All things considered, this year had a pretty phenomenal E3.  Between The Last Guardian, Shenmue III, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Earthbound Beginnings, Fallout 4, and so much more, almost everyone had a dream come true. That said, it was still a long way away from perfect and there were plenty of embarrassing and frustrating moments to…

The Wii U is dead. With only a handful of titles left in the 2015 roster for Nintendo, and with reports coming in that the NX may be released as early as summer of 2016, it's pretty clear where Nintendo's priorities lie. They are abandoning the Wii U and moving on to the NX, after…

Since its announcement and teaser trailer at this year's E3, IO Interactive's upcoming HITMAN SPIN has had fans scratching their heads. Due in part to some obtuse non-explanations by the game's devs, coupled with relative radio silence for the past month or so, there have been very many theories and very few facts to explain…

Over the years, we have seen many MMORPGs release with fully open worlds, but recently there has been an influx of games with instanced worlds.  Many gamers feel that instancing takes away any exploration that could be had in those worlds. Although, the degree of instancing varies greatly between games. In this article, we're planning to…

Kingdom Hearts III Warning! This article contains spoilers on the Kingdom Hearts series! You've been warned! Welcome to Part 2 of my Predicting Kingdom Hearts III series! Last time, I discussed the worlds that will appear in the game, and this week I will be discussing the plot. In this prediction, I will be breaking up…

Permadeath As I said before in my XCOM 2 article, I'm a huge fan of permadeath. If you still haven't tried any game that uses this mechanic, we have five recommendations that make good use of it. Most games specified on this list are turn-based strategy games, where in my opinion they are best used, but…

PSN Trophies Functionally speaking trophies and achievements are the same thing. You do a thing, a notification flashes up on your screen and your profile for that system will now tell all who view it that you did the thing. There are a few differences between the PSN Trophies and Xbox Live Achievements however which,…

The World Ends With You You know what's awesome and underrated? The World Ends With You. This action-RPG game came out in 2008 in PAL regions and North America on the Nintendo DS and has since became a bit of cult hit. There has been very little murmurs in this potential franchise since the games…

WTF Hideo Kojima’s incredible Metal Gear Solid series is known for a lot of things: tense and exciting gameplay. Ornate, sometimes overly elaborate, plot twists and turns. The mixing together of absurdism, conspiracy drama, camp, anime tropes, and political commentary. Cinematic cutscenes and meta-narrative weirdness. All of these things are elements of what make the…

No Man's Sky One of the most talked about games that smacked fans upside the head at last year’s E3 was No Man’s Sky. Developed by a four-man development team, Hello Games pitched their game in the most nonchalant manner possible. They promised a universe but showed just a sliver of it. Now, a year…