Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Maxis Platform: PC Release: March 5th, 2013 You couldn’t have written it better. For the sake of our future and the future of all those developers still basement bound and instant noodle fed, EA had to...
3.5
Good
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare [GAME]
“After a calculated battle spent countering and making opportunistic attacks, skillfully besting your opponent is brutally rewarded both visually and mentally.”
Game of the Year 2012
It has been a monumental year for gaming and all of us so who take part in that world. So I bring you MY list of the best titles of 2012 and my game of the year, with a couple of runners-up thrown in. This year we’ve seen Assassins built on Vengeance, and the abduction of Little Girls. We’ve seen Galaxies...
4.5
Epic
The Walking Dead – Ep.5 – No Time Left [Game]
Publisher: Telltale Games Developer: Telltale Games Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Steam, iOS Released: November 20th, 2012 The final episode in the Walking Dead by TellTale was a somber task to start. It’s not an easy thing to begin playing the final installment in what has been the greatest story-telling experience in recent years. I will try and keep it spoiler...
5
Mucho Perfecto
The Walking Dead – Ep.4 – Around Every Corner [Game]
Publisher: Telltale Games Developer: Telltale Games Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Steam, iOS Released: October 9th, 2012 It’s not everyday that a company would bank 100% of their efforts on the writing, the story, and the love. Telltale is renowned for their point and click adventure games and in this generation, it seemed unlikely that such a game could succeed. Contrary to popular...
Hopped-Up Gaming Episode 5: Whipping Noises
The Hopped-Up Gang, joined by foreign correspondent Bill McDonnell, get serious this episode, delving into the rich mythology of Half-Life, their Tom Hardy appreciation, the pros and cons of PC gaming, and their feelings towards “Casual Vs Hardcore Gaming”. Plus fabulous games and prizes! Beer of the Week: Caribou Genuine Draft
A Small Tribute to Radical Entertainment
These past few weeks have brought us a lot of things, one of which I don’t think anyone saw coming. The closure of Radical Entertainment. For years, Radical has been a homestead and headquarters of awesomeness in Vancouver. Since its conception in 1991, this subsidiary of Activision has made some great games that will forever be remembered. The founding members were...
Gamersbook Giveaway: CS:GO Beta Keys, Death Adder Razer Mouse.
The awesome guys at Valve sent us more Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta keys for you guys and galls, but this time you will also get a chance to win the awesome Razer Deathadder mouse that is specially designed for FPS games. In total, there are 20 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta keys and 3 Razer Deathadder mouses. In order to be eligible to win those prizes, the...
4.5
Awesome
Max Payne 3 [Game]
Publisher: Rockstar Studios, Distributed by Take Two Interactive Developer: Rockstar Vancouver Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (reviews), and PC Released: May. 15th (NA) on Console, May. 31st (NA) on PC. Rated: M for Mature “An Older, not-so-wiser Payne embarks on a hell bent bloodbath well worth a reunion to the series”. It’s been many years since we positively visited the world of...
Minecraft Creator “Notch” Announces New Game
Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, has announced a new project by the name of 0x10c. While few solid details have been revealed, it appears to be a sci-fi MMO involving spaceship battles and computer programming. Each player’s ship will have a 16-bit computer system onboard, which will be fully emulated within the game. Notch also states on the...
Diablo III Is Coming May 15th
The wait is finally over. “After many years of hard work by our development team and months of beta testing by hundreds of thousands of dedicated players around the world, we’re now in the homestretch,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We look forward to putting the final polish on Diablo III over the next two months...
Guild Wars 2 Beta Signups Reach One Million In 48 Hours
In just over 48 hours, the highly anticipated MMO Guild Wars 2 garnered one million signups for its open beta. To celebrate this fairly impressive milestone, the game’s developers posted a video on facebook of their reaction. Check out the official trailer, among other things, at ArenaNet’s Youtube channel.
The New Humble Bundle Has Arrived
Get out those credit cards, folks. The latest instalment of the Humble Bundle has arrived, and this time you can get it on your Android device! For those unfamiliar with the Humble Bundle, it’s a bundle of indie games that you pay whatever you want for, with the proceeds being split between the indie developers and some gaming-related charities. This bundle’s...
5
Perfect
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim [Game]
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Release Date: November 11th, 2011 Rated: M for Mature “An RPG for the decades, and a brilliant modern-day video game version of Tolkien”. To start off on a clean slate, there is no one that deserves to have a successful game like Bethesda. It’s not as if...
PC Remains Batman-less for another two weeks!
It was kind of depressing when WB Games delayed Batman: Arkham City for PC from its original October 18th release date until November 15th. However, now that doesn’t seem so bad, because it’s been pushed back yet another week. Now, it is said that the PC will be graced with the Dark Knight and friends come November 22nd. I know,...
4
Unique & Fun
Hard Reset – PC [Game]
Publisher: Flying Wild Hog Developer: Flying Wild Holg Platforms: PC Release Date: Sept 13th, 2011 Rated: M for Mature, PEGI 18+ “Bionic guts never looked so good, nor were more fun to spill.” When I do it to my computer it will only give me a good chance to break the bloody thing. However when I do it to...
4
an Adventure
RAGE [Game]
Developer: id Software Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Engine: id Tech 5 Platforms: Xbox 360, iOS, Playstation 3, Games for Windows Release Date: October 4th (NA), Oct 6th (AUS), Oct 7th (EU) Rated: M for Mature “id Software Reclaims the Throne it Created” First off, let’s get these obvious fan-boy ideals behind us. I LOVE id, and anything id creates. Doom...
Star Wars The Old Republic Sets Course for Landing
FINALLY! All the Star Wars fans in the world can rejoice. For a long time now we have been patiently waiting and plotting our life-shift around the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic. This inventive MMO RPG set in the Star Wars universe, will allow players to live out their dreams as a Jedi, Bounty Hunter and many other...
Beta Bonanza! Info, Impressions, and Assassinations.
Everyone check your Battle.net account RIGHT NOW! Once you sign in, go to “account” tab and see if you were one of the lucky buggers to get into the Diablo III early Beta. I’ll be on (after I download this huge file) and hopefully bring you fine folks an update later in the week. We’ve been waiting YEARS for the...
Razer fights for PC Gaming in the Wall Street Journal
There’s a fairly big fight over the state of PC gaming. We see it barely living strong due to its high costs and increasingly intense piracy problems. One of the big leaders of game hardware, Razer, has started working hard to fight that. A new campaign started for them recently, through the creation of pcgamingisnotdead.com, a site with a small...