Galactic Civilizations III Mercenaries Stardock I still remember the first time that I tried out a Stardock game, which was the original Sins of a Solar Empire. At that time I thought to myself: “Any game with that cool of… Read More »Galactic Civilizations III Mercenaries Review – The Epic 4X’s Beefiest DLC yet
Downfall Harvester Games Psychological horror games are quickly becoming all the rage as of late. As opposed to the slasher and torture porn genres which leave you more temporarily disgusted and desensitized more than anything, stories that build up atmosphere… Read More »Downfall Review – An Interesting yet Confusing Horror Experience
Pillars of Eternity: The White March – Part 2 Paradox Interactive Back in March of last year (2015), Paradox Interactive swept the PC gaming world by storm with its crowd funded modern classic hit, Pillars of Eternity. Supporters of indie… Read More »Pillars of Eternity: The White March – Part 2 Review – A Singularly Strong Second Act
Black Desert Online Pearl Abyss Just as the zombie game craze is starting to die down a bit, MMORPGs seem to be slowly fading away as well. We’ve seen some really standout Action RPGs such as Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen… Read More »Black Desert Online Review – Awesome Combat Paired with a Thin Storyline
Tom Clancy’s The Division Ubisoft A few gaming friends and I carefully navigated our way down a dilapidated avenue near Manhattan’s once grand Grand Central Station, now a burned out shadow of its former glory. We’d just emerged victorious from… Read More »Tom Clancy’s The Division Review – A Bodacious, Highly-Ballistic Bonanza
Need for Speed Ghost Games I remember playing the original game in the Need for Speed series, which featured a title lifted from the film, Top Gun. The Need for Speed was a big mess of pixelated graphics, but was… Read More »Need for Speed Review – Speeding the First Place?
The Culling Xaviant Games Now that the zombie frenzy is finally beginning to abate a little, a new craze is emerging: competitive survival games. Since visual media (film/TV) and the gaming industry are essentially joined at the hip these days… Read More »The Culling (Alpha) Review – A Blood-soaked Free-for-all
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Capcom Ever since I played my first game of pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons, I was hooked. There was nothing like either designing an entire world from the ground up (as a Dungeon Master) for… Read More »Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Review – A Truly Unique RPG Extravaganza
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition The Coalition “Dude, you never played Gears of War?” my gaming buddy asked me, incredulously. “Uh…no. I thought that it was only for consoles back then,” I replied a bit defensively. My friend snorted under… Read More »Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Review – An Outstanding Remake of a Classic
It was near dusk as I entered onto the Golden Gate Bridge. The sun glinted warily over the foothills near South San Francisco and I dared a long look over the rails of the bridge and across the wide expanse… Read More »American Truck Simulator – Trucking + Open Highways = A Meditative Experience
I was sneaking through the underbrush as rays of sunshine cascaded in intricate patterns through the forest canopy high above. I was stalking a rare deer-like animal (at least that’s what it looked like from a distance) for its hide… Read More »Far Cry Primal – Primitive Yet Polished Fun
“Hey man, I got the new X-COM game, X-COM 2,” my gaming friend said. “Yeah, can’t wait to play it myself. Like you, I’m a big X-COM fan and have been playing the games since the original,” I replied giddily.… Read More »XCOM 2 – Your Time is Up