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Previews   -   Mar 10, 2016 Guns, fists and Thralls — hands-on with Battleborn’s Incursion game mode
Guns, fists and Thralls — hands-on with Battleborn’s Incursion game mode

One of the most common things I’ve heard about Battleborn since its announcement was that it was a “first-person MOBA.” Gearbox Software, the developers of Battleborn, prefer to call the game a “hero shooter,” a label that has stuck a little more. But after several matches of the new

by Eric Van Allen
Previews   -   Feb 29, 2016 A triptych of target termination — hands-on with Hitman’s Beta on PC

This past weekend we finally got our hands on the near-final beta test of Hitman — the reboot of the franchise from IO Interactive and SquareEnix.  I ran the game on my PC at medium settings for one run, and Ultra for the final two, encountering nary a framerate hitch.  All

by Eric Van Allen
Features   -   Feb 17, 2016 GT’s Most Anticipated Games of 2016
GT’s Most Anticipated Games of 2016

This has been quite a year already, with many stellar releases and even more on the way. It’s hard to pick even one game that most excites you, gets you pumped for the year to come and has you setting up plans for full weekends of playtime. So we

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Feb 17, 2016 An epic in three acts — Fire Emblem: Fates review
An epic in three acts — Fire Emblem: Fates review

Fire Emblem: Fates seeks to hit the heights of war epics, a word that has been misconstrued often when it comes to games. Rather than simple scope or size of world, the epic that Fates aspires to is closer to tales like Homer’s Iliad, one about a war that

by Eric Van Allen
Previews   -   Feb 11, 2016 Fly like a bus — Omnibus preview
Fly like a bus — Omnibus preview

Heroes come in many shapes and forms. Some in capes, some in tights, some even in a squirrel outfit. Omnibus doesn’t need any of that though, as it is just that: a bus, capable of moving omnidirectionally and saving the day. Omnibus is a new physics-based game that centers

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Previews   -   Feb 11, 2016 The power of the people — Okhlos preview
The power of the people — Okhlos preview

The power of the people is vital in democracy, that the population must be able to determine their own future and course. It’s that vein that Okhlos derives its inspiration from, if perhaps in a more violent manner than you might expect. In Okhlos, you are a prophet figure,

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Feb 09, 2016 Peeling back the layers — The Witness review
Peeling back the layers — The Witness review

The Witness is a puzzle game for the PlayStation 4 and PC. I start this review in that frank manner, because frankly, knowing too much about Jonathan Blow’s newest title is doing a disservice to yourself. This wonderful title, eight years in the making, has confounded, infuriated, and captivated

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Reviews   -   Feb 08, 2016 We didn’t start the fire — Firewatch review
We didn’t start the fire — Firewatch review

When I was younger, I spent a lot of time camping. It was mostly just a thing to do every couple months, to learn some knots and how to make a fire, but I was always reminded of how vast and wild the wilderness was. It was so big, so

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