Opinion

When EA released the first look at Battlefield 5, they should have been nervous. We're not talking about the typical nerves before releasing a trailer. Instead, they should have been nervous about the backlash the...

The Good The E3 2018 Sony Press Conference had plenty of stand out moments. The Last of Us Part 2 looked stunning and so did Ghost of Tsushima. The Last of Us Part 2's gameplay showcased absolutely...

There’s been a fair amount of debating over the last few years regarding a single matter (puns, yep). Gamers have been divided and debated whether or not single player games are dying out and if...

tinyBuild, the indie game publisher behind titles like Hello Neighbor and Clustertruck, took a page out of Devolver Digital's book. Rather than putting on a traditional show, tinyBuild released a nine-minute pre-recorded skit. As an appetizer...

Six years on, Dead or Alive 6 is a tangible thing. Tomonobu Itagaki's baby, which started as a sexy Virtua Fighter clone in 1996, has come a long way. Beginning life as a very casual...

Since it’s official reveal trailer at the end of last month Battlefield V has been a hot topic. With the trailer having over 10 million views likes and dislikes were bound to happen. But with...

It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Platinum Games. They produce AAA games that are different than the glut of mainstream games we generally receive. They've grown a lot since their...

After all of the leaks, rumors, and questions we finally have the truth: Pokémon Go for the Switch is the real deal! It has everything to attract old, new and current trainers. In Pokémon: Let's Go!...

The id Software of today is not the id that released Doom in 1993. Founded in 1991 by John and Adrian Carmack, Tom Hall, and John Romero, today's id is a different beast. Shortly after...

With E3 just around the corner, we’ll have lots of news on new titles. But let’s take a moment to take a look at some old news Anthem. Anthem was announced last year during E3 as...

With a 6.9 Metacritic user average, Gears of War 4 isn't a fan favorite. Different consumers have different reasons for disliking it, but its campaign was the worst offender. Regardless of its launch status, it's...

Video games haven’t always had the best reputation, with some people writing them off as too violent or total wastes of time. Gamers have been called lazy, or the often labeled as jobless couch potatoes....

When it comes to making great games and gaming consoles, it’s hard to beat Japan. Both Nintendo and Sony are, after all, Japanese multinational companies. However, if you were to choose between the Nintendo Switch...

Let it be known that I am not a fan of episodic gaming. I grew up in a time when you bought a game, the entirety of the game was on the cartridge or the...

With a July 12th, 2002 Japanese release, Ape Escape 2 is fast approaching its 16th birthday. Having only played Ape Escape 3 and Ape Escape: On the Loose in my youth, this is my first...

The upcoming sandbox game Dreams is an ambitious project by Media Molecule. If that name sounds familiar, that's because they are the creators of Tearaway and Little Big Planet. Both of which are games that...

When many gamers hear ‘Console Wars,’ they normally think of the everlasting battle between Sony and Microsoft, with the pair constantly releasing better and better versions of the PlayStation and Xbox respectively. That’s not even...

The original Borderlands was different from all of its competitors when it came out in 2009.  The cartoony style and mixture of FPS with Diablo loot were unique and fresh. Now in 2018, we've got...

I never got into MOBAs. While League of Legends and Dota were blowing up the competitive gaming scene, I settled for watching the more accessible fighting game tournaments. I didn't know the inputs, the match-ups,...

Gears of War's influence on the gaming industry can't be understated. While Kill Switch beat it to the punch by three years, Gears of War spawned a movement. Virtually every third person game with guns...

Wow, everyone saw it right! It was awesome! The trailer for Borderlands 3 looked epic and I can’t wait for …… was that? Wait, I’m being informed that was Rage 2? Seriously? Okay, I have...

Originally released on the Xbox 360 in 2007, Bullet Witch developed a cult following, with its popularity being credited to its (at the time) unique battle system and fresh take on the end-of-the-world dynamic. Amnesiac Bullet Witch...

Players normally expect a decent story-line when it comes to their games, especially when it comes to RPGs. Nobody wants re-skinned versions of older games that are slightly upgraded being released year after year; we're...

Many years ago gamers had a tough time. For years we suffered until the fateful day came, the day that Doom 4 and Duke Nukem Forever were released. Seriously, it was like the second coming...

It’s strange how societal stereotypes can stick. Anyone who reads books must be a humorless nerd who spends all his or her time in the library – there is even the adjective “bookish” to describe...

Weapons have been a staple of video games ever since the medium was first created. And over the past few decades, video game weapons have been getting more and more ingenious, with developers coming up...