Reviews

Gratuitous Tank Battles

Set in a future where WW2 never ended or some such, Gratuitous Tank Battles expands on the standard tower defense formula. Walkers, tanks, and infantry assail your fortifications and trenches! But can you hold them off? Gratuitous Tank Battles lets players play both sides of the Tower Defense genre, and each level allows players to defend or attack, using units the player has designed as well as the pre-generated units. While this effectively doubles the number of levels to...

E3 2013 • Exclusives • Features • Previews

Hands-On Preview: Super Mario 3D World

One of the most anticipated Nintendo games this year leading up to E3 was the 3D Mario action game Nintendo promised they would reveal at the show.  When Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed Super Mario 3D World, fans were quite shocked.  It’s a little different than we all expected, but my short hands-on time with the game proved that it is a Mario game with a lot of promise. Super Mario 3D World looks and plays exactly like Super Mario 3D Land on Nintendo 3DS...

News

Banned Xbox One Users Lose All Of Their Games [Updated]

Please note: This article has been updated several times since the initial news. We have kept every new update as it was posted for posterity. For the full story please read the entire article. Recently confirmed by @XboxSupport on twitter, if your account has been banned you will lose the license to any games attributed to that account. @dohertymark If your account is banned, you also forfeit the licenses to any games that have licenses tied to it as listed in the ToU...

E3 2013 • Exclusives • Previews

Preview: Hands on Pikmin 3

Being a fan of the Pikmin series since its debut in 2001, I was very excited to get my hands on the latest Pikmin game coming out in August on Wii U.  Pikmin 3 may not contain any old characters aside from the Pikmin, but contains a brand new control scheme, pretty visuals, and new ways to command your Pikmin army.  I got to play co-op in one stage of mission mode. The level I played is one Nintendo has shown in the past.  It uses both red Pikmin and the new Rock Pikmin...

E3 2013 • Exclusives • Previews

Preview: Hands-On The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has always been one of my favorite Zelda games to date.  It was also the game that introduced me to the entire series.  I was very excited when Nintendo revealed that an HD remake of Wind Waker would be arriving this year.  I was even more excited to actually go hands on with a small portion of the game as well. When seeing the game running for the first time, I was in awe of how pretty the game looks in high definition.  The visual...

PC • PlayStation 3 • Reviews • Xbox 360

Review: Doom 3 BFG Edition – Big F’ing Game

Doom 3 is back and it is better than ever. Now completely re-mastered for the 20th anniversary of the series, and packed with all sorts of extras including eight brand new levels together called The Lost Mission. If that’s not enough, Doom 3 BFG Edition also includes the Resurrection of Evil add-on, network multiplayer availability, as well as the classic Doom and Doom II games. Let me start by saying that I absolutely love this game. I first played it when it was...

Editorials

Thoughts on the Metal Gear Solid 5 Trailer by an MGS Diehard

Hideo Kojima, you never cease to amaze me… I have been a self-professed Metal Gear Solid fanatic for 15 years now. It has been a staple of my gaming life, like bread is to a duck, always searching for a crumb to salivate, obsess and devour. I was amazed at the presentation of MGS for the Playstation 1, “This is like a movie!” I announced quietly to myself. I remember the 2:45 am freak out my friend Zach and I had when the post credits dialogue featuring...

News

Fez 2 In Development

Fez 2, what will obviously be the sequel to my Game of the Year 2012, has just been announced at this years E3 conference. Hopefully, even with Phil Fish’s undying hatred of the Xbox One, it will still make it to the Xbox One. Fingers crossed.

Features

Sony’s Press Conference Did Not impress Me

I come to you, dear readers, as a Sony fanboy. Being as such for most of my life, I have seen my fair share of disappointment. From not originally understanding why Call of Duty 4 maps just were not on the store yet to hearing “this is the year of the Playstation.” at least 3 times. But, I have also been blown away with the amazing new games that can bend or define genres. Why do I mention this? Because as a Playstation fan I have learned how to weather the storm of...

News

Til Death Do We Part – The Halo: Reach Challenge Initiative Closes Its Doors

Three years ago, I found out about an idea. A genius idea that I was surprised no one had thought of yet: a website that allows you to view and help people with Halo: Reach’s in game challenges. Designed, coded, and made completely from the ground up the Halo: Reach Challenge Initiative, or HRCI for short, is just that. A service that allows you to comment on different strategies for honing in on each days daily challenges. Two years ago, HRCI opened up from its public...