Exclusives • Previews

Dead Island: Epidemic Closed Beta hands-on preview

With Dead Island: Epidemic, another franchise threw its hat into the multiplayer online battle arena and let the public watch as the non-disclosure agreement lifted on its Closed Beta earlier this month. Courtesy of Austin Griffith, I was able to get into the closed beta and spend some time with Dead Island: Epidemic, cutely abbreviated DI:E, and loved my zombie-filled island getaway. The competitive multiplayer formula in Dead Island: Epidemic is addicting. Dead Island:...

Features

Octodad DLC We Would Love to Sea

Octodad is an absolute blast to play. The one complaint I could levy against it is its length. Flopping around as Octodad is so much fun that it is probably natural to to want even more of it. But just as you are getting into the Octogroove, the game ends. So what is a gamer to do? You can only mow the lawn so many times before it is just as tedious as actually mowing the lawn. Looks like it is time for the DLC then! What? No DLC has been announced? Looks like it is time for...

Podcasts • This Game Is Broken

This Game is Broken – Episode 18

Hey podcast listeners, we’re here again with another episode of This Game is Broken. This episode sees the regular crew returning to form as Barry, Matt, and myself sit down to pick on Matt for being so rich. We also cover topics such as Hotline Miami 2, Warframe, Monsters Ate my Birthday Cake, Broforce, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Nazi Terrorism, Resogun, Don’t Starve, Don’t Starving in Bed, The Laws of Improv, Evolve, Shovel Knight, High Strangeness...

News

Arcade Oasis at Coachella Music Festival

This past weekend at the Coachella Music Festival a midst the music and art, for weary travelers was an Arcade filled with retro games. Some of which included No Impact-Man, Waste Invaders, and DangerousDig. This whole arcade concept was created by Gobal Inheritance, a non-profit organization dedicated to employing technology, the arts, and experiential learning. In order to play these games, instead of the traditional quarters, players would do a act of eco-friendly...

Exclusives • PAX East 2014 • Previews

PAX East 2014: Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake Hands-On Preview

When I was preparing for PAX East a few weeks ago and deciding what games I would want to cover I received an e-mail from Cartoon Network Games listing the various releases they would be displaying. My eyes immediately jumped to Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake which I knew absolutely nothing about except that the name made me smile. Well, I can happily report that sometimes you can judge a game by its title, as Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake is one of the most charming video...

Giveaway

Enter to win Hitman GO from LevelSave!

Are you bored with every day gaming as you know it? Do you wish you could play one of the best, most creative, most insanely enjoyable titles to ever hit the iOS app store? Well fret not… now you can! LevelSave is giving fans like you a chance at winning a copy of Hitman GO for the iOS. All you need o do to enter is follow the Rafflecopter form below. Not sure why you should want to win Hitman GO? Read up on our review and you’ll quickly see why. a Rafflecopter...

Exclusives • Interviews • News • PAX East 2014 • Previews

PAX East 2014: Interview with Gregg Hargrove of Renegade Kid

Renegade Kid, developers of the upcoming Nintendo 3DS release Moon Chronicles, were on hand this last weekend at PAX East and I was able to get some hands-on time with the title as well as snag an interview with studio co-founder Gregg Hargrove. We discussed a bunch of games including Moon Chronicles, the Dementium series, as well as their upcoming Cult County which is currently being funded via Kickstarter. Moon Chronicles Episode One will released in May and from what...

Podcasts • This Game Is Broken

Podcast – This Game is Broken Episode 17

Hohokum! In this strange episode Barry and Chris are joined By James Redmond and we talk about games. OK, so it’s maybe not that strange. You may notice a bit of weird editing at the end. Congratulations, you can spot edit marks and missing bits of conversation. Those bits are missing because Chris broke an embargo. He is very sorry and will try to do better next time. Anywho! This episode is chock full of games including Don’t Starve Reign of Giants, Mech...

Reviews

Review: Hitman GO – GO Buy This Game

Hitman is known notoriously for unforgiving stealth combat that punishes the most brazen of players until they either learn how to be properly quiet in their approach or just say “eff it” and go guns blazing. How, then, would you ever expect a game with a formula like this to translate to mobile? Square Enix Montreal has taken this question to heart, and decided to offer us a stern answer: welcome Hitman GO. GO is not your usual Hitman game. Players control Agent...