When I first heard the buzz surrounding Prey 2, I thought it was a joke. The original Prey had a lot of hype surrounding its release, but ended up just being a mess of a first person shooter. The franchise seemed DOA in 2006. So imagine my surprise when I hear “Game of the Show”… Continue reading
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PAX Eyes-on: Aliens: Colonial Marines
While it’s probably difficult to communicate how much I love the Aliens franchise on the big screen and in print, it’s not hard to express how I feel about its history in video games: with the exceptions of Aliens Versus Predator 2, Aliens (the Konami arcade game) and Aliens vs. Predator (the Capcom arcade game), there haven’t been… Continue reading
Gamer’s Journey: How I Shot my Way to Fallout 3
I think it’s safe to say that most of us favor a particular genre in our gaming. The well-rounded gamer may enjoy them all, but even he/she has that specific type of game that just gets him excited for more. For me, it’s shooters. Stick a gun in my hand and slap on a first-person… Continue reading
You’re Gonna Get It Anyway: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Shooter fatigue hit me years ago. I cringe at every generic new title with a gun, and claw at it to find a reason to play through the same old headshots. Most of the time, I just move on and leave them untouched on store shelves. No harm, no foul. However, I really got kicked… Continue reading
I Learned Something Today: Borderlands
With the economy in a tailspin, I was forced to turn to the life of a mercenary, a treasure hunter for hire. Not exactly glamorous, and definitely life threatening, but at least I get to travel and I had the opportunity to learn the lessons of Borderlands. The Lessons of Borderlands Leave the rookies behind… Continue reading
Gotham City Impostors Beta is Signing Up Batmens and Jokerses
Any gamers or Batman fans that have come across Gotham City Impostors have more than enough reason to be confused by the title. Luckily, E3 shed some light on this Monolith developed multiplayer focused shooter. While players will not be playing as the Batman or Joker, they will still be unleashed upon Gotham City as… Continue reading
Crysis 2 Review: Nice Suit, Nice Shot
I have to come out of the gates with a confession: Crysis 2 was not on my radar until launch week, but I am very pleased that this game flew into my airspace. I know that this year is back-loaded with a lot of triple-A shooters, but this military-based sci-fi shooter should be in any discussion around FPS… Continue reading
Rage is Rising
Confession time: I have not been the least bit excited about Rage, even though id Software and their games are always worth talking about. Up until this week, everything about Rage seemed like it had done before. Wasteland post-apocalyptic setting, FPS gameplay, vehicular combat. All added on top of the bad taste left in my… Continue reading
The Carmack Defends Call of Duty
Id Software’s John “The Carmack” Carmack is intimidatingly smart, so when he talks, I tend to listen, even if the conversation revolves around a genre that isn’t at the top of my list and I only understand 2/3 of the words he uses. When asked by Industry Gamers how he felt about the “innovation wall” of shooters as… Continue reading
I Learned Something Today: Doom
Well, it finally happened. Hell is here and it is all our fault. No time to dwell on our mistakes, but what can you do when demons start pouring through portals? Me? I hid. I don’t mess with demons. Luckily, I found a bad ass marine carving a trail through the horde and I was… Continue reading
You’re Gonna Get It Anyway: Duke Nukem Forever
I’ve been getting a lot of entertainment from the reviews of Duke Nukem Forever. Let’s just say I’m glad I’m not in a position where I have to review the game on its artistic and gameplay merits (there’s no point). I’ve known for a while now that I pretty much have to own Duke Nukem… Continue reading
E3 11: Far Cry 3 has Crazy Eyes
My mouth has been wide open ever since I stumbled upon this gameplay trailer for Far Cry 3. I have fond memories of the previous two games in the series due to their stunning and lifelike environments, but this game looks to make the previous iterations look amateur by comparison. Take notice of the varied context sensitive… Continue reading