Imagine you're a hot shot game developer. Maybe a sexy lady one that is helplessly attracted to thirty-something video game journalists. You've spent the last three years pouring your heart and soul into a brand new game. It's received with critical and commercial success. It's high-fives all round. But when the back-slapping is done, you realise that you're expected to do it all again for a sequel. Only problem is, you've used all your best
How many lives has your favorite hero saved? Chances are, it's probably less than those on this list. See which gaming protagonist is a savior savant after the jump...
How many lives has your favorite hero saved? Chances are, it's probably less than those on this list. See which gaming protagonist is a savior savant after the jump...
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...
Some games are upfront about their morally dubious nature, but others pretend to be innocent while hiding their corrupting content inside sinister subtext. Join us as we blow the lid on that whole den of depravity.
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...
Long
before unboxing a “Special” edition meant netting anything from a Master Chief
helmet to an Altair action figure, the act usually consisted of cracking the
shrink wrap on a tin case to discover a miniature art book or making-of DVD.
While scooping up these limited releases has gotten more exciting – and expensive
– in recent years, this season’s offerings seem to be scaling back. Some
publishers seem to think downloadable extras are an acceptable substitute for
cool swag, and Activision’s even shelving their annual Call of Duty Prestige
Edition – you know, the one that previously gave us working night-vision
goggles – for an all-digital Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition...
How many lives has your favorite hero saved? Chances are, it's probably less than those on this list. See which gaming protagonist is a savior savant after the jump...
How many lives has your favorite hero saved? Chances are, it's probably less than those on this list. See which gaming protagonist is a savior savant after the jump...