Immortals: Fenyx Rising was shown at the Ubisoft Forward event. Check out some footage for the game below. We have some thoughts on it! Immortals: Fenyx Rising looks like Breath of the Wild had a bady with Greek Myth (or Assassin’s Creed Odyssey?). The game looks really good! Immortals, much like Breath of the Wild, will have a huge open world that players can explore from the get-go. The Greek myth inclusion: from Zeus to Medusa and more makes this…
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Announced
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was a really good game. And now Ubisoft is bringing it back with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake! Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has been announced. It will be coming to the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The game will be out on January 21, 2021. I thought the game looked good, but not great. It seems like it needs a little more polish. Hopefully it’ll look…
Read MoreScott Pilgrim Vs The World The Game Complete Edition Will Be Released Holiday 2020
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game will be returning this holiday! Oh man. This game is so very good. I can’t wait to play it again. Best of all? Its getting released on the Nintendo Switch as well as all your other favorite platforms! Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition will be released holiday 2020. I played this game will it was released originally and loved it. Scott Pilgrim is a beat ’em up in the…
Read MoreG.I. Joe: Operation Blackout – Official Reveal Trailer
G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One on October 13! The game is now available for pre-order. Check out the game’s launch trailer and then come back here for some thoughts on the game. G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout actually looks really good! It should be noted that I was a big fan of the G.I. Joe comics and cartoon as a kid. The preview for this game speaks a lot to my…
Read MoreGamers Love Politics – We Just Hate Bad Writing
Final Fantasy 7, Metal Gear Solid, The Last of Us – there’s no doubt that gamers love a title uses politics well. But message boards are filled with cries of “I don’t want my games to be political.” Where is this disconnect coming from, and how can developers get around it? The answer is in better writing. Some gamers are bigots. There are people who just won’t play a game with a black protagonist, or that has a trans or…
Read MoreOn the Road to Delos Crossing: The Evolution of Adventure Games
It wasn’t that long ago that adventure games meant solving obscure puzzles and impossible save states. The genre has changed immeasurably over the last 30 years, but that doesn’t mean the key ingredients aren’t still there. With the release of Tell Me Why, we’re looking back at the biggest titles, and at why we still love adventure all these years later. Tell Me Why takes the genre to new heights, building a realistic world with fascinating characters. The adventure today…
Read MoreTwo DC Comics Games Revealed
On Saturday, DC Comics held a digital event called DC Fandome. During the event, they revealed two new games: Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League! We have details on both games below. On Saturday, DC Comics held their digital DC Fandome event. Two new games were revealed! Here are the details: Gotham Knights Gotham Knights is developed by WB Games MontrĂ©al and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In Gotham Knights, there are four characters…
Read MoreFrom Battletoads to Bloodborne (and Back) – How Difficult Games Still Kick Our Butts
It’s Sunday afternoon in the summer. You’ve just eaten a big meal and you’re settling down to an hour in front of the TV. Battletoads. You blow the cartridge and put it in. Maybe, just maybe, this’ll be the time you make it past the second level. But probably not, because frankly you suck at this game. Sound familiar? We’ve all been there. If it wasn’t Battletoads, it might have been Mario, Punch Out, Ninja Gaiden or any other title…
Read MoreSamurai Jack: Battle Through Time Is Available Today On PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and Windows PC
Once upon a time, there was a cartoon called Samurai Jack. It was toon about a Samurai who was lost in time and fighting an ancient evil called Aku. And now that cartoon is a brand new video game called Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time. Its available today! Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is available today for the Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Windows PC. The game costs $39.99 (US). I was a huge fan of the Samurai…
Read MoreIn the Shadow of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: When Did Games Stop Being Fun?
I’ve spent a hell of a lot of hours with Lara Croft this last month. What started in Shadow of the Tomb Raider as a cool action-adventure has turned into an endurance test: a tomb challenge of monotony. Throwing her off cliffs repeatedly only relieves the annoyance so much. When, oh when, did games like this stop being fun and start just being really big? Ah, I remember the heady moment I decided to platinum Shadow. I was younger then,…
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