The legacy of the iconic and instantly recognizable movie Aliens is both a gift and a curse to the game Aliens: Colonial Marines. The premise is so video game ready – the look and attitude of the original Space Marines (don’t try to argue the case of the “Starship Troopers” book here), scary monsters, imaginative technology and settings, the insidious [...]

Another day, another Kickstarter. This time it’s Born Ready Games and their first foray into the space combat genre with single-player-fighter-turns-into-mech game: Strike Suit Zero. Raising $174,804 with the goal of $100,000 and achieving the stretch goal of mod tools, Strike Suit Zero is another shining example of what crowd funding can do for small time developers. Strike Suit Zero—or SSZ—is [...]

  Let me begin by saying that FIFA 13 is the first game in the series that I have owned and played with any regularity.  Unlike NCAA and NBA, I’ve never played many soccer games.  The game itself is a franchise that started with FIFA International Soccer on the PC and SNES in 1993.  It is safe to say that [...]

So, you’ve saved Skyrim from those pesky vampires, you’ve helped the Dawnguard finish their pretty castle or you’ve become the most powerful vampire lord in Tamriel, and you’ve finally built your dream house. What now? Well, have no fear, Bethesda has you covered with their third chunk of DLC, Dragonborn. It was getting awfully lonely being the only Dragonborn in the joint; [...]

Let’s face it: Skyrim was one of the better games of 2011, perhaps even one of the best. Killing dragons, slaying ogres, felling giants with magic, hunting bad guys with a bow and arrow–it’s every medieval boy’s fantasy. But once you’ve completed your final quest and maxed out your skills to such an extent that it’s possible to kill a giant with two [...]

Reimagine: to imagine again or anew; especially : to form a new conception of. Sounds simple enough. Developer Ninja Theory were hired to do exactly this to one of the most beloved action franchises of all time. The catch? Take the iconic main character Dante and make him as different as you possibly can. This reboot begins and ends with Dante, and though not [...]

The Hitman series has been a part of our gaming lives for almost thirteen years. Since his humble beginnings in the year 2000, our unconventional hero, Agent 47, has been assassinating his way into our hearts. He won us over with his fondness of fiber wire, his trademark custom .45 ACP Silver Ballers, and who can forget his love of [...]

Dark Vale Games’ first foray into the wild, Forge, is proof positive  that failing your Kickstarter isn’t the end of the road. It’s also proof that Steam’s Project Greenlight needs better oversight. Forge is very much in a beta state, yet the store page makes no mention of such. For other games, this has been a serious public relations nightmare, [...]

If there’s one thing that gamers love, it’s adventure. Sure, some of us enjoy getting up and going outside to climb mountains and explore rain forests. Most of us, however, enjoy adventure from the comfort of our own homes. Over the past few months, games such as Bethesda’s Skyrim and Gearbox’s Borderlands 2 have kept our adventuring thumbs busy, but let’s face [...]

  Nowadays, any arcade racing game is instantly compared to Mario Kart, and for this reason, many fall short or are called copycats.  This is why it is somewhat surprising just how original and well done Sonic & All-stars Racing Transformed actually is.  It doesn’t compare to a Mario Kart game at all, instead standing on its own two legs [...]