Dark Souls is one of the most brutally challenging, but fair games I have ever played. The Prepare to Die Edition adds new bosses, monsters, areas to explore, simplifies online play, and it throws in a couple of NPCs and more equipment. Methodical combat removes the reliance on high-level gear while impressing the importance of […]
Darksiders II, developed by Vigil Games, follows Death, a nephilim and rider of the four horsemen, who seeks to absolve his brother War of annihilating the entire human race and prematurely bringing about the apocalypse — not something easily swept under a rug (no matter the size). Death is clearly the most obvious “person” to […]
Escalation Studios flaunts a new and cartoony player versus player oriented action RPG best described as fun incarnate. Developers within the company have worked on a number of notable titles like Borderlands and Halo (the team’s impressive list sprawls onwards) and now pour their talents into a new project. Escalation Studios’s new title, Eternal Fate, satisfies nostalgic cravings in older gamers; […]
In a press room at QuakeCon, I was treated to an exclusive and deliciously delightful demo level of Dishonored, developed by Arkane Studios. Dishonored features fluid ranged and melee combat in first person with a smattering of mystical powers and a parry system thrown into the bloodshed. Pressing the “skill wheel” button calls forth a wheel of […]
Another year, another glorious three days of QuakeCon. Sadly, last Saturday marked the end to what might be the most memorable gaming convention I’ve attended yet. Packed full this year, booths such as Eternal Fate (with some of the nicest developers I’ve ever met), Doom 3 3D, Triad, and oh, yes, Dishonored, lured what was labeled […]
Orcs Must Die 2, a PC exclusive developed by Robot Entertainment, is a tower defense hack-n-slash third-person shooter, or simply put: a plasma-powered mirth generator. Released only ten(ish) months after the original, the game uses the same engine and feels almost identical to the first Orcs Must Die, only better. Orcs Must Die 2 is a […]
Seizure-inducing strobe lights, bulging bags of swag, new games, and the chance to win a brand new car. QuakeCon’s exhibit hall opens at the crack of 10:00 AM, though the unveiling of that gas-powered prize is at noon, where I will desperately try to steal it. Hopefully (police willing), there will be enough time to […]
Since the dawn of Everquest, players looking to team up with buddies across the internet realms have been plagued by a monthly subscription. Every cookie cutter MMO and its mom had a subscription. That’s just the way things were. However, Guild Wars changed all that by leaping ahead of the curve with a one-time purchase […]
The internet geek-comedy collective Rooster Teeth is that rarest of online animals: a group with a history longer than 18 months or so. Rooster Teeth’s ongoing series, Red Vs Blue, set (sort of, but not exactly) in the universe of Microsoft’s Halo franchise and animated (mostly) as Machinima within the Xbox games themselves, is well […]
As we mentioned in our recent review, Pu Liu, the Executive Director of Heroes of Newerth mentioned that the in-game store would be restructured soon. Yes, the store is restructured; items have been priced lower and the overall value is more apparent when you purchase skins and champions. Except that you won’t need to purchase […]
