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In 2011, Nintendo injected a huge shot of life into its waning 3DS sales with Super Mario 3D Land, a title that was praised for both its ingenious level design and its tight controls. Now, with the Wii U in even more trouble than the 3DS was in 2011, Nintendo is hoping that its overall-donning [...]
Microsoft hosted private Xbox 101 sessions at their E3 booth, and the 30-minute tech demo offered great insight into the Xbox One’s reliance on the Cloud. Many gamers and media members alike have been scratching their heads over Microsoft’s decision to require an always-online (24-hour check-ins) connection to high-speed Internet access, but some light was [...]
Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One and its modernized controller back in May, but it wasn’t until a couple of days ago that they allowed the media masses to touch and feel the new input device. Media members were given an exclusive chance to experience the Xbox One controller during a private event on Monday of [...]
For plenty of gamers, myself included, E3 is an event to look forward to all year; a fact that is especially true any year when new consoles are expected to make a debut. This year, I was indisputably excited to find out about these new powerhouses and the cool new games they would launch. As [...]
The Marvel money train is picking up steam, with the recent success of Iron Man 3 in theaters and a wicked trailer for the upcoming TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. out this week. Anyone looking to continue their Marvel fix doesn’t have to look far, because their upcoming action RPG/MMO Marvel Heroes officially launches in [...]
Neverwinter is now in open beta, and I spent my weekend with low-level characters, running around one of the Forgotten Realms’ most iconic cities. Throughout this and previous closed betas I’ve hunted bugs, posted feedback, and have gotten a solid feel for the style of game Cryptic Studios has made. I’ve also had a great [...]
I spent some time this week in Anno Online‘s closed beta, settling a New World with dozens of pioneering folk ready to cast off the shackles of… something or other, probably oppression… and make a go of it out in the frontier. A free-to-play, browser-based entry into the longrunning Anno series, Anno Online does come with [...]
Where is there to go after founding the company that would eventually become Blizzard and creating one of the most beloved franchises in video game history? Well, for David Brevik, it was time to take a familiar formula and use it to try and conquer the insurgent free-to-play space. “Imagine 25 or 30 people running [...]
Following 2011′s successful revitalization of the Mortal Kombat franchise, NetherRealm Studios went on to support it by way of DLC and an equally as successful port to the PlayStation Vita. Following the critical acclaim that title received, series co-creator and Creative Director of NetherRealm, Ed Boon, stated that the team “wants to do more than [...]
Capcom had a moderately-sized presence at PAX East 2013, and its main draw was undoubtedly the new IP Remember Me. Set in a cyberpunk Paris in 2084, Remember Me tells the story of Nilin, a femme-fatale memory hunter on a quest for answers after she loses her own memory. The roughly 15 minute demo puts [...]
As I approached the booth of Supergiant Games, the studio responsible for 2011′s smash indie hit Bastion, I had no idea what to expect. The recently-announced Transistor looks a lot like the aforementioned title that put the studio on the map, but as I walked the expo floor, I kept hearing developers, expo attendees, and fellow [...]
The PlayStation 3′s time as Sony’s flagship home entertainment console may be coming to an end later this year, but it’s not planning on going out with a whimper. Naughty Dog, one of the most successful development studios of this generation, will be following up its beloved Uncharted trilogy with The Last of Us, a dark, [...]
What do you get when you cross a popular children’s author, an Oscar-winning film studio and an innovative new video game on Kickstarter? You get Moonbot Studios’ upcoming game The Golem, which they’re hoping will make a big impact on the gaming industry. The Golem represents an ambitious effort for Moonbot Studios, a growing indie company based in the [...]