Previews
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2.8KDeep dive with Masters of Orion
When people think of 4X games, there is one game that pretty much defined it -- Masters of Orion. Much of what...
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1.8KA roadtrip of resources — hands-on with Skyshine’s Bedlam
In the distant future, the world that we knew is in ruin. Overpopulation has caused a strain on resources, and civilization has...
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2.7KMy axe is bigger than yours – an early look at Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
In the midst of towering booths, colorful lighting and thunderous sounds, you can often find smaller, niche game makers scurrying about the...
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2.0KTowers, tactics and traitors — hands-on with Lost Dimension’s inventive take on SRPGs
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and even in war, great enemies can create strange bedfellows. This is the motivation that drives...
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2.0KDrawing your own conclusions — Hands-on with Guild of Dungeoneering
Guild of Dungeoneering is one of those games that is so simple in its presentation that it feels incredibly approachable. Employing a...
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2.2KAll ghillied up — hands-on with Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3’s effective approach to realistic sniping
You’ve been sitting in this blind for days. You try to ignore whatever the hell just crawled up your leg, and you...
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3.8KSword Coast Legends makes being a DM simple and fun
At E3 you take a lot of appointments. In fact, across three days we ended up taking nearly 70 of them between...
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2.0KA whole new world — my first demo with the Oculus Rift CV1
While waiting for my appointment to demo the Oculus Rift, I struck up a conversation with two guys nearby. They happened to...
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2.2KFriends throwing friends — hands-on with couch bro-op Super Dungeon Bros
One of my favorite parts of any co-op game is finding ways to impede, hinder, or mess with the people I’m supposed...
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3.3KJurassic Ark — Hands-on with Ark: Survival Evolved
Games with dinosaurs can often be a difficult thing to develop. With some dinosaurs that tower over a human player, finding game...
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2.5KThe force is strong with this one — Hands-on with Disney Infinity 3.0
The excitement of the Disney Infinity series has always come from partnering up some of the most iconic characters to ever grace...
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2.6KCreep farming to-go — Hands-on with Ace of Arenas’ take on mobile MOBA
Condensing the MOBA experience to the mobile format is no easy undertaking; the genre doesn’t exactly lend itself to short play sessions...
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2.6KWater works — The Flame in the Flood hands-on
Steam's Early Access service is constantly bombarded with roguelike survival games, but The Flame in the Flood from The Molasses Flood gives direction...
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2.2KHoth revisited — How Star Wars: Battlefront is nailing galactic warfare
Hoth is to Star Wars: Battlefront as Omaha Beach once was to World War 2 shooters. It is the signature battle, known...
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2.1KAssembling the universe’s finest — Hands-on with Battleborn’s unique blend of MOBA and shooter
Battleborn represents a huge step forward for 2K Games. A co-op, character-based shooter with elements drawn from many genres, mediums and ideas,...
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2.7KBeauty and combat shine in Miyazaki’s latest adventure — Dark Souls III preview
The Dark Souls series has long been a wonder of confusion for people who dislike it, and a trophy of glory for...
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2.1KA little bit basic — Ratchet & Clank preview
When I played Insomniac’s reimagining/remake/whatever you’d like to call it of the original Ratchet & Clank, I couldn’t help but be taken...
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Draft Challenge and gameplay additions shaping up well — Madden NFL 16 preview
When it comes to tweaking the Madden series on a yearly basis, fans are always interested to see if EA Tiburon is...
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2.6KMore than meets the eye — Transformers: Devastation hands-on preview
When it comes to Transformers games, the quality tends to be mostly hit or miss. There have been some high points in...
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3.4KNo room for compromises — Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
In a time where games often fail to strike a balance between being cinematic and maintaining player agency, Naughty Dog showed me...
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331Do a barrel roll! — Star Fox Zero preview
As I soared through the battle-worn skies of Corneria, enemy fighters continued to close in with their lasers directed right at me....
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2.5KNot your average bear — Paddington: Adventures in London
Movie tie-in titles, especially ones for children’s movies, are almost universally laughably unappealing. They’re usually either reskins of other games or half-assed...
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3.3KWoman vs. machine — Horizon Zero Dawn
What I saw of Horizon Zero Dawn at E3 this year made me feel a sense of desperation that the grittiest of...
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2.2KNo pulling punches — The sweet science behind Street Fighter V’s new modes and characters
The big daddy of fighting games is back, and for the first time in almost a decade, we’re getting a completely new...
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2.2KExpanding your vocabulary — Typoman’s unique approach to grammatical platforming
A wise man once said, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Words can topple regimes and enrapture millions, and in Typoman,...
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2.1KFinely threaded — Yoshi’s Woolly World preview
Let’s just get this out of the way right now: Yoshi’s Woolly World is one of the most adorable games ever made....
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1.8KSlowly but surely — NBA Live 16 preview
NBA Live has been a series struggling to find an identity since its resurrection a few years back. The past two iterations...
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1.8KTools of the trade — how Rock Band 4 expands the genre without forcing change
The key to Rock Band 4’s brilliance is the way it builds up, rather than changes. Many rhythm games attempt to change...
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2.3KA skate down memory lane — Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 preview
From the first moment I laid eyes on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5, I could tell that this game is meant as...
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3.0KCrytek makes the leap into virtual reality — preview of Robinson: The Journey
Despite its prevalence across the video game world, I had never played a virtual reality game. That is, until my hands were...
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4.3KTaken 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....
