Doom Developed by id Software Published by Bethesda Softworks Available on PC (Windows, via Steam—reviewed), PS4, Xbox One Doom is back. I could beat around the bush, but what would be the point? id Software’s 1993 classic set the stage for decades of subsequent first-person shooters, and while the franchise took a sharp left …
It’s Doom‘s 22nd birthday today, which is great because it serves as an excuse to talk about Doom again. Despite its age, Doom remains one of the best shooters ever made, only bolstered by the community that it has fostered over the years. There’s little more satisfying then blasting an imp to shreds with the …
One of the annual traditions gamers’ can count on for the past several years is that a new Call of Duty game will be released. Activision has continued the trend into the new generation of consoles and developer Treyarch as revealed its latest military simulator, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. Treyarch has the difficult goal of keeping the franchise fresh while also keeping core players satisfied. Their big solution is to make this the biggest Call of Duty ever. With such a large scope comes inevitable casualties, thus Black Ops 3 is perfectly competent, but a master of nothing.
In 2013, The Rock was named the highest grossing actor of the year with his films pulling in a combined $1.3 billion. Things were not always this great for The Rock though. When he first started out his initial run of action movies in search of action stardom, he didn’t have much luck. The Rundown and Walking Tall, while perfectly fine action films on their own, both underperformed at the box office. Then came Doom, which was either going to be his third strike or his home run. It ended up being the former, causing two things to happen – The Rock’s action career disintegrated for 6 more years, and the belief that video game adaptations are unsuccessful was bolstered.
2004 was supposed to be the year of Riddick, at least as far as Universal Studios was concerned. In response to the adamant fan demands for a sequel to the 2000 cult-classic Pitch Black, Universal was attempting to seize an opportunity by building a multi-million dollar franchise out of one the sci-fi slashers surviving characters: Richard B. Riddick, better known as simply “Riddick”.
Following in the footsteps of its divisive forebears, Dark Souls II is an incredibly challenging and endlessly atmospheric action-RPG. Now, with three expansions under its already sizable belt, Dark Souls II is about the most bang a player can expect for their buck for this gaming year, and even though it lacks the power and punch of the original Dark Souls, it has enough new elements and content to easily justify itself. A brutal and beautiful ride, Dark Souls II is an easy pick for my favorite game of the year.
Due to its propensity for conflict, war has long been a popular backdrop for video games but never has it been seen like this. Filled with humanity, sorrow, and honesty, Valiant Hearts: The Great War uses the true history of World War I to weave together the stories of its protagonists (ranging from a German soldier, to a French POW, to a Belgian combat nurse). The gorgeous graphics, evolving gameplay, and original design only serve to make the experience offered here more enticing. Thoroughly moving and steeped with loss, Valiant Hearts is not a game you will soon forget.
Unless you were living under a rock last week, you took note of the highly anticipated release of Destiny, the MMO-styled first person shooter from Halo developer, Bungie. As of now, reviews of the game have drawn a partisan divide between two camps of players who have come to see the game in very different lights. Unlike an actual review, this article will focus more on the qualities that I noticed within my own experience without gauging the overall quality of the title.
This year’s E3 had a lot to like. We had more glimpses of the return of both Nathan Drake and Master Chief. We had the continued rise of the indie developer, showing fantastic stuff like No Man’s Sky and Inside. We had Nintendo finally delivering a strong showing – Zelda! Splatoon! Captain Toad! – with a pre-recorded event that arguably trumped both Sony and Microsoft’s live offerings (it was certainly a hell of a lot more fun – the Iwata/Reggie face off eliciting genuine laughs rather than awkward groans).
With the release of Wolfenstein: The New Order in May of 2014, it has been about 70 years since the end of World War 2 and the atrocities of the Nazi regime. In that 70 years the world has radically changed: man has conquered the unknown void of space, advanced medicine has healed the sick and technology has ushered in a new age of digital unity. However, even with all the progress achieved in the past 70 years some remnants of the old world will not simply fade into the passage of history.
In this economy there are people who cannot afford the latest games. Gaming on the PC can be very expensive but there are some games that are free to play. Here is a look at some of the better games that you can be playing right now. Online War 1) World of Tanks: If …
Microsoft recently held a closed-door meeting called Xbox 101 (Xbox One-0-1, if you will) where they demonstrated the computing power of the Xbox One, which they claim exceeds the computational power of more than ten Xbox 360 consoles. However, the hardware inside Microsoft’s new black box is not solely responsible for this. Its ability to …