Posts By Travis Northup
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Previews
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – preview
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was arguably the silliest game of 2014. The combat was over-the-top, the characters were hilarious, and the...
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1.1KPreviews“Mind over matter” – Randall preview
The average video game show floor today is more crowded with indies than it has ever been, so it can be challenging...
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1.3KPreviews“Dying Light: The Following,” electric buggies, and the undead – An interview with Techland’s Maciej Binkowski
Dying Light was one of the biggest surprises of 2015, and Gaming Trend praised it for its excellent parkour and melee combat mechanics...
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7.1KReviews“He wants a fight, Blue Team” – Halo 5: Guardians review
Myself and the other Spartans of Team Osiris are surrounded by Covenant enemies who are understandably pissed off about the recent misunderstanding...
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2.5KReviews“Wool story, bro” – Yoshi’s Woolly World review
If you’ve ever played Kirby’s Epic Yarn, then you know what to expect from Yoshi’s Woolly World, which feels a lot like...
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1.3KReviews“Magnets, how do they work?” – Magnetic: Cage Closed Review
Stop me when this starts to sound familiar: You are a female prisoner in a test facility that is run by a...
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1.6KReviews“King’s to you, guardian” – Destiny: The Taken King review
When Bungie debuted Destiny a year ago, it was about as divisive as a game could get. Some players criticized Destiny for...
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2.6KReviews“A Bridge Troll” – Bridge Constructor Review
I actually used to think that I was good at building things. Seriously. All of the men in my family have been...
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1.2KReviews“A mega hit” – Megaman Legacy Collection review
Some things never go out of style, and one of those things is undoubtedly the original 8-bit Megaman games. Originally released on...
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1.7KReviews“Going in Reverse” – F1 2015 Review
The Formula 1 racing series is well-known for its realism, and with F1 2015 this was developer Codemasters Racing’s first opportunity to...
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Reviews
A rarity — Rare Replay Review
A few months ago I walked around my house, singing “I am the great mighty poo,” and weirded out my roommates like...
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1.9KPreviewsTaken for a ride – Destiny: The Taken King preview
It wasn’t long after setting foot on the dark, dreary moon of Phobos that I began to feel that something wasn’t right....
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2.5KPreviewsBigger is better – Halo 5: Guardians Warzone preview
After what many considered to be an ill-advised departure from classic arena combat in recent Halo games, Halo 5’s beta showed players...
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591NewsNew Halo 5: Guardians details emerge
Game Informer’s extensive coverage of Halo 5: Guardians has yielded some new details about the highly anticipated title queued to launch this...
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1.1KNewsHalo 5: Guardians campaign details, in-engine screenshots revealed
With E3 right around the corner, Gamestop-owned Game Informer has revealed the July cover for their publication, which will feature Halo 5:...
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1.4KReviews“Second Offense” – The Escapists Review (PS4)
Editor’s Note: We already reviewed this game, so the review below may seem familiar. If you’re looking for what’s different on the...
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403NewsDeveloper Wargaming celebrates Military Appreciation Month with live stream, awesome giveaways
Many developers in the gaming industry create experiences that revolve around the military, but developer Wargaming, maker of the hugely popular World...
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472NewsFans are consuming a lot of Halo 5’s pre-release content
It’s safe to say that Halo fans everywhere are excited for developer 343 Industries’ Halo 5: Guardians, and now we have an...
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2.4KReviewsProject CARS Review (PC)
With all of the racing games that focus on huge car rosters, crashes, or “Drive-atars,” developer Slightly Mad Studios aims to shift...
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1.0KNewsBungie releases Destiny: House of Wolves DLC preview ahead of imminent release
The latest Destiny DLC entitled “House of Wolves” will become available to players on May 19th, and to give its fans a...
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760NewsHalo 5: Guardians Cover Art Revealed
343 Industries has released the art cover for Halo 5: Guardians, which includes an image of some new, mysterious Spartans. Halo fans,...
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2.2KReviewsMortal Kombat X Review (XB1) – “Flawless Victory”
The Mortal Kombat series has a long-running record as one of the best 2D-fighters of all time, so it is no small...
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2.3KReviewsDark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin Review – “Darker Souls”
When Dark Souls 2 came out last year, my only regret was that I had to dust off my old console to...
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3.5KReviewsBorderlands: The Handsome Collection – “Victory Lap Edition”
I don’t think that there are many gamers who still haven’t played Borderlands yet, so I’ll keep this brief: Borderlands 2 and...
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797NewsDive Into The New HellDivers DLC Today!
Hot on the tail of the successful release of the excellent top-down shooter Helldivers, developer Arrowhead Studios has released the first set...
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2.6KReviews“A Hell of a Time” – DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition (XB1)
I was never much of a fan of the original Devil May Cry series, so when DmC: Devil May Cry rebooted the...
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Reviews
“Platforming Perfection” – Ori and the Blind Forest Review (XB1)
Five minutes into Moon Studios’ Ori and the Blind Forest, I knew it was something special–and I hadn’t even begun playing yet....
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1.5KReviews“Under 9,000” – Dragon Ball Xenoverse Review (XB1)
Namco Bandai has been releasing Dragon Ball series games for almost as long as the series itself has been around. The manga...
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1.5KReviews“I Fought the Law and I Won” – The Escapists Review – XB1
I’ve never been to prison before, but I like to think that if I ever do end up in the big house...
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969FeaturesTravis’ Top Ten Games of 2014
I played nearly every game this year, which is something I can only claim to have done for the past few years,...
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4.1KReviewsPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – 3DS Review
I have a confession. This time last year, I reviewed Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, the fifth installment in the...
