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We Have a New Overwatch Hero. Her Name is Orisa and She is a Robotic Centaur!
There has been a bit of speculation as to who the 24th hero in Overwatch is going to be. Many speculated that Doomfist, the hero turned villain, would make an appearance. It turns out that the new hero selected as the latest playable hero is the entity selected to protect the city of Numbani: Orisa! The hero is a tank-based centaur-like character and is meant as a counter-balance to Reinhardt fans...[Read More]
Retro Review: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six (PC)
Release Date: August 21, 1998 Developer: Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. Publisher: Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. This past weekend, I was bombarded by Tom Clancy in effigy. My son gifted me a key to the closed beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands. Around the same time, I found out that Ubisoft set Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, a game I do not yet own but enjoy, to be free to play for the weekend. For ...[Read More]
Inside Review – Walk the Line
Inside Review – Walk the Line Developer: Playdead Publisher: Playdead Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4 Release Date: August 23, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer Inside is last year’s sequel/spiritual successor to 2010’s creepy indie darling title, Limbo, made by Danish indie developer Playdead. It’s the natural evolution of both their aesthetic style and gameplay mechanics, while neve...[Read More]
Civilization VI Review
Civilization VI Review Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Platform Reviewed: PC Release Date: October 21, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer This review is a bit late. I blame real life for being the unbending, cruel mistress she is. And I blame this game for making me want to ignore real life. It all started at 10 PM one day. I had launched Civilization VI with the aim of quickly t...[Read More]
Limbo Review – Master of the Dark Arts
Limbo Review – Master of the Dark Arts Developer: Playdead Publisher: Playdead, Microsoft Studios Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4 Release Date: July 21, 2010 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer Somehow, among the heaviest of heavy hitters released in 2010, indie game developers were building on the mainstream gaming media attention that Jonathan Blow’s Braid had started two years previously. Small...[Read More]
Retro Review: Baldur’s Gate (PC)
Release Date: 1998 Developer: BioWare Corporation Publisher: Interplay Productions, Inc. My love for role-playing games began with tabletop Dungeons & Dragons campaigns with some like-minded friends in the early 80s. It was a fleeting experience, since the DM ended up moving a couple of weeks after he introduced me to it. But I seriously enjoyed the experience. Fast forward nearly 20 years, an...[Read More]
Telltale Batman Episode 1-5 Spoiler-Free Review- ‘The Cursed Crusader’
Telltale Batman Episode 1-5 Spoiler-Free Review- ‘The Cursed Crusader’ Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4 Release Date: August 2, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer Since its inception in 2004, Telltale Games’ reputation has mirrored Gotham DA Harvey Dent’s infamous coin – excellent narratives with deep characte...[Read More]
2016 and Video Games: The Bullshit Year in Review
Every year, by the time Christmas passes, we all take stock in the year we had. Many of us look back, promise to do better next year, and look forward to a better New Year. I don’t make that promise, because I know I’m going to fuck up just as bad in the upcoming year as I did in the year I’m ending, if not worse. I’m old; I ain’t changing anything except my underwear, and even THAT can be prolong...[Read More]
Marvel vs Capcom 4 and My Concerns
This whole curmudgeon bit doesn’t suit me at all. I wanna be happy about the news surrounding a possible Marvel vs Capcom 4 game. I really do. But recent history and other rumors shake my faith enough that I have to don the grump mask one more time. First, a little back story. Back in March 2014, Capcom’s contract with Marvel ended. The partnership that saw the release of some of the most beloved ...[Read More]
Never Played: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (PS3)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is one of those games I should have played years ago. Back in 2006, I played the original Marvel: Ultimate Alliance on my Xbox 360 to death. Literally. My original console fell victim to the dreaded Red Ring of Death and needed to be repaired. Unwilling to wait umpteen weeks while Microsoft applied Scotch tape to my console’s innards, I simply bought another one. That’s...[Read More]
Akuma Being Added to Street Fighter V
Suddenly, all seems right with the world. During the Capcom Pro Tour North America finals at Red Bull Battle Grounds in Seattle, Washington this past weekend, a teaser video for Street Fighter V was run. The video, clocking in at a mere 24 seconds, fills my heart with joy. In it, a bleak scene of a dilapidated dojo during a storm almost immediately fades to black. Soon, a familiar gruff voice is h...[Read More]
BlizzCon 2016 Impressions
Every year, the High Priests of Blizzard gather their flock and descend upon Anaheim, California to profess their faith and devotion. They call it BlizzCon, and they bill it as some celebration of gaming. Obviously, it’s just a front ritualistic activity. I’ve seen the pictures. People dressed as demons and orcs and pandas. There’s even a Weird Al Yankovic sighting this year. It’s obviously pagan ...[Read More]