Microsoft purchases entire ‘Gears of War’ franchise

News broke early this morning that Microsoft Studios had purchased the rights to the “Gears of War” franchise from Epic Games, adding to the company’s list of exclusive titles. The acquisition includes rights to all existing and future games, … Read More

Transistor: Supergiant’s next big title

Supergiant Games have finally released footage of their latest project, Transistor, the long-awaited sci-fi RPG follow up to their smash indie hit Bastion. Players will take on the role of Red, who has stolen a weapon of great power … Read More

New Xbox 720 specs rumors

With just 139 days to go before E3 2013, it’s seriously time for some speculation about what’s gonna be inside the next Xbox. Is it a guarantee that Microsoft will lift the lid on its next console in June? Read More … Read More

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Review

Overview

Well, Black Ops is back with vengeance in its sequel, Black Ops II, and it would seem that Treyarch actually had some new tricks up their sleeves. Black Ops II, to my knowledge anyway, is the first in … Read More

Dishonored Review

“Hey…Hey, guess what?  You’ve been DISHONORED!”.  A line you just can’t help but say as you start up Dishonored for the first time, and I guarantee it won’t be the last time you say it either.

I’ve been looking … Read More

Borderlands 2 Review

It’s been a long time since a game truly felt like a reward to play after a hard day at work, but with the release of Borderlands 2 on September 17th, I finally got to come home excited to play something. The best comparison I can make is the feeling of going to a club and just losing yourself in the music because that same feeling is what Gearbox was able to deliver in this sequel along with a fix for everything that players had issues with in the first game. From the beginning of the game all the way through the finish, and even the replay, I was constantly experimenting and evolving my gameplay style. Nothing got stale, and every kill was more satisfying than the last whether it was by chain stabbing people as the assassin, Zero, or unloading four hundred incendiary rounds from a sub machine gun into a wave of enemies in approximately two seconds as Maya, the Siren. Read More

All signs point to new Xbox within 18 months

Want a sneak peek of your 2013 holiday shopping list? Here’s one item: the next Xbox. This week a Microsoft job posting gave further weight to the rumor that we’ll see a new gaming console out of Redmond, WA, before Christmas … Read More