While gamers’ eyes were still focused on the success of Titanfall 2 and Final Fantasy XV Monday, one three-year-old game slipped quietly into the annals of gaming history. Grand Theft Auto V, a critical and commercial juggernaut since its September, 2013 release, claimed its spot atop the list of all-time best-selling video games in the United Kingdom with more than ...
Read More »King’s Quest Complete Edition Released
Episodic gaming has made quite a comeback in recent years, particularly with point and click adventure games. Ever since the Walking Dead and Telltale Games as a whole, the genre has been seeing a bit of a resurgence. Not just on computers where they originated from, but on consoles, reaching a whole new audience. King’s Quest, one such game, has ...
Read More »Gearing up “The division” [Scenario 2]
My previous post showed the issues Tom Clancy’s The division is facing when it comes to balancing the power differences between characters on various levels. Ubisoft then came up with a plan to counter all these issues and make the game more realistic with their 1.4 update. So here are the list of changes under development with respect to the ...
Read More »Call of Duty: World at War is coming to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility today
Ever since the Xbox One Backwards compatibility program was announced, some of the games that people clamored for the most were titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and even though, after more than a year, those games are still lacking on the Backwards Compatibility library, as of today the 2010 gem Call ...
Read More »Madden NFL 17 Review
I’ll be honest with you – I don’t really play a lot of sports games. In fact, Madden NFL 17 is the first football game I’ve spent more than a few hours with since Madden Football 64. To my pleasant surprise, though, I actually enjoyed my time with the game. As you all know, every year comes the day when EA puts out ...
Read More »Microsoft E3 2016 Conference Recap
The Microsoft E3 2016 press conference was insane. Expectations and hype are out of control, leaks have been blowing through the internet for weeks, and Microsoft had (and took) a lot of opportunities here. This is what Microsoft fans have been waiting for, and I covered it live. Check out the live coverage below: 12:32pm – The Xbox One S is ...
Read More »Aria’s Game of the Year Winners – 2015
As we turn our backs on 2015, it’s time to round up our favorite games of the year. We saw a lot of excellent video games last year, and everybody has their own list of favorites. I thought that a fun way to start off the year would be to share my favorite games of 2015 with you. So, without ...
Read More »List of Xbox One backwards compatibility games revealed
One of the most requested features for what is now considered the current generation of consoles was backwards compatibility, an understandable demand considering how relatively sparse the games library for both the PS4 and Xbox One were at launch. Unfortunately, backwards compatibility was swept under the rug by both consoles until November 12th, when the Xbox One will receive an ...
Read More »Guitar Hero Live Review – Comeback Kid
Guitar Hero Live marks the return of a series that changed the rhythm game genre forever when it began in 2005. After 2010, it seemed like the series was dead. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock launched, but it looked like that was the end of things. Industry experts declared that the era of plastic guitar controllers was over, and we believed them. Now, though, in ...
Read More »Castle Crashers Remastered Review
Castle Crashers was one of the biggest games on the Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Arcade. Its bright art style, excellent multiplayer, and insanely fun gameplay made it an instant hit. Since then, we haven’t really seen much like it. Thankfully, The Behemoth has seen it fit to bring the glorious adventure into the next generation with Castle Crashers Remastered on Xbox One. ...
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