Ron Burke

I’ve sunk over 300 hours into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim when it came out six years ago on 11-11-11, playing the game on several platforms, spanning two console generations, and several flavors on PC. I’ll even tackle it in virtual reality soon. Even after all that, I

Like most of the titles in the Assassin’s Creed universe, the real-world locations are as much a character of the game as the title’s protagonist.  Bringing France, colonial America, England, and the Holy Land to life gave us a world that most players recognize, but few places are

Assassin’s Creed Origins is already a good looking game, but the Xbox One X version has a few drachmas up its sleeve to differentiate itself for the new platform. Launched with the Xbox One X platform on November 7th, Assassin’s Creed Origins has received its first in a

In our ongoing series, we take a look at what has ostensibly been presented as the top of the launch library for the Xbox One X from a technical perspective — Forza Motorsport 7. Forza 7 is simultaneously the best and worst example of what’s possible with the Xbox One

It’s always hard to know where to draw the line. Need for Speed has been burning rubber since 1994, with nearly two dozen games which include offshoots into the handheld world and even a movie. Need for Speed Payback marks the 23rd in that line, and the third from

The launch of the Xbox One X is just a few days away — November 7th for North America, to be exact. The questions on a lot of people’s minds ahead of launch is what this the new hardware can bring to the table, and whether it’s worth upgrading

I’d understand if you weren’t keeping up with Need for Speed Payback. 2015’s Need for Speed reboot came out swinging (we liked it) but missed the mark on a few areas (65%). Need for Speed: Rivals was a solid redoubling of efforts and came in with a

The Xbox One X is just around the corner, and we’ve gotten our eager hands on one. It’s time to excitedly unbox this powerful system and see what’s in store for all of you when it ships on November 7th. The first thing I noticed is that