VGW: Read Beyond the Headline
It’s hard to overlook the controversy surrounding the upcoming Devil May Cry reboot DmC: Devil May Cry. Fans have repeatedly shot down the direction Ninja Theory is taking with the beloved franchise, with everyone’s favorite punk protagonist Dante receiving a new look and series’ lore being turned upside down — since when was Dante’s mother an angel? [...]
I got my hands on the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo over the weekend thanks to the GameStop pre-order offer. As a G1 Transformers fan who enjoyed War for Cybertron, I wanted to get a peek at what’s been changed for better or worse along with the multiplayer and customizations. Let’s take a look at what PS3 and [...]
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance isn’t due for release in North America until July 31, but Nintendo was kind enough to make a demo for the highly-anticipated title available on the eShop late last week after the Nintendo Direct presentation (we still wish we got the Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy demo like Europe, but hey, [...]
Over the past month or so, you may have noticed the hype machine has kicked into top gear for Capcom’s upcoming fantasy epic, Dragon’s Dogma. Now that the long awaited demo has been released on the PSN and Xbox Live, prospective fans can finally take the game for a spin. We’ve done just that, and would [...]
When 505 Games announced the sequel to 2005′s tactical shooter, Sniper Elite, I was instantly grabbed by the promise of realistic sniping action. I’ve always been a fan of sniping, and its blend of strategy and stealth to get the best of your enemies. Given a choice between that and the one-man army with a [...]
Fans of fantasy board games will surely recognize Rackham’s “Confrontation,” and now Cyanide Studios has brought the world of “the Rag’narok” to life in Confrontation, a new tactical RPG due to hit the shelves in the next few weeks. According to Cyanide, the game “focuses on intense and tactical battles, mixing strategy and other elements of RPGs. Every [...]
Playing the demo released Tuesday for the new SSX reboot reminded me of one inescapable fact of the franchise: it’s hard. My hands are still cramped from gripping the controller and frantically switching between grabs to maximize my Tricky meter and attain unlimited boost nirvana. I screamed at the television more than once, creating new [...]
It’s finally here… almost. The epic conclusion of the Shepard story-arc in the Mass Effect universe is set to hit in under a month, and if the recently released demo is any indication of the final product, the title will live up to the billing. The single player portion of the demo takes players through [...]
I was not without some excitement when I loaded up the eShop the other day when the Resident Evil Revelations demo debuted. As many a gamer is well aware, this was not only the first North American eShop demo, but it marks a big step for Nintendo into the “future” of gaming. Of course I [...]
In an RPG, it’s important that players always have an objective to work toward. A reason to keep playing beyond obtaining ‘more loot,’ or clearing out ‘just one more dungeon. That’s why, before ever traversing the world of Amalur players are introduced to Gadflow, the king of the Winter Court. Of course, we don’t have [...]
2007′s The Darkness introduced some very innovative gameplay elements and combined them with a unique storyline that bounced between mafia and supernatural elements. Unfortunately, an indecisive art style and some shoddy gunplay resulted in much of its potential being left on the table. While critical and fan reception was only slightly above average, 2K Games [...]
When asked to describe the Asura’s Wrath demo, the first thing that comes to mind would be “Dragon Ball Z on steroids.” Granted, that’s probably because my experience with crazy Japanese testosterone-saturated combat is pretty much limited to watching episodes of Dragon Ball Z on Toonami when I was in elementary school, but it gets [...]