Travis Northup



While some of the biggest titles of the year will get into the hands of gamers in the days and weeks to come, an indie studio in Austin, Texas, QC Games, quietly continues to work on an ambitious action-RPG that just might be the next big thing to win the
by Travis Northup
At E3 a few years ago, the CD Projekt Red team showed off a version of Gwent: The Witcher Card game, which included a single-player mode that featured a story, cutscenes, etc. That mode never made it into what became a highly successful multiplayer-focused Gwent game, so when I first
by Travis Northup
The Forza franchise is the reason that I’m a fan of racing games. It wasn’t too long ago that I thought racing games simply weren’t for me, but after playing the Horizon franchise, it was love at first drive. Often overlooked as being a part of Xbox’
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Destiny 2 Forsaken’s opening campaign mission sets the mood for the rest of the expansion. What starts as an explosion-laced, joke-filled quest to end a prison break suddenly turns tragic when the most beloved member of the vanguard, Cayde-6, is killed in action. After drying your tears and dusting
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Destiny 2: Forsaken will be available for all brave guardians to experience starting tomorrow at 10 AM, but if you’re champing at the bit for some gunslinging, axe-smashing, grenade-tossing, face-punching action, then I’ve got you covered. Spoilers to follow. You have been warned. First up, a sneak peek
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In a day and age where Dark Souls’ inspiration is far-reaching, it’s not hard to find clones that fail to impress in the same way the source of their inspiration has. Thankfully, Salt and Sanctuary doesn’t have that problem. While the game doesn’t hide the source of
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For years, the games industry has attempted to harness the magic of Magic: The Gathering in a digital format. In 2015, Wizards of the Coast published Magic Duels, which aimed to draw newcomers into the world of Magic. By simplifying the rules and limiting the library of cards available to
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NieR: Automata takes place in a world dominated by machines, some made by aliens to wipe out human life, and others created by humans to combat the aliens and their machines. At the center of this conflict are 2B and 9S, two androids from YoRHa, the organization of androids opposing
by Travis Northup