Prudence advises postponing the purchase of next-generation hardware. After all, launch titles are habitually shallow- engineered to flaunt the capabilities of a cherished new console, rather than providing long-term play value. Ports are another shortcoming ...
Read More »An Interview With Game and Film Composer Lorne Balfe
Whether you’re a film buff or gamer, chances are you own a piece of media that Lorne Balfe has scored. From Transformers, The Dark Knight, Inception to Assassin’s Creed III and Beyond: Two Souls, the ...
Read More »KORG M01D Review
Although music creation suites are common on personal computers, they’re a bit of a rarity on dedicated gaming devices. Traditionally, the ones which have surfaced- titles such as eJay Clubworld, Magix Music Maker, MTV Music ...
Read More »New Game Releases: November 15th-21st, 2013
Following last week’s surge of PlayStation 4 titles, this week the spotlight shifts to the Xbox One. Although Microsoft’s console (and first-part titles) aren’t due until November 22nd, that won’t stop third-party publishers from vying ...
Read More »Wii Fit U Review
The original Wii Fit couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Preceding the title’s 2008 release, disparagers were lobbing video games down the slippery slope, claiming that the pastime contributed to a sedentary lifestyle, which ...
Read More »Saban’s Power Rangers MegaForce Review
One of the greatest virtues of the 1990’s was the upsurge of entertainment which emanated from Asia. It was the decade where Jackie Chan leapt from stateside obscurity to stardom with films like Rumble in ...
Read More »WWE 2K14 Review
Last year’s WWE ’13 was a bitter disappointment for me. From the outside looking in, it had all of the pieces needed to be the best WWE game since the AKI Corporation-developed Nintendo 64 releases. ...
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts Review
In retrospect, the Call of Duty franchise is fated to be remembered as one of the mainstays of the seventh console generation. Since the inaugural console entry, 2005’s Call of Duty 2, launched alongside the ...
Read More »New Game Releases: November 8th-14th, 2013
Proclaim it from the belfries and battlements: the next generation is here! Technically, Sony’s PlayStation 4 won’t be hitting retail until November 15th, but that won’t stop third-party publishers from taking advantage of the excitement, ...
Read More »The Guided Fate Paradox Review
One of the more underappreciated entries in the PSP’s oft-beguiling software library is Nippon Ichi Software’s Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman. Paying homage to tokusatsu tenets, players took the role of an unassuming everyman, ...
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