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When we play first person shooters involving Middle East skirmishes we are expecting familiar sites such as Afghanistan, Iraq or Iran. In Spec Ops: The Line, action takes us to the crown of the UAE, the splendid city of Dubai which is unfortunately in turmoil. All its glory was stripped away and what we find is an all-out war against military factions, insurgents and covert ops. The landscape is changed and as players will soon … Read more
The Amazing Spider Man is simply put a summer game that will entertain you for a couple of days or weeks, without leaving a powerful impression on you. The good thing is that it doesn’t aim farther than this and it is completely committed to satisfying your adrenaline rush. Manhattan is once again the setting where action unfolds, but the familiar places are not making the slinging or fast paced fights any less fun. … Read more
Back in the days of early 8-bit gaming, there was a trend among some of the popular video games. Games such as Ninja Gaiden, Ghouls and Goblins and Mega Man were quite difficult and left some gamers with a lot of frustration and even more broken controllers. Nowadays it is extremely rare to find a game with as much challenge as the games of old, and yet Developer Derek Yu seemed to capture the … Read more
Tutorial introduction video of The Secret World where you learn how to fight and move around in a scary underground train station.
Sins of a Solar Empire is widely regarded as one of the best real-time strategy game, so a sequel such as Rebellion was highly anticipated. Sadly, it doesn’t include a single player campaign either and it feels more like a comprehensive patch than an expansion. Everything has been improved, which is reason enough for fans to buy it given the fact that Sins of a Solar Empire was so good, and a must have for … Read more
It’s been awhile since we let ourselves go and went fist to fist against our friends and strangers alike in Virtua Fighter 5. 2006 was a great year for arcade enthusiasts and this fighting game was definitely the most cherished one released by SEGA. What we are presented with now is not a new installment, but rather a revamped version of the game we used to love. It features better graphics, a greatly improved combat … Read more
It is hard to get excited about the release of a new third-person shooter, but one with an intriguing premise such as Inversion has a decent chance of raising awareness. Among otherwise mundane ideas such as an alien invasion and a personal vendetta or a rescue mission, Inversion brings something new to the table. It promises a truly unique gaming experience, by empowering players to manipulate the laws of physics and repel the invasion in … Read more
Some players predict the end of World of Warcraft, arguing that the popular MMO is running out of steam and its vital energy has extinguished. Others state that Blizzard is still ahead of the pack and new games are nothing but surrogates that struggle to replicate its immense success. You don’t need to choose sides to enjoy Tera Online, because although this title belongs to the same celebrated genre, it has plenty of innovative elements … Read more
Two years in the making and building up hype with each presentation, Sorcery is finally here and promises to immerse gamers into a world of magic that will make the wait worthwhile. Developed by The Workshop and published by SEGA, Sorcery will require a PlayStation Move which makes it a bit restrictive. As far as video games go, this one proudly sits among the better ones and if you were pondering about investing in a PlayStation … Read more
The action in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier unfolds in the near future, even though the skeptics feared that due to several delays, it would take place in a not so distant past. This game spent a lot of time in the making and it almost looked like the release date will be pushed so far that the enthusiasm will die out, but fortunately it was not the case. What we are presented with is a … Read more
Branded as an action game with RPG elements, Dragon’s Dogma brilliantly succeeds in combining the two genres and incorporating MMO features as well. It is a hybrid and a pretty good one as well, although the overachievers at Capcom had to sacrifice something in the process. For a title that starts from such an intriguing premise, it is downright sad that the story is underdeveloped and fails to immerse the player into a game that had … Read more
I have become a huge fan of KingsIsle in the last few months being that I play Wizard101 about 15 hours per week with my two kids ages 8 and 5 and even my wife recently got involved with her own Wizard101 account. So when we saw that KingsIsle is coming out with Pirate101 we were excited and wanted to know more. It looks like Pirate101 takes a different approach than Wizards101 and combat isn’t … Read more
I have been twitching with excitement after getting my hands on an alpha build of the upcoming mech FPS HAWKEN. I was invited to the exclusive HAWKEN E3 Machinima Party and spent the evening battling other game reviewers and machinima makers. Below is my account of what happened and a few details about what you can expect to see in the beta. Party Details Waiting for me at the top of the balcony of the LUXE Hotel was an experience I had been … Read more
Hey there. With gaming news buzzing loudly from E3, Nintendo was poised to make a big splash with it’s up coming console, the Wii-U. Sony and Microsoft have yet to announce a new console so Nintendo has a leg up on the competition and if they play their cards right, they should be able to snatch back some of the consumers that have jumped ship to the more power Xbox 360 and PS3. For 90 … Read more
A brief overview of Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass App.
I have had my share of consoles over the years, but I can honestly say that since PC’s hit that point past the original PlayStation where they became more powerful gaming platforms console gaming becomes less exciting and thrilling for me lately. Perhaps it is the fact that console games always tend toward more action/platform oriented games and are weak for real time strategy and MMO games which are my most commonly played ones, but it probably … Read more
Okay, I was a bit disappointed when I read that The Secret World release date had been pushed back to July 3rd. But after playing the beta and exploring Kingsmouth Crossing the last few weeks, I think it will be worth the wait. The Secret World is a horror MMO game set in modern times if you didn’t know already, this MMO differs from so many other clones in that there are no levels or … Read more
Shooters are fun games to play and it comes as no surprise that the audience is made of both kids and adults, but savvy games will eventually grow tired of non-stop action. Exciting as it might be to storm into rooms full of enemies or to blast your way out of a fortress, sooner or later you won’t be sure whether you are killing hundreds of enemies or the same enemy hundreds of times. There … Read more
When they think about Max Payne, some gamers remember the gritty character, others recall the engrossing narrative but all of them evoke the unforgettable bullet-time. This game looks better in slow motion than anything else that is on the market and it is a worthy successor of some outstanding shooters. The visuals have been improved and the storyline remains just as strong, despite the fact that it wasn’t written by the original series creator. … Read more
In a world infested by fast paced shooters, addictive MMOs and complex strategy games, very few companies are still developing point-and-click adventure games. It is only natural that the best titles come from indie developers and Botanicula promises to be another hit for the team who created Machinarium. The action is anything but intense, so instead of leaving the computer exhausted you will resume your daily routine inspired and relaxed. … Read more