MOBA
How Original Does a Game Have to Be?
April 25, 2020 | Robert EndyoThere is no question that we’re well into a trend of games being remade and remastered. Some, like Final Fantasy 7, has been in demand for more than a decade, while others such as Destroy All Humans! came as more of a … Read More
Closure of Dawngate May Hurt MOBA Growth
November 16, 2014 | GVThis past week, gamers saw the closure of Electronic Arts’ Dawngate open beta with the result of the project canceled. There was no specific reason as to why the project was shut down, only that EA was “not seeing the … Read More
Is Strife Really the Next-Gen MOBA We’ve Been Waiting For?
November 5, 2014 | T.L. BodineWhen you think of MOBAs like League of Legends, DOTA 2 or Smite, a few unflattering words probably burst immediately to mind – things like “toxic” and “worst community ever.” The truth is that there’s just something about the … Read More
Open-World Survival Games: The Newest Gaming Zeitgeist
August 18, 2014 | T.L. BodineIt’s no shocker that game genres come and go in phases, and the popularity of these games is always intimately tied to the technology available for developing them. As internet connections became stronger and LAN parties grew obsolete, the … Read More
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What Makes Doom Eternal So Great?
March 30, 2020 | Robert Endyo
Four years ago, Doom had nothing to lose and everything to gain. The perception of the series after Doom 3’s mediocre release and the franchise’s subsequent hiatus left few people even looking for another game in the series. However, id … Read More
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