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E3 2017: The Darwin Project
Slaughter Studio’s The Darwin Project is a console launch exclusive. It’s a multiplayer asymmetrical battle royale game set in the Colorado Rockies. The premise is “half science, half live entertainment.” Another ice age is looming, and players are challenged to fight and survive. The fights are, naturally, televised. When the game starts, six players are dropped in the wilderness with only a bow ...[Read More]
E3 2017: State of Decay 2
Because zombies! That’s why! One of Big Lu’s most anticipated games, State of Decay 2 showed off a new trailer. This game, however, is a legitimate console exclusive, not a console launch exclusive. Set in yet another zombie apocalypse, the original game on the Xbox 360 asked players to manage a community of survivors while killing hordes of undead. The sequel adds online co-op, allowing pla...[Read More]
E3 2017: Assassin’s Creed Origins
Kill like an Egyptian After a yearlong hiatus, the mainline Assassin’s Creed series gets a new title. Fans of the series are no doubt hoping that Assassin’s Creed Origins eschews the stale gameplay that plagued more recent titles and returns the series to prominence. The game takes players all the way back to ancient Egypt, circa 49 B.C. You play as Bayek and make your way through the ancient land...[Read More]
E3 2017: Metro Exodus
In Soviet Russia, rats kill you! The first console launch exclusive was, to me, a welcome surprise. 4A Games’ Metro Exodus is the latest entry in a series that is pretty awesome. The Metro series is adapted from Dmitry Glukhovsky’s series of novels. They are based in a post-apocalyptic future where the survivors live in a network of underground subway tunnels. The newest entry, which takes place a...[Read More]
E3 2017 Impressions: Microsoft Conference
More than just TFLOPS Buckle up, kids. This is gonna be a long ride. Going into Microsoft’s conference on Sunday, there was one obvious thing the majority of people cared about: Project Scorpio. Microsoft’s mid-cycle refresh of the Xbox One was set to debut. My son, a confirmed Xbox fanboy, was foaming at the mouth thinking about it. I’m sure he wasn’t the other one. Right, Lou? Not me. My i...[Read More]
Marvel vs Capcom: Imfinite Gameplay Trailer Leaks
Ultron confirmed as playable in trailer For those who are still hyped up after the Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Story Trailer released yesterday, some more eye candy has surfaced. A gameplay for the fighting game has leaked. While the video itself is not extremely high-quality, it does give us a glimpse into how the game’s combat and many systems will function. The first thing I notice while w...[Read More]
Call of Duty: WWII Reveal Trailer Released
After a solid month of speculation and leaks, Activision has officially released the trailer for Call of Duty: WWII. This title, which will release on November 3rd, will return the series to its roots. The trailer features much of the same gritty, on-the-ground violence that we saw in movies like Saving Private Ryan and the excellent Band of Brothers series. The trailer was fully cinematic and hea...[Read More]
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Story Trailer 1 Released
A new universe shall be forged… I’m still trying to catch up after my right knee decided to do its best impression of a balloon. This one is late as a result. Yesterday, Capcom released the first story trailer for Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite. Along with fleshing out more of the impetus for the crossover, new characters are revealed. The biggest reveal, of course, is the reveal of the ul...[Read More]
Microsoft to Unveil Project Scorpio Specs Tomorrow
Excited? In one more day, we will find out how Microsoft’s Project Scorpio plans to outdo Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro. EuroGamer’s Digital Foundry will have an exclusive first look at Microsoft’s newest of the iteration tomorrow. The sneak peek will begin tomorrow, April 6th, at 9AM EDT. Interested parties will be able to see exactly what’s under the hood of Scorpio ahead of E3 2017. It’s doubtful Di...[Read More]
Never Played: Cities Skylines
The Very Definition of Digital Crack I purposely avoid games like Cities Skylines. It’s not because I dislike them; I LOVE city planner games. It’s just that family gets really worried when they can’t get a hold of me. Sim games make me lose long tracts of time. As proof, I am writing this sentence at 4:19 AM on a Monday. I spent my Sunday building my city. ALL of Sunday. Yes, I had to use the bat...[Read More]
For Honor Players Threaten Boycott; Ubisoft Reacts
Consumers exercise their power for good After a contentious back-and-forth between French publisher Ubisoft and players of their fighting game For Honor, gamers have resorted to the only thing publishers seem to listen to nowadays: RAGE! And it worked! On a post in the For Honor subreddit, redditor Jbaayoun proposed a boycott of the game. The boycott consisted of a 24-hour blackout beginning on Ap...[Read More]
Blizzard to Upgrade StarCraft and Make it Free
New Patch on the Way Soon Blizzard is working on a remaster for the original StarCraft and its expansion, Brood War. While they work on giving the classic game the 4K spit-shine, they’re also working on an update to the original game. That update – version 1.18 – will drop sometime in the next week. Along with the update comes another benefit: Blizzard will make the game completely free. The...[Read More]