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 been just over four months since the last Arkham game, Batman: Arkham Origins, was released. But the bat signal has gone up once again over Videogameland, and Rocksteady has answered the call. The studio that finally proved that not every Batman game has to suck is back with its biggest adventure yet. Read on for all the Arkham Knight details, and to watch the debut trailer.
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The first few years of every console generation are filled with ultimate enhanced remastered definitive super deluxe editions of games which were originally released on older hardware. Bioware is the latest developer to consider releasing an updated version of a popular game; revealing that they’ve discussed the possibility of reissuing their Mass Effect trilogy for next gen consoles. Read on for the details.
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We’ve all heard of first person games, and third person games, and even a few second person games. But I bet you’ve never heard of a fourth person game. Apparently, they do exist. Well… one does, anyway. It’s a puzzle game called Pavilion, and it’s coming to PS4 and PS Vita later this year. Want to see it in action? We’ve got all the details ahead, so read on.
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Ahhh, 1998. The year that gave us Monica Lewinksy, the iMac, and Bruce Willis blowing up an asteroid. Sadly, none of those things will be featured in the newly announced 1998 Mode for Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea Episode Two. Instead, 1998 mode will offer a fresh challenge to players to who enjoy a bit more stealth in their shooters. Or a lot more. Read on for the details.
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When The Order: 1886 debuted at last year’s E3, most people were rightly impressed. But in between the oooohs and ahhhs, I bet there were a few people whispering “that can’t really be in engine, can it?” If a new gameplay video just released by Sony is any indication, it most certainly was. The new video offers our best look yet at the game’s combat, and you can see it for yourself by reading on.
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Hey, wanna voice a character in Dragon Age Inquisition? Well, of course you do! What a silly question. But only professional actors (and the occasional journalist and/or astronaut) get to voice video game characters, right? Wrong! Bioware has recently unveiled a contest which would give you the chance to voice a character in the upcoming Dragon Age: Inquistion. Read on for the details.
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We’re now just a week away from the launch of Thief, and you all know what that means. Yes, it’s launch trailer time. So gather around, and gaze upon the Eidos marketing department’s last, best hope to get us interested in this game. They’ve pulled out all the stops with this one. There’s glowing eyeballs, exploding arrows, and one very topless tiger woman. I’m serious. Read on to see her for yourself.
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Get Pysched. Bethesda has announced a release date for their new entry in the Wolfenstein series, The New Order. They’ve also unveiled a new trailer that gives us our first detailed look at hero BJ Blazkowicz and the dystopian alternate history he’s tasked to save. Oh, and pre-ordering gets you access to the DOOM beta. So there’s that too. Read on for the details.
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Even in an industry which has sadly grown accustomed to studio layoffs, this one came as a shock. Ken Levine, co-founder and creative director of Irrational Games, is radically downsizing his studio, and relinquishing control of the Bioshock franchise back to 2K Games. Read on for the details, and to read Ken’s statement.
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Hey, remember The Witness? No, I’m not talking about that movie with Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, both at the height of their smoldering sexuality. I’m talking about the new game by Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid. He’s put out a new gameplay video that takes us inside his new creation, and shows us what the game is all about. So read on for the details, and to see it for yourself.
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