The latest DLC for Portal 2 finally answers the question fans have been asking since they finished the game: How can I build my own test chambers? This was an especially salient point considering a good part of the story involved levels created before your eyes by either GlaDOS or Wheatley. Well now thanks to [...]

Ridge Racer Unbounded is more of an offshot of the franchise’s roots rather than a true sequel. Looking to shake things up instead of putting out yet another straightforward pure arcade racer, Namco Bandai brought in the crew most known for the FlatOut series of racers, Bugbear Entertainment. The result is a flashy title full [...]

Men at War: Condemned Heroes is an interesting game in that it’s not quite a pure real-time-strategy game, instead it closer to a ‘real-time-tactics’ game. Instead of managing entire armies like a general, you’re controlling small groups of soldiers to do specific goals, leading to the completion of each mission.

It’s easy to see what Capcom was thinking when creating Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. While the series is somewhat seminal to the zombie phenomenon, tastes have moved beyond just the simple survival horror format to the more action oriented shooters like Left 4 Dead and Dead Island. Meanwhile 3rd person cover shooters like Gears [...]

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations is the latest entry in Bandai’s “Ninja Storm” Naruto series. The game boasts that it contains 60+ minutes of new footage, as well as over 70 unique characters to play with in a variety of game modes. Another feature introduced in the game is that you can use codes [...]

There is one compliment that reigns supreme over any other given to a puzzle game. RPGs have their storytelling. Fighters and RTSes have their competitive balance and strategy. Puzzle games, more than any other genre, have their unbridled addictive natures. If a puzzle game doesn’t cause its players to spend every waking moment in societal [...]

Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends’ detailed physics underpin a huge variety of entertaining drives spread throughout automotive history. Vehicle handling uses a convincing physics model, tuned for exciting pick-up-and-play racing. High speed racing with visual damage effects are the major game play keys. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends’ offers 50 of the Italian manufacturer’s racecars [...]

Nintendo has been known for creating many franchises though one franchise in particular has been left out in the cold for many years, that being Kid Icarus. The last time we saw the series’ main hero Pit in action was in the often forgotten but still classic original Gameboy title Kid Icarus: Of Myths and [...]

For whatever reason, mech games have fallen somewhat out of fashion this console generation. Microsoft and FASA have puzzlingly decided to shelve the MechAssault series after a fantastic run on the original Xbox, and other promising franchises like Chromehounds met their end far too soon to really make a mark. One would assume by natural [...]

Let me open up by stating; I don’t like console Role-Playing Games. I don’t hate them, but I don’t like them either. I’ve tried, time and time again, to get into them, because so many friends preach about the awesomeness of these games, so I try and get it, understand it, and play it. Time [...]