Opinion

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...

No Man’s Sky was a modern-day cautionary tale: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Everyone expected it to be the next big thing. That expectation isn’t surprising, considering audiences have...

I'm pretty old for this hobby, hence the "Aging Gamer" moniker. I know there are older gamers out there, but it seems that they are becoming fewer and fewer. Maybe they are growing up, or...

Seven years on, Team Bondi's development troubles color L.A. Noire's perception. Knowing what we know now about its development and working conditions, many of its blemishes make sense. While the facial motion capture still holds...

There’s always going to be people who lose their cool over violence in Video Games. It’s an effective means to shift the blame and get an “easy answer” to a problem that’s much deeper.  Yet...

After leaks and rumors, Treyarch confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII will have a battle royale mode. The specifics of CoD's take on the insanely popular battle royale mode/genre have yet to be...

I can’t believe it’s been 8 years since Alan Wake came out. Man I feel old! I remember picking up my ultimate collector’s edition which looked like a huge hardback book. It was pretty awesome....

Let's be honest, I'm genuinely afraid FOR this game. I'm super hyped for the release and already have my copy pre-ordered. What scares me is that it may not sell as many units needed so...

Condemned 2: Bloodshot was (obviously) the sequel to the critically acclaimed Condemned: Criminal Origins; the fact that this is a sequel goes to show how well the original was received. However, since Condemned 2 was released, there’s been next...

Nintendo has finally fully unveiled their online service for the Nintendo Switch. The creatively named Nintendo Switch Online service is Nintendo's version of PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold. And as with most Nintendo announcements, there's...

Ever since Final Fantasy VII came out, the series has pretty much dominated the JRPG landscape. Every game in the genre was compared to Final Fantasy. That all changed when Lost Odyssey released. Developed by Mistwalker and...

The first thing that blew me away about Forgotton Anne was the visuals. Then I was amazed by the characters and captivated by the story and the world. I realized Forgotton Anne is a masterpiece....