Lightning Returns With An RPG On A Time Crunch
Square Enix gives it’s longest running series a major revamp with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, keeping most of the main characters while revamping almost everything else.
Neal Sayatovich, Online Editor
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Early Access Preview: Making History: The Great War
We take an early peek at Making History: The Great War this week, and find a political maelstrom, challenging diplomacy and plenty of trenches and mustard gas.
Trailer: Elder Scrolls Online
Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that The Elder Scrolls Online is now available for PC and Mac at retailers worldwide and on the official online store. Developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, The Elder Scrolls Online is the latest chapter in the award-winning franchise and brings the legendary experience online for the first time. The Elder Scrolls Online allows gamers to choose their own style of play as they embark upon an epic adventure across all of Tamriel. Players can adventure alone on heroic quests as in previous Elder Scrolls games, explore the huge, rich world with a … Continue reading Trailer: Elder Scrolls Online
In Remembrance Of Tom Clancy
As many of you know, I served in the United States army. Before that I was a heavy reader thanks to my dad, who was an army infantry veteran. One of the first books he handed me was Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. It took me a long time to get through a novel that weighed as much as my brother’s pet rock, but I did. From then on I was a Tom Clancy fan and wanted to write a column about how much he contributed to the game industry. Clancy gave us games that were the polar opposite of Call … Continue reading In Remembrance Of Tom Clancy
Ghost Recon: Phantoms
Today, Ubisoft announced several upcoming shifts in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Phantoms including matchmaking, new customization options and improvements in the game experience for new users. These changes will be available on April 10 when the game launches on Steam and PC. New, fair matchmaking system Simon Davis, lead designer for Ghost Recon Phantoms at Ubisoft Singapore explained that the team overhauled the previous matchmaking system to create a system that does not only take into account the players’ skills but also their equipment performance when creating teams. This long-awaited change is designed to prevent situations where players are matched … Continue reading Ghost Recon: Phantoms
State of the Franchise: Final Fantasy
I have been playing Final Fantasy games for a long time. Now, just because I have played a franchise for a long time does not make me a fanboy. Since I’m talking Final Fantasy, I bet Todd would be getting in on this article if he wasn’t mad because my Blue Jackets beat his Capitals in hockey. As many of the long time readers know, Todd is anti-Final Fantasy. This got me to thinking about how far the franchise has come. Each installment has gotten more advanced and introduced something new. Final Fantasy VII set a precedent and each one … Continue reading State of the Franchise: Final Fantasy
Daedalic Lets Loose a Dark Fantasy in Blackguards
Blackguards is a turn-based RPG that turns traditional rules on their head with a purely turn-based combat engine, high difficulty and a story that highlights the low-fantasy genre.
Get Those Pirates Jumping
Pirate Jump 2 is one of those endless jumping games like Temple Run which are so popular for the mobile platform now. While it doesn’t advance the genre, it is a fun, cute and addictive title.
Conquering And Defending Paradise
The Conquest of Paradise expansion for the core Europa Universallis IV game adds unique native tribes, a new continent to explore, and even more unlimited strategic gameplay.
Better things can come in small packages
We took a die-hard console gamer and put him in front of Shuttle’s newest, tiny SH87R6 gaming computer. To say the little system made the grade is a bit of an understatement.