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Review: I Am Alive1

Review: I Am Alive

Darkworks, the game development studio responsible for Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare and Cold Fear, started work on a title called I Am Alive back in 2008. When the studio was bound for closure and with the hype and potential the game had, it was passed/sold/bartered to Ubisoft Shanghai for completion. It was released on March 7th, 2012 [...]

Review: Syndicate

Review: Syndicate

Fresh off the presses at Starbreeze Studios comes EA‘s latest first person shooter, Syndicate. Syndicate is actually a reimagining of the original Syndicate game released back in 1993, which was an isometric strategy game. Despite the shift of the genre, there is plenty here to appreciate. The story seems to have potential, but it was lacking substance in the middle. There are some [...]

Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’13

Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’13

Just in time for the release of his new game, Tiger Woods ended his drought and won his first PGA Tour Event in 30 months on March 25. The release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’13 by Electronic Arts on March 27 didn’t disappoint either. Total Swing Control The biggest and newest feature to the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series is the [...]

Review: Sine Mora2

Review: Sine Mora

If you are in the market for a side scrolling 2.5D shooter then look no further than Sine Mora. Developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality, this bullet-hell, 2.5D side scroller puts you in some of the most impressive and dynamic sets around. This title also contains an interesting premise with the use of time. When you kill enemies you [...]

Review: Deep Black: Reloaded

Review: Deep Black: Reloaded

From independent Russian developer Biart, comes Deep Black: Reloaded. Deep Black: Reloaded is a third person shooter and a port of a console release that hasn’t come out yet. The story revolves around the main protagonist Pierce. The first thing you notice is how much Pierce looks like Isaac from Dead Space, not comparing the games, but they just look similar. [...]

Review: Vessel

Review: Vessel

Vessel is a unique indie puzzle-platformer from an ambitious start-up group known as Strange Loop Games. Like all great puzzle-platformers, Vessel takes on central mechanic, water in this case, and expands upon the possibilities with each new puzzle. Combine that with a great art style, excellent soundtrack and a delightful steampunk setting, and Vessel is an indie winner you should [...]

Review: Draw Something

Review: Draw Something

If you haven’t noticed, the casual mobile gamer has a new game of choice. It seems that everyone with a smart phone or a tablet is playing Draw Something. There are two versions of the game available for download. The free version is great for users who want to try it out, but the paid version offers gamers more words, [...]

Review: MLB 12: The Show (PS Vita)

Review: MLB 12: The Show (PS Vita)

  Any video game and baseball fan knows that if you want a serious baseball game, you look to MLB: The Show franchise. This series has been a staple in the sports simulation genre for years, but this year the franchise makes its debut on the new Playstation Vita. Now you can take all the baseball action with you wherever [...]

Review: Zombie Madness

Review: Zombie Madness

New Gamer Nation is back with our next review of a Zombie Game, in hopes that we can appease the Mayan Gods that want to destroy the world on December 21, 2012.  Our efforts have never been more important because, if you have not heard, the Jersey Shore’s own Snookie is pregnant.  The rumored due date of her child is December 21, 2012, so it is more [...]

Review: J.U.L.I.A.

Review: J.U.L.I.A.

J.U.L.I.A. is an adventure game from small indie studio CBE that uses an adventure sub-genre which was believed to be dead. The game makes some very bold changes to the adventure game formula to keep up a consistent pace and prevent easy player frustration by focusing on the puzzles and storyline. In addition, it also has a great storyline and an [...]