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With Mario Kart 8, Nintendo gets DLC right
November 12, 2014 | Christopher GatesThis week, Nintendo rolls out the first of two downloadable content packs for the Wii U’s Mario Kart 8. The release marks the beginning of a new strategy for the Kyoto-based game maker: instead of a steady stream of … Read More
‘Assassin’s Creed III: The Battle Hardened Pack’ now available for PS3 & Xbox
January 9, 2013 | Jeff Chabot
Craving some more Assassin’s Creed? Ubisoft has officially announced the DLC Assassin’s Creed III: The Battle Hardened Pack is available for PS3 and Xbox 360. The 1-player add-on lets you explore as either of three new characters with new maps and bonus items. Play as the influential Governor, the resilient Highlander or the fearsome Coyote Man. In ‘Hardened,’ you’ll journey through Charlestown, Fort St-Mathieu and Saint Pierre. Assassin’s Creed III: The Battle Hardened Pack costs $10 (or 800 MS Points) but free for Season Pass owners. The DLC is rated “M” (17+) for intense violence, sexual themes, and strong language. Read More
Review: Borderlands 2 – Gaige the Mechromancer DLC
October 17, 2012 | Daniel SacdpraseuthGaige is marketed as a class that both inexperienced and veteran players will enjoy. Also, you get a pet killbot. Let’s find out if she’s any good.
I like Gaige as a character a lot. Her visual design is atypical … Read More
Skyrim DLC Finally!
May 1, 2012 | xst jimmyBut there is no information to report except for this one picture, the name Dawnguard (which we already knew anyways!) and finally that it is coming this summer and more info will be at E3. I’m definitely interested, but honestly … Read More
Skyrim DLC Announcement of an Announcement?
April 26, 2012 | xst jimmySerious, stop messing with us Bethesda! You think you are being fun and coy, but saying things like “working on getting a little more info out on Skyrim / DLC.” As for a timetable, Hines said gamers can expect news … Read More
News
Buy 1 Video Game & Get 2nd 50% Off
August 12, 2019 | GV
Amazon is currently having a video game promotion through which you can get 50% off a second title after purchasing a first. Of course, the second game has to be of equal or less value, but it might be a … Read More
Hearthstone: 10 Things That Have Killed The Game
August 12, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
Hearthstone, Blizzard’s entry into the CCG genre, isn’t dead. It still earns a fair amount of money, it’s still played by quite a few people, and it still has some presence on streaming and video platforms.
In the eyes … Read More
10 Most Divisive Games of All-Time
August 12, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
The most divisive games of all-time typically share one thing: they blend the brilliant and the bad.
If the following games were just bad, they wouldn’t have a legion of defenders. If they were strictly brilliant, they wouldn’t inspire … Read More
Articles
15 Best Selling Video Games Ever, Ranked
July 30, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
The premise of our breakdown of the best selling video games ever is very simple.
We know what the rankings for the best selling games ever looks like. The numbers are set in stone. However, what happens when you stack … Read More
Star Citizen Alpha 3.6 is Live
July 23, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Another yearly quarter has come and gone and that means it’s time for another Star Citizen patch release. While this patch may not be as flashy as 3.5 with its introduction of the massive city-planet ArcCorp, it does deliver … Read More
10 Video Game Soundtracks That Stand on Their Own
July 13, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Many wonderful game soundtracks do a great job of elevating the quality of their respective game. However, not all of them are quite as entertaining on their own. It is, of course, not the job of the soundtrack to do … Read More
Reviews
Rage 2’s use of Open-World design does not work
June 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Recently, I finished Rage 2. I set out in the game with the hope that it would deliver something reminiscent of the magnificence of Doom while drawing some of the enjoyable open-world aspects of an Avalanche developed game. I … Read More
PlayStation Now: Does it Need to Change to Survive?
March 25, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
In many ways, PlayStation Now is shaping up to be Sony’s biggest missed opportunity of the PS4 era.
PlayStation Now sounded like a pretty exciting service when it was first revealed in 2014. At the very least, it offered … Read More
Crackdown 3 or Anthem: Which is More Disappointing?
February 21, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
February 2019 was supposed to be one of the biggest months for games in recent memory. Headlined by titles like Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3, and Anthem, many gamers were left wondering just how they were going to play all … Read More
Opinion
Hearthstone: 10 Things That Have Killed The Game
August 12, 2019 | Matthew Byrd Hearthstone, Blizzard’s entry into the CCG genre, isn’t dead. It still earns a fair amount of money, it’s still played by quite a few people, and it still has some presence on streaming and video platforms.
In the eyes … Read More
How Long Do Games Have to Be?
August 9, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Throughout my life, my expectations for game length has inverted. When I was a kid, if I completed a game in a matter of hours and had no reason to ever play it again, that was a disaster. I didn’t get … Read More
Bring Back the Real-time Strategy Epic
August 6, 2019 | Robert Endyo
The real-time strategy genre was once a cornerstone of the PC gaming world. As the age of 3D acceleration dawned, their popularity started to waver. However, in this period, developers started expanding on the relatively lean story elements that these … Read More