OPINION PIECES

With the sheer number of games that came out for the year of 2015, it is only natural that not everything was an instant success. Or for that matter, any kind of success. Or even the result of a good decision. That being said, some things that happened in gaming in 2015 were particularly disappointing, especially if it could be ...

Year after year, video game developers try and outdo each other (and themselves) to make each year better than the year before. 2015 is no exception, with several major releases for huge franchises like Halo, Fallout, and Call of Duty, and that’s only mentioning what came out for the holiday season. However, while almost every game that came out was ...

(Massive spoilers ahead. Obviously.) As is typical with most RPGs, Fallout 4 has a healthy array of factions to choose from on your quest to save Shaun. And like almost all RPGs, the main quest itself isn’t exceptionally detailed or story intensive for the sake of having the story spread out among the other things you can do in the game. ...

At some point in gaming history, it was decided that randomized rewards would encourage people to invest more time into certain games. Soon after, microtransactions were tied to the randomized rewards, drawing a fine line between gambling and gaming. Halo 5 is the latest game to follow this trend with it’s REQ system, letting you earn cosmetic items and more ...

Ever since 343 Industries took over the Halo franchise just over three years ago, they had the (somewhat unenviable) task of continuing the story of the Master Chief. In Halo 4, they took it in an interesting direction by essentially questioning exactly how mentally stable the Chief is. Prior to Halo 5 releasing, the marketing campaign revolved around the possibility ...

Halloween is upon us, and, for gamers, that can only mean one thing: It’s time to play (or replay) some amazing horror-based games. Video games have become just as much of a Halloween tradition as scary movies, haunted houses, and pumpkin patches. Every year, we feel an itch to turn the lights off, turn on our consoles, and willingly subject ...

On Friday, October 23rd, Bungie had the excellent timing to release the hard mode version of their latest raid in the Taken King DLC, King’s Fall. Of course, most of the more avid players in Destiny’s audience tried their hand at beating it, thinking that their relatively high levels and good equipment will see them through to the end with ...

If there is anything that can be assumed about the holiday season of 2015, it’s that it’s going to be a busy couple of months. Between Fallout 4, Halo 5, and a new Star Wars movie coming out, there’s bound to be something for everyone. And as if the hype machine couldn’t get any busier, a new Star Wars: The ...

The tale of the Iron Banner and it’s rise to prominence… Throughout Destiny’s shaky first year, the Iron Banner monthly event was always in a bit of a limbo. The first iteration was undeniably terrible as fresh characters could compete with high level characters and the rewards were only useful from an aesthetic standpoint. Furthermore, the only time you could ...

When it was announced that the long awaited sequel to the Battlefront series would be developed by EA, perhaps you were filled with dread, or perhaps excitement, that the makers of the Battlefield series would be focusing on bringing their expertise with large scale infantry and vehicular combat to the Star Wars universe. Now, the wait is over, and we ...