon a time, Super Mario World was a recent memory....
Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption series is perhaps best known for its fantastic world building and its incredible cast of characters. Together, they perfectly compliment the series’ excellent writing and leave players questioning their decisions long after they have already been made. One question that’s especially difficult to answer though centers around the first game’s main protagonist, John Marston. Much like Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, John possesses all of the qualities required to be a good man, but often finds himself committing some pretty despicable deeds....
The Nintendo Switch is lining up to be the companies most successful console in years, becoming the fastest selling U.S. console in history. Fans are clearly falling in love with the hybrid and it has the game catalogue to back it up, setting the Nintendo community on fire. This fire is only accelerated by the multiple leaks and rumors that are circulating in 2020, the most compelling being the gossip about a new console....
Dungeons & Dragons can be an intimidating game to get into. With six core attributes to manage, a wide range of skills, weapons, armor, and even classes, there is a lot of ways to personalize your character. While many players or Game Masters, sometimes referred to as Dungeon Masters or DMs depending on what tabletop game you’re playing, would recommend you stick with a single class, there are plenty of opportunities to make unique, complex characters....
If Destiny 2’s Warmind expansion was seen as a step in the right direction, then Forsaken could very well be the huge breath of life that the game needed. Comparing the state of the game now to when the game first launched almost seems like looking at two different games. Bungie has turned the game around and started moving it toward the game that fans were expecting a year ago. Be warned, there will be some images and discussion of campaign content in this piece so this is the spoiler warning....
The Oculus Rift might’ve started the current virtual reality craze, with a $2.4 million Kickstarter campaign that sparked the imaginations of developers and fans alike - and caught the attention of Facebook, who bought Oculus for $2.3 billion in 2014 - but it’s not the only game in town. Sony’s hoping to transform the PlayStation 4’s massive install base into an army of VR headset wearing gamers with Project Morpheus. Meanwhile, Valve and HTC teamed up and created the Vive, which is poised to get a jump on the competition by coming out first; Valve estimates that the Vive will be available to consumers in late 2015....
Over the past few days, Bungie has unleashed a ton of new details regarding their forthcoming multiplatform shooter Destiny, covering everything from the world of the game to specific details like control options and player interaction. With a game that appears to have a very rich mythology and a sprawling universe, there’s a lot for Bungie to cover, and while they’re not ready to reveal everything, the developer does want to give gamers as clear a picture as possible....
The Diablo series arguably began the idea of looter games and since, the concept has expanded across other genres, including becoming a mainstay of MMOs and shooters like Borderlands. The common issue with looting are when items acquired aren’t fit for the player character or if there are limited rare items that must be shared across a party or guild. In Bungie’s upcoming Destiny, each and every player will have their own private loot, meaning a group of players taking on a boss will get their own rewards, and it’ll be different every time, encouraging replayability....
Rockstar Games announced today that Max Payne will be launching on mobile devices this fall. The original title that brought bullet-time into gaming will be getting the full HD treatment and will also have connectivity to the Rockstar Social Club. The only major detail Rockstar didn’t mention was which specific mobile devices the game will be launching on. While not revealing platform details, Rockstar did mention that the mobile version of Max Payne will get a graphical update with high-resolution textures, “taking full advantage of the latest mobile technologies, including incredibly customizable controls....
While many developers and game creators are now taking to crowdfunding and private investment firms to try to get their game ideas funded, several are still using the small, but fervent, support of the fans to drive their projects. If a publisher believes that a particular title has a following, and especially if that following is vocal, there’s a solid chance the game may get a sequel, follow-up, or reboot. Just look at Mirror’s Edge Catalyst....
The Xbox One has finally landed, and along with it, a handful of exclusive launch games to entice early adopters. Among them is developer Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome, which holds the distinction of being the Xbox One’s only retail launch exclusive that doesn’t have a sequel number tacked onto the end. With the power of an updated CryEngine behind it, this third-person action adventure boasts a stunning visual feast that will give players’ eyeballs more than their fill....
Saints Row 4 has enjoyed quite the wild ride to completion and success, since the collapse of former publishing house THQ late last year. With German-based Deep Silver productions stepping in to save the ailing franchise some 9 months ago, Johnny Gat and co. were granted a brief stay of execution in which to prove their money making worth. Fast-forward to October 2013, and the series appears to be back in rude health, topping 1 million unit sales during its first month of release and garnering a warm and widespread reception from critics....
It may have proven divisive among the larger gaming community, but last year’s indie hit Gone Home was nothing if not a critical darling. And now, the studio behind the experimental, narrative-driven experience is back with its next release, unveiled during The Game Awards. We don’t know what it is, but it’s called Tacoma - and it’s set in space. Before we start assuming that the game will be a direct adaptation of the previous game taken into orbit the influences behind The Fullbright Company’s new title seem clear enough....
Last week’s Star Wars Celebration event brought with it a host of exciting news for fans of the franchise: our first real glimpse of the new Battlefront game, the announcement of a tie-in novel from a BioWare writer, and that jaw-dropping new trailer for The Force Awakens being some of the big hitters. However, last week also marked some more bittersweet news for one corner of the Star Wars franchise....
Game delays are never the preferred situation for highly anticipated games, but oftentimes, people support them because more development time has never been a bad thing. Besides, no one wants their excitement to play a game on launch day to be ruined by bugs, glitches and other performance issues. More time to polish the game was one of the factors that led to CD Project Red delaying The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by a few more months, but another huge variable was that people have become fearful of games that release with a host of problems....
Anyone who has played The Witcher series will know that CD Projekt Red’s franchise is built for the mature gamer. From a deep and involved combat system to a storyline structured with forking paths, The Witcher truly defines the RPG genre in nearly every sense of the word. However, with those mature themes come some more realistic depictions of Geralt’s life, namely his love life. While plenty of games deal with the romances or sexual exploits of a character from the periphery, The Witcher embraces them....
Garrett the Master Thief is back! And he’s suffering from the most fashionable of video game protagonist ailments: amnesia. After a prologue in which Garrett and his impatient ex-apprentice Erin break in all too literally on a mysterious ceremony being performed by the tyrannical Baron Northcrest, Garrett wakes up in a cart being carried back into the City, and finds out that he has been missing for a whole year....
Over the last week, Xbox One and PC players have been diving head first into the Titanfall beta for their first tease of Respawn Entertainment’s new title. There have been stumbles, but ultimately most would call the beta test a success, as it generated a ton of additional buzz for what is already one of the year’s biggest releases. Now that the Titanfall beta is on the verge of concluding, it’s time to take a look back and highlight what was and what wasn’t good about the experience....
One of the more overlooked Mario games, Super Mario 3D World is receiving new life on the Nintendo Switch with Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. The re-release comes with a new campaign, slightly changing up the cooperative gameplay of the main adventure. For those looking for more co-op goodness after journeying through this good time once again, the games below should similarly provide endless hours of entertainment. Some are straightforward platformers, while others incorporate puzzle elements or are more focused on combat....
