After an extremely impressive year for standard FPS experiences in 2015 (CoD, Halo, Rainbow Six, et cetera), 2016 is looking to take the genre to another plateau.  On the horizon for the first half of the calendar and beyond, the two leading consoles of this eighth generation are going to see an influx of releases that create open world experiences in earnest.  Sprawling playable areas that will o...[Read More]

Another massive multiplayer online experience? C'mon, what could really be different? You would be amazed how much streamlining can improve an MMO experience.

I recently spent some time with Noct, a new game by C3SK and Devolver Digital that's currently in Early Access on Steam. It's a monochrome, top-down 2D survival horror game with multiplayer, and possibly the first of its kind, ha. I wasn't even sure what to make of it when I first booted it up, but I was both pleasantly surprised and also a bit concerned.

Twenty-one games and two decades splintered Need for Speed across demographics and racing genres. Despite its success and popularity, it still aches for definition. Need for Speed, bearing no additional title in its latest release, seeks to embody its prominent namesake.

As the end approaches, a Reckoning has arrived!  As the last piece of the season pass puzzle, or a stand alone download, Sledgehammer offers up one more round of add-on content for Advanced Warfare.  Four new multiplayer maps and a finale to the Exo Zombies experience.

Delta Squad is back.  And this time, it's on the One.

As the days get hotter, the Advanced Warfare action is heating up!  Supremacy starts the second half of this year's DLC season.  Get ready for four additional multiplayer maps and the next trip into Exo Zombies.

The second quarter of 2015 is being accompanied by the second quarter of Advanced Warfare DLC!  First on Xbox, Ascendance follows the add-on parameters established by Havoc: four new MP map choices, a fresh weapon, and a sequel installment of Exo Zombies.

Advanced Warfare fans, the wait is over.  It is officially DLC season!  Sledgehammer's first round of extra content is now available for Xbox LIVE members in the form of Havoc.  The customary four new multiplayer maps are met by a new assault rifle and a new spin on the classic CoD Zombies experience.

When I first saw the pre-rendered Happy Hunting trailer for Evolve, I was entranced.  The eerie setting of the jungle, great musical tone set by Lissie's cover of "Mother" by Danzig, and the reveal of what this group of human beings is after, a giant monster.   From the onset, it was clear Turtle Rock Studios wanted to do something ambitious: create an entire game with a stark "numbers" imbalance....[Read More]

Call of Duty fans, prepare to face your final, Nemesis!  The last DLC pack for Ghosts is here: four new multiplayer maps and the defining final chapter in the Extinction anthology.