While Homefront on the last gen consoles had an interesting premise, where North Korea successfully invaded and occupied a large amount of the continental United States, the game failed to stand out from a gameplay standpoint. In Homefront: The Revolution though, things are promised to change. For starters, there will be a co-op element to the campaign. Furthermore, it is ...
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians at Gamescom
As expected, the flagship title of Xbox showed off another gameplay trailer, this time mostly concentrated on multiplayer. As such, a lot of the trailer showed off things like shotgun sliding and ground pounding, a clear indication of the faster gameplay that 343 Industries is focusing on. Once the trailer was over, some gameplay of a CTF game between two ...
Read More »Crackdown 3 at Gamescom 2015
The long awaited continuation of the Crackdown series debuted a trailer at Gamescom, which was rather short, but revealed a significant new gameplay mechanic being added into the series. Like the other games in the Crackdown universe, you take on the role of an Agent in your fight against crime. Unlike the other games in the series however, environmental destruction is ...
Read More »Quantum Break at Gamescom 2015
For the first time since Quantum Break was unveiled at E3 with a trailer many years ago, some Quantum Break gameplay was unveiled at Microsoft’s briefing at Gamescom 2015. For starters, it is a cover based third person shooter not unlike Gears of War. Unlike Gears of War though, cover isn’t quite as important, though that can probably be attributed to ...
Read More »Xbox Live Games with Gold for August
If you’ve got Xbox Live Gold, here are the games that you can get for free for the month of August, as announced by Major Nelson. Overall, it appears as though the Games with Gold games offered for the Xbox 360 are more enticing than the games offered for the Xbox One, featuring the well acclaimed Metro series. Xbox One ...
Read More »World of Tanks: Xbox One review- Slow and steady…or just slow
The free to play game World of Tanks has made its way to the Xbox One, and with it, some new features have been added to the game. One of the additions is the Proving Grounds gametype (more on that later) where you can play against AI controlled opponents, albeit with less rewards. Furthermore, World of Tanks is probably one of ...
Read More »What Polygon’s article regarding the appearance of female game characters got wrong
In an article by Colin Campbell of Polygon (which can be found here), the appearances of various female game characters were adjusted to more closely resemble “average” women. Of course, there’s a certain irony in how the parties involved in the article are all men, but let’s put that aside and focus on the point being made. It is essentially argued that the ...
Read More »Dishonored coming to current gen consoles: pre-download now on Xbox One
On August 25th, Dishonored joins the ranks of other last generation games that are coming to current gen. For $40 (in the United States at least), you can get the Dishonored Definitive Edition which will include all of the DLCs released for the game. This includes Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, and The Brigmore Witches. Also included is ...
Read More »Game of Thrones: A Nest of Vipers (ep. 5) review- Perhaps it’s best not to dive in…
(Potential spoilers ahead, skip to the end for an abridged, spoiler free verdict.) As another month passes, another episode of the Telltale Game’s Game of Thrones game comes out. Of the six episodes that will come out, A Nest of Vipers is the 5th of the series, intended to be the last chance you get to prepare House Forrester for ...
Read More »World of Tanks ready for pre-download on Xbox One, now with (more) free stuff and new features
The free to play game World of Tanks is ready for pre-download on Xbox One, with the full game coming out on July 28th. Downloading now will grant you a small, in-game bonus when the game comes out. As a part of the bonus, you can get your hands on the Tier 2 (out of 10) T1E6-X1 light tank, as ...
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