Every so often, a game come out which offers an experience that feels so fresh and engaging, it seems destined to inspire a slew of successors. 2008’s Mirror’s Edge is a prime example of that ...
Read More »New Game Releases: April 11th-17th, 2014
In the words of former Square-Enix president Yoichi Wada, the 2010 release of Final Fantasy XIV “had greatly damaged the Final Fantasy brand”. In hindsight, the title’s production was a textbook example of groupthink- despite ...
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online Review
For decades, interactive role-playing games have incorporated the character archetypes popularized by the pen-and-pencil game of Dungeons & Dragons. Often employing variations of the stalwart fighter, the curative cleric, spell-casting magic-user and the nimble thief, ...
Read More »Ragnarok Odyssey ACE Review
When the original Ragnarok Odyssey was released in October of 2012, the PS Vita’s library lacked a Monster Hunter-esque game. Now that consummate contenders such as Soul Sacrifice and Toukiden: The Age of Demons have ...
Read More »New Game Releases: April 4th-10th, 2014
In Hollywood, setting a film’s release date can prove intricate, involving factors such as estimates of competition, time of year and the avoidance of Goliath-sized competition. Naturally, video games undergo a similar process. This week, ...
Read More »Podcast 13-9 PC Captivation
This episode, the Tech-Gaming crew offers impressions of Card City Nights, Cloudbuilt, Thief, inFAMOUS: Second Son, the Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls expansion, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, and Strider. Beyond offering our typical dose of gaming trivia, the IndieOutlook ...
Read More »Deception IV: Blood Ties Review
One prevalent trend in contemporary gaming is the revival of once-popular retro titles. Mercifully, the practice has proved successful enough to spur the revitalization of several lesser-known properties. Built around a premise where players constructed ...
Read More »Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
“It is a general truism of this world that anything long divided will surely unite, and anything long united will surely divide.” The opening lines of Luo Guanzhong’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms encapsulate not ...
Read More »Yoshi’s New Island Review
Over the last few years few companies have been stoking the flames of nostalgia as feverishly as Nintendo. From offering compilations of beloved IPs by way of the Kirby’s Dream Collection and the Metroid Prime ...
Read More »New Game Releases: March 28th- April 3rd, 2014
Despite the arrival of April Fools’ Day on the calendar, we assure you that this week’s roster of new releases contain no trick titles. With monikers such as Goat Simulator, I am an Air Traffic ...
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