Joe was born in a time of war. A console war. Two electronic titans were locked in a heated battle for the living rooms of America. Which titans, you ask? Well, the Fairchild Channel F and the Atari 2600 of course. You see, Joe is old. So many of his favorite games tend to be on the older side as well. But that hasn’t stopped him from developing unhealthy obsessions with such modern franchises as Halo and Mass Effect. Just don’t tell him how long it’s been since the original Metroid was released. His aging heart can’t take the shock.
It’s not often that a peviously exclusive game becomes available on a new platform before the game is even released. But that the situation we have with Below, the new title from CapyGames, best known for their brilliant Swords and Sworcery. You’ll soon be able to play Below, even if you aren’t lucky enough to own an Xbox One. Read on for the details.
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The worst kept secret in recent gaming memory is a secret no more. The Last of Us, winner of about a gazillion game of the year awards last year, is headed to the PS4. But this won’t be just a prettied up port of the PS3 original. Naughty Dog is packing this new version full of extras. Read on for the details.
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The release of Wolfenstein: The New Order is now less than two months away, so the times seems right for another trailer. Much like the last one, this newest video offers a mix of gameplay and cinematic footage, and it paints a pretty bleak picture for Blazkowicz and company. Until they get a hold on some Nazi superweapons, that is. Read on for the details.
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The joke that became a game that became a phenomenon is about to get even more phenomenorer. Or something. Goat Simulator, the game heralded by its creators as “broken and stupid” will be getting a free update next month, containing a multiplayer mode, and a new made. Read on for all the details.
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OK, well it’s not exactly a game console. The Amazon Fire TV is more like an all-in-one media streaming box that also plays games. But it’s got an impressive list of launch titles, and you can get one for yourself for under a hundred bucks. So read on to learn more about the Fire TV, and take a look at the games it’ll play.
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It hasn’t even been two weeks since the launch Infamous: Second Son, and developer Sucker Punch is already talking fixes. Not the “OMG game is broken!” kind of fixes, though. More like the “hey wouldn’t it be cool if…” kind of fixes, and they’re coming in the very near future. Read on for all the details.
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When Bioshock Infinite launched a little over a year ago, it was met with near universal acclaim. It was hailed as an instant classic, and one of the best games of this past generation. So expectations for Burial at Sea, its mysterious expansion DLC, were high. While the first episode was entertaining enough, it was far from what fans were expecting. So will Episode Two be equally underwhelming, or will it capture some of the magic that made Bioshock Infinite so memorable? Read on to find out.
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Ahhhh Chicago. The Windy City. The City of Broad Shoulders. Chicagoland. Chi-Town. Beefy McSlaughterville. One of those might be made up. America’s second city will be the setting for Watch Dogs, the upcoming open world game from Ubisoft. A new trailer takes you inside Chicago, and shows off some of the fun you’ll be having there. Read on for the details.
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Special limited edition versions of big game releases are nothing new. Packed with all kinds of cool collectibles, we pretty much expect them these days. But a collector’s edition game without the game? That’s a new one, and it’s precisely what Bethesda announced earlier today for the upcoming Wolfenstein: The New Order. Read on for the details.
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It’s been a long, strange trip, hasn’t it? After five years of development, a handful of delays, and untold hours spent debating what it all meant, we’ve reached the end of Bioshock Infinite. With today’s release of Burial at Sea Episode Two, the story of Bioshock Infinite, and of the studio that made it, has ended. Read on to check out the launch trailer.
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