PC Reviews

Shank was a downloadable revelation when it dropped nearly 18 months ago. Combining the crisp cel-shaded animation of 16-bit era classics like Disney's Aladdin with the gut-wrenching ultraviolence of the last Rambo movie, it charmed the hell out of gamers. How does its sequel stack up? Funny you ask that...

Does running around with a towel around your neck make you a hero? No, but it does make for a surprisingly satisfying multiplayer shooter with diverse weapons, inventive ways to traverse a map and loads of customization options. Our thoughts and final score for Gotham City Impostors...

In the years since his first brush with the demonic entity known as The Darkness, Jackie Estacado has regained control, suppressed the monster and become head of his own crime family. Of course, nothing good ever lasts for long...

As far as generic names that videogames call the protagonist so they don't need to give the main character an actual name, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning's "The Fateless" might be the best. Thankfully, that's only one of the great things about Reckoning, a game that proves there's room to grow in the action RPG genre...

King Arthur 2 is one of the most unique strategy games to come along in quite a while. Rather than focusing on kingdom building or minute unit tactics, KA2 shifts the focus to a great blend of medieval battle and fantasy roleplaying...

The wait is over. BioWare's foray into the world of MMORPGs is a triumph, and one worth paying attention to for all fans of the genre, but there's still work to be done...

After being spawn camped by the cruel realities of life, APB is back with a snazzy new subtitle. So then, is the revamped cops 'n' robbers MMO worth your time now? Or is it doomed to crash and burn again?

With a beta period almost as long as its development cycle, Minecraft has been a constantly shifting entity among indie games. Now that the wait is over, and the final version is upon us, the question remains: Did this unique experiment pay off?...

Tintin is a Belgian boy who somehow manages to be a journalist without ever writing a word, who knocks out grown men twice his size with a single fling of his fist, and who lives in a world where the only woman is a jolly opera singer who exists only to make us laugh. In short, his life plays out like a little boy's dream – or at least the type of boy who juggles ambitions of winning the science fair with fantasies of clobbering the local bully. The good news is that it's not a disagreeable dream, and while it suffers from excessively easy gameplay and forced variety, The Adventures of Tintin is a bit more rewarding than its movie franchise origins might suggest...

What the hell is wrong with our eyes? Can this cheap game we found on Steam really look this good? It's unbelievable. As we get further into the game, though, we realize our eyes aren't imagining it: Trine 2 looks amazing. Also, hey, look at this, it's fun too! So we dive in...