After the gaming blizzard that was October and November, publishers are winding down the year with only a handful of releases in December. Still, a month that features Far Cry 3 and Hawken can't be completely forgettable, can it?
Think every game this generation was brown, grey, or orange? These 14 games will prove you wrong...
Happy Fourth of July, dear reader! To celebrate US independence, we’ve rounded up all the characters adorned in red, white, and blue from gaming’s past and present, in order to honor their dedication to patriotic fashion. Fireworks can wait; it’s high time you paid respects to these all-American heroes…
We're currently trapped in a bit of a Spider-Man media frenzy, but what's so great about the amazing one? Well, for starters he's starred in tons of memorable games. Read on as we rank his ten best video game adventures...
Comic books have been crossing over into games since 1978, and are more a part than ever. See the decades long history here...
Comic books have been crossing over into games since 1978, and are more a part than ever. See the decades long history here...
Think cyborg ninjas begin and end with Metal Gear? Think again...
Happy Fourth of July, dear reader! To celebrate US independence, we’ve rounded up all the characters adorned in red, white, and blue from gaming’s past and present, in order to honor their dedication to patriotic fashion. Fireworks can wait; it’s high time you paid respects to these all-American heroes…
The PS Vita is hurting right now, but it's not Doomsday yet. We've got a few ideas on how to fix change the handheld's fortunes...
Deathmatch.
Capture the Flag. Domination. Team… those things. These words have made up a
familiar vocabulary for multiplayer games over the past 15 years or so, and they’ve
been standard in nearly every game that’s allowed one player to shoot at
another. These days, however, “standard” is seldom enough, and this year it
seems like every other big fall release wants to reinvent, deepen or otherwise
put its own unique spin on competitive and co-op play.
Some of those
spins are more interesting than others, and they’re resulting in a fall lineup
that – in spite of being composed largely of sequels – is doing enough big, unusual
things with multiplayer to make even the most steadfast solo gamers take
interest. And now that another annual 24-hour marathon is safely behind us, it
seems like as good a time as any to take a look at the unique stuff that lies
ahead...