Ground Branch Blackfoot Studios Over the last couple of decades or so, tactical shooters have generally gone from being tactical to what I call “tac lite.” It’s hard to believe that the original Rainbow Six game came out twenty years… Read More »Ground Branch Review – Possibly the Next Big Thing for the Tactical Shooter Genre
SCUM Gamepires, Croteam/Devolver Digital I was chatting with a gaming friend last week and he surprised me by purchasing a little game called SCUM for me. That was on August 29th, literally the day that the game debuted on Early… Read More »SCUM Review – Leading the New Age of Hardcore Survival Games
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Tripwire Interactive My squad mates and I were running through some trenches which snaked their way from the lower areas below Hill 937 to the foot of the hills themselves. We were playing as the United… Read More »Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (Campaign Update) Review – Campaign Mode is a Major Game Changer!
Squad Offworld Industries There are basically two different types of military shooters out there on the market these days. We have the super-arcadey types, such as the Battlefield, Counter-Strike, and Call of Duty franchises, and on the other side… Read More »Squad (Alpha Update 11) Review – The Ultimate Combo Between Arcade & MilSim Shooters
Squad Offworld Industries The Battlefield 2 mod known as Project Reality totally dominated my life for quite some time. What separated itself from its more arcade-y sibling was that like its title, PR featured a much more comprehensive set of… Read More »Squad (Alpha Update 10) Review – The Great Military Shooter is Now Vaulting Over its Competition
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds PUBG Corporation My three friends and I were flying over the dusty ridges of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’s new South American map, Miramar. We’d recently parachuted in, and after grabbing our initial weapons and survival equipment from an old industrial… Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 1.0 Launch Review – The Ultimate Battle Royale Experience Breaks Loose
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 1.0 PUBG Corporation I think this Steam review by a random gamer sums it up quite succinctly: “One, if not THE, most thrilling gaming experience I’ve ever had. Used to take a shower and then do some relaxed… Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 1.0 Launch Review – Breaking Loose and Breaking New Records
Space Hulk: Deathwing Streum On Studio The Warhammer 40K IP has been steadily gaining steam within the last decade or so. I’m actually pretty surprised that gaming companies weren’t exploiting the WH:40K universe long ago, however, as it’s tailor made… Read More »Space Hulk: Deathwing Updated Review – Finally Coming into its Own
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Bluehole, Inc. I’d dropped over a sprawling complex of warehouses and office buildings, knowing that the areas containing buildings held the most valuable weapons and survival equipment. As I sliced through the air downwards towards one of the… Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Alpha Impressions – There’s a New Sheriff in Town
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Bluehole, Inc. My three comrades and I were one of the two remaining teams left alive. We were the last of nearly 100 battle royale-style game show contestants vying for supremacy (as well as bragging rights). We’d lucked… Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Alpha Impressions
H1Z1: Just Survive Daybreak Studios As I mentioned in my recent review of H1Z1’s other game King of the Kill, the whole zombie/survival horror craze has been waning lately. Take Daybreak’s decision to split their new zombie franchise, H1Z1, up… Read More »H1Z1: Just Survive (Early Access) Review – Sporadic Fun
H1Z1: King of the Kill Daybreak Studios The zombie/survival horror craze has ebbed in recent times but not if Daybreak Studios has anything to do with it. Their marginally successful zombie fest, H1Z1, was originally one game which offered two… Read More »H1Z1 King of the Kill Review – Unbridled Chaos