Posts By Travis Northup
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Previews
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – Justin Wiebe Interview
Popcap Games gave us a sneak peek at Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, and we had the opportunity to chat with...
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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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2.5KPreviews“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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2.9KPreviews“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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13.8KReviews“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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6.0KReviews“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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3.4KReviews“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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3.6KReviews“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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6.6KReviews“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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4.1KReviews“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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3.9KReviews“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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4.4KPreviewsTaken 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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5.4KPreviewsBigger 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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3.4KReviews“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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4.7KReviewsProject 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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5.1KReviewsMortal 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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6.2KReviewsDark 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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6.9KReviewsBorderlands: 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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10.6KReviews“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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“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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3.7KReviews“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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3.5KReviews“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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2.2KFeaturesTravis’ 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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11.1KReviewsPhoenix 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...
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3.5KReviewsLEGO Batman 3 Beyond Gotham Review
Anyone who has played the LEGO video games over the years has probably noticed that each game has endeavored to be even...
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1.9KPreviewsEvolve Alpha Preview
Travis Northup, Staff Writer As an Xbox One user, I got quite a bit of time to play Evolve’s Alpha. I played...
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6.9KReviewsShadow Warrior Review
In 1997, Shadow Warrior released for PC as a spiritual successor to Duke Nukem 3D, and starred a terribly racist Asian caricature...
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Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Ivory King Review
The main character in the Dark Souls series has always been the world itself. Whether you’re exploring dark crypts, forgotten kingdoms, or...
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5.2KReviewsProfessor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Review
Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney are hands-down two of the best mobile games of all time, so when I learned...
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3.9KReviewsDark Souls 2: Crown of the Sunken King Review
“Legend has it that in the deepest reaches of the Black Gulch, behind a door locked from the inside, is a magnificent...
