In games media, especially recently, the discussion about whether or not games must be fun is always an ongoing topic. There are those who believe that if a game does not provide a certain level of entertainment, then it is not worth the time to play. However, on the other side there are those who say that a game doesn’t ...

Playable female characters in games are currently a novelty. The vast majority of games cast players as a male protagonist, and it doesn’t surprise anyone. However, when a game allows players to play as a woman, it is delightfully surprising – and that’s what’s wrong with it. We shouldn’t be surprised by the presence of playable female characters – we should ...

While reading up on a few games earlier today, I got the thought into my head that I’ve gotten to the point in games where I no longer want an open world. The novelty has worn off on me, and I’m sick of playing games with a few interesting areas and miles and miles of content-void land on their map. ...

I first heard about Dying Light not through the video game community, but through my friend, a parkour enthusiast, which got me intrigued. After doing some research, I found a few gameplay videos of the demo and was curious to find a zombie survival game with the elements of free running mixed in. It was enough to attract my attention, ...

Paradox Interactive and Obsidian Games have announced a Pillars of Eternity release date. The Pillars of Eternity release date is slated for March and will accompany a worldwide launch. The announcement was made recently on Paradox Interactive’s official website and it is going to be followed by the release of new “never-before-seen content”. Pillars of Eternity is being developed by the creators of Knights of the Old Republic ...

When you add up all of the free titles offered by Sony, PlayStation Plus gave away $1300 in free games all for only $50 a year. PlayStation Plus first launched in 2010 and was a way for users to get some more discounts, free titles and access to game betas. As the years went on PlayStation Plus has become a ...

Publisher Ubisoft has released the launch trailer for its third and final entry in the North American saga of Assassin’s Creed – Assassin’s Creed Rogue. As you’d expect, this latest video once again focuses on Shay and his fallout with the Assassin order, in addition to joining the Templar order and starting to hunt-down his former brothers-in-arms. Assassin’s Creed Rogue ...

Update #1 The contest has ended and the winner has received the code. Thank you all for participating and stay tuned for more opportunities in the future. Original Story Below The year is 2035. About 20 years ago, the citizens of The Republic had to search for a shelter from the hell of the Third World War, yet only a ...

Wasteland 2 developer, inXile Entertainment announced the first major post-launch patch for their post-apocalyptic RPG. The patch includes a massive amount of fixes and additional features, and is now live on Steam. Other services will follow in the near future. As the sequel of Wasteland – the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG (CRPG) title launched in 1988 and the source of inspiration behind ...

The Steam and Good Old Games Summer Sales have ended for some time now, but there are always great deals around if you look close enough. GameStop are currently holding their own Summer Sale and are offering some considerable discounts for a lot of games as well as console bundles. The best deal by far at the moment seems to ...