The MOBA genre has been at the heart of eSports for quite some time now, and one of the core contenders has been DOTA 2. Since its release, DOTA 2 has been loved by most, but definitely faced a few issues. Many bugs exist in the game, its learning curve is almost insurmountable unless you have somebody experienced helping you, and ...
Read More »Start a “Tavern Brawl” in Hearthstone’s New Mode
That newly added, empty Hearthstone button on the main menu will introduce a new game mode. Tavern Brawl is a new style of game-play in the deck building and dueling world of Blizzard. Announced early on Wednesday on the Hearthstone Blog, the new mode promises to change things up quite a bit with “exciting and unique rules.” Also dubbed as ...
Read More »Dota 2 International prize pool smashes its own record
$13 million? Pah. That’s barely even 86 million Danish Krone. Hardly even 438526954 Thai Baht. Just 8943682320 Rwandan Francs. Nothing! At least, those are the words ringing around the Valve’s vast cathedral-like HQ this morning at the news that this year’s Dota 2 International prize pool has again destroyed its own record by climbing past the $13 million mark. At ...
Read More »E3 2015: The Ratchet & Clank re-imagining trailer looks awesome
Why bother with E3? The much anticipated PS4 re-imagining-boot of Ratchet & Clank has just released its first trailer, and it looks pretty darn good. All of E3’s goodies are splurging onto the internet already and the show is still days away. It must feel like a guest at house party who arrives on time but finds out that all ...
Read More »Will The Last Guardian Be At E3 2015?
Ah, development hell. Since way back during the fledgling eras where we were first teased with Duke Nukem Forever, games have been torn up by bad budgets and red tape, switching hands from studio to studio and releasing all-around disappointments. One such game currently traversing this infamous limbo is The Last Guardian. The Last Guardian was announced almost a decade ...
Read More »Halo 5 Map Packs Will Be Free
While many might think that the Halo franchise has started to decline since Halo 3’s life cycle came to a close, the folks at 343 industries are still dedicated to making a solid experience for Halo fans. In a move that’s surprising considering the malicious DLC sales that so often plague the genre, Halo 5 players will be receiving all ...
Read More »Creators of Bayonetta Announcing New Game At E3
According to IGN, Platinum Games (The developers of Bayonetta, Wonderful 101, and Metal Gear Rising) are going to be announcing an entirely new title this E3. When it was mentioned that the studio was going to make an appearance, it was the assumption of most that it would be more information on Scalebound, the Xbox game that was briefly shown ...
Read More »More Interplay fallout: Van Buren still refuses to die
This week, I came across two pieces of evidence showing that the argument over the best game in the Fallout series has somehow become relevant again. The first: I almost got in a fight with a spotty cashier at a budget Icelandic supermarket on Thursday. I say almost. The guy had a rabid look in his eye that told me ...
Read More »E3 2015 Top 10: the most E3citing games
As I type this, the press conferences of E3 2015 start in 5 days. That’s just 5 days before the world is smacked in its bushy face by another bunch of stilted game execs and designers, shoved onstage to speak in a language they don’t really know, and children faking excitement at awkward family game demos. But, as cool as ...
Read More »Hearthstone Teases New Game Mode
We’ve all dumped way too many hours into Hearthstone – and how couldn’t we? With excellent mechanics, a pleasant user experience, and fun game modes in constructed and draft, it’s a card game worth spending ridiculous amounts of time in. If all that wasn’t enough for you, however, Hearthstone’s official twitter just teased a new way to play. While it doesn’t ...
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