Imagine if you will that your home world is gone — blown to pieces by a stray asteroid. You watch in horror from a spaceship as your civilization is wiped out in a matter of seconds. How do you survive such a traumatic event, both psychologically and physically? Not very easily. The harsh environment is … Read more
The Final Fantasy VII remake is at least a year away (and possibly longer). But one platform is getting a port of the PC version today. Square Enix is launching the iOS version of Final Fantasy VII on the App Store today for both iPhone and iPad. That’s sure to please mobile gamers, even as … Read more
Renegade Kid — the indie studio behind Mutant Mudds and Dementium: The Ward — has confirmed that the 2D action-adventure game Xeodrifter is coming to PS4 and PlayStation Vita. Xeodrifter is a retro-inspired game that plays a bit like a classic Metroid title. It was released simultaneously on PC and Nintendo 3DS last December. “Xeodrifter … Read more
Medal of Honor Airborne has the distinction as the final World War II themed game in the long-running EA franchise. The game — which has been out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 since 2007 — was unique at the time, allowing players to drop into combat and land anywhere on the map. Before the … Read more
Kyn bills itself as “a fast paced role playing strategy game” combining “party based combat with progression and exploration.” More concisely, Kyn is a Diablo-like game. It has an over the head camera, more loot than you’d know what to do with, mobs that are large in quantity and varied in type, and sprawling levels. … Read more
The unexpected indie hit ARK: Survival Evolved will be coming to consoles. The news was made during Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference in Germany. ARK will make its console debut as part of the Xbox Preview Program later this year. Xbox Preview is similar to Steam Early Access, which lets gamers buy and play games before … Read more
One of the best third party Wii U exclusives is about to make the transition to other platforms as a digital download. Zombi (called Zombi U on the Wii U) was one of the flagship titles when Nintendo’s Wii U system launched in 2012. Ubisoft says that the survival horror game — where players try … Read more
Humanity has always dreamt big — even over two thousand years ago during the time of the Greek philosopher Plato. “Astronomy compels the soul to look upward, and leads us from this world to another,” Plato once mused. RymdResa is an indie game that dares to dream big, challenging gamers to explore into the unknown … Read more
Trevor Philips may be unstable but he’s never been quite this intense. The foul-mouthed meth addict from Grand Theft Auto V has been transformed into Batman’s arch-nemesis, the Joker, in a series of photos posted online. If you own the PC version of GTA V, a pair of mods will allow you to try it … Read more
Dying Light just released this week, and I sat down to play it for about an hour last night. I was looking forward to this one more than any other January release, which is unusual, because I normally don’t care for the whole zombie craze. On the other hand, I absolutely loved the idea of another first-person game … Read more
Atlus’s retro-inspired RPG, Citizens of Earth, launched today on various digital platforms – Steam (PC), Nintendo eShop (3DS & Wii U), and PlayStation Network (PS4 & PS Vita). This Earthbound-style game puts you in charge of a vice president coming home from a long and drawn out campaign run. He find the place has gone berserk, and must use his … Read more
Now that the holidays are over and we have officially kicked off a new calendar year, all the buzz from the crazy shopping season and annual end-of-the-year reflection is beginning to quiet down. The first few months of any new year are generally slow for new game releases, but January 2015 looks to continue right along with the most … Read more
To reflect on the past year in video games, 2014 has been…to put it lightly, kind of a disappointment. As the first full year for the “new-gen” PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I feel like both Sony and Microsoft could have come out a bit stronger. Nintendo’s hardware sales are still nothing to brag about … Read more
Mojang announced that it is bringing an episodic, plot-driven Story Mode – developed by Telltale Games – to its massively successful Minecraft. Minecraft: Story Mode will begin rolling out in 2015, according to the publisher. The episodes will be based in the Minecraft universe, introducing “new characters and familiar themes.” Developer Telltale Games is thrilled about the opportunity to use Minecraft as the … Read more
Although it currently sits at the top of the NPD sales chart, Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is just not selling as well as its predecessors. According to NPD reports and Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson, the Call of Duty series has witnessed a slide in sales – 27 percent over the past three years. To compare, Advanced Warfare sold less than half of … Read more
