Ron Burke

Call of Duty is as much a staple for E3 as my annual trip to the Shabu Shabu house in Little Tokyo — it’s a permanent part of the itinerary.  This year is no different, as Activision preps the latest iteration of its powerhouse property.  Using their leapfrog tactic between

The team Slightly Mad Studios put on a bit of a clinic at E3.  Pushing away from the smoke and mirrors some other racers rolled out during the show, they instead swung out their banner with cold, hard facts.   Let me lay it down for you: Project Cars 2 has

During my time with the United States Air Force I was stationed in Montana, and let me assure you — Ubisoft is not exaggerating.  Montana is the state where I saw the most beautiful seasonal foliage of my life.  Forests are alive with colors that only a painter could imagine, and

The 15-year Tropico party has happened at a few houses over the years.  PopTop Software tackled the original, and teamed up with Frog City Software for the sequel.  Tropico 3, 4, 5, and all of the expansions for those games were handled by Haemimont Games.  The party for Tropico 6

Confession time – I have enough Cthulhu-related shirts in my closet to wear a different one every day of the month without repeating.  I guess what I’m saying is that I’m a bit of a fan.  When Focus Home and Cyanide Studios announced that they’d be tackling the

It’s hard to overstate how impressive Dontnod’s fall-slated title Vampyr really is without seeing it for yourself.  While the gameplay demo above will give you a taste, our E3 demonstration was nearly three times as long, showcasing an amazing maturity for the company.  The team is tackling choice

First, let’s agree that Terry Crews makes everything better, ok?  With that out of the way, I went hands-on with Sumo Digital’s smash-fest Crackdown 3, and I came away ready to collect a bunch of power, strength, and agility orbs to wreak some serious havoc…er, I mean

When I heard NCsoft was joining the already-crowded free-to-play MOBA crowd, my heart sank.  MOBA is the go-to choice for a lot of gamers, but my love runs more along the lines of action and traditional RPG market, with the occasional jog in the MMO space for other NCsoft games