Previews
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4.8KAssassin’s Creed Unity – Reinventing the kill
Assassin’s Creed Unity represents a fresh start for the series. It isn’t an annual installment, but instead a rebuilt AnvilNext engine, only...
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3.9KAssassin’s Creed Unity Companion App demo video
Ubisoft has been absolutely blowing their competition away in terms of how they utilize the second screen experience. I took a break...
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3.6KSunset Overdrive – chaos, energy drinks, and pure mayhem awesomness
The E3 demo we saw for Sunset Overdrive absolutely blew our minds. We nominated it for Best Graphics, Best New IP, Best...
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4.3KA brutal Roman holiday — Hands-on with Ryse: Son of Rome for PC
When in Rome, expect brutality. Originally announced as an Xbox One launch exclusive, Ryse: Son of Rome will finally be coming to...
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2.4KWe exert maximum effort in our hands-on with Atari shooter Minimum
Minimum is a mostly traditional multiplayer shooter that tacks on some fantastic features to give it depth yet still easy to approach....
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1.9KA Geeky Groundhog Day Adventure — Randal’s Monday preview
It’s rare that a game can encapsulate as many pop culture references and geeky bits of humor as Randal’s Monday, but this...
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3.6KYou aren’t prepared for the next chapter of Halo
A lot of companies try to create a universe, but there is a gold standard for how it’s done - Halo. The...
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1.8KSkylanders Trap Team preview — Like console, like tablet
I recently got to sit down for a hands-on preview of Skylanders Trap Team, and walked away confident that the series will...
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2.9KSkylanders Trap Team preview – I believe in magic
I wasn't sold at first. Skylanders Trap Team looked like a gimmick—a neat looking game with a dumb reason to buy a...
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3.8KForza Horizon 2 may be the best racer of 2014
I’ve played Forza Motorsport titles back to the original Xbox, but for some reason I just never played the offshoot, Forza Horizon....
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4.0KGet ready for another flavor of war – we go hands-on with World of Warships
First they gave us tanks, then planes, and now battleships? Wargaming.net is going the whole nine yards and giving us yet another...
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2.3KMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor puts you on the front line of the battlefield
Shadow of Mordor is ambitious, it's trying to be a lot of things at one time, and, based on my short hands-on...
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2.8KCall of Duty Advanced Warfare multiplayer reveal – it’s like Tribes and COD had a baby!
We kicked off the multiplayer reveal of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare with an impressive presentation from the team at Sledgehammer Games...
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3.0KE3: Dragon Age: Inquisition Demo – Dragon Slaying, Of Course
**Minor spoilers** In a closed booth tour with EA and Bioware, we sat down to take a look at Dragon Age: Inquisition,...
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1.3KOvertaking the standard- World of Speed first look
Racing titles are among the first of video gaming staples. Over the years the genre has been described as everything from classic...
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2.0KSlow and steady is the pace… -Lords of the Fallen first look
What’s the difference between a game being hard, and being obtuse? Where do you draw the line between a challenge and a...
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1.4KA party of pinballs – Rollers of the Realm first look
I’ve never liked pinball. Sure, I’ve had the odd game or two decades ago when I was 3 feet tall and needed...
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2.8KThe brightest knight– Batman: Arkham Knight preview
Anyone who’s played the Arkham games is intimately familiar with their formula for bringing the Batman experience to life. Whether it’s snatching...
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2.8KAssassin’s Creed Unity – a fresh start and a return to its roots
I’ve been a big fan of the Assassin’s Creed series for a while, but I felt like the game hit a high...
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3.6KTo battlestations! Hands-on with Dreadnought – an incredible new space sim
I was caught completely off guard - I think I’m in love with a Free-to-Play game. Sitting down with the folks from...
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1.7KXING: The Land Beyond E3 hands-on demo transports players to a different realm
"It's really more of a stop and smell the roses kind of game," Xing developer John Torkington told me as I clumsily...
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3.5K“You need to play as the Goo”. We preview Grey Goo at E3 2014
“You need to play as the Goo”. Mike Dunn was pretty insistent when he found out that I had an interview to...
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1.9KE3 2014: The Sims 4 Strives to Bring Emotion and Purpose to Your Sims
E3 2014: The Sims 4 Strives to Bring Emotion and Purpose to Your Sims When I was treated to a presentation for...
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3.0KAll hands on deck! We check out World of Warships
During E3 we got a chance to take a break from the noise and chaos to sit down with Gareth Luke, Sr....
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2.8KSuper Smash Bros. is Shaping Up Nicely on Both Wii U and 3DS
E3 2014: Super Smash Bros. is Shaping Up Nicely on Both Wii U and 3DS Nintendo's booth at E3 this year was...
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2.4KGuild Wars 2 prepares to launch Season 2 of Living World
Guild Wars 2 is one of the few MMOs that handles player content with a great deal of care. They provide an...
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3.7KThe Witness paves a brilliant path for the puzzle-exploration genre
Jonathan Blow describes his upcoming game The Witness as “a world of stuff”. The meaning of this becomes clear as soon as...
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2.8KE3 2014: The Sonic Boom Games Don’t Feel Like the Focus of Sega’s New Initiative
E3 2014: The Sonic Boom Games Don't Feel Like the Focus of Sega's New Initiative I got some hands-on time with both...
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4.0KE3 2014: The Battle Between Hope and Despair Continues in Danganronpa 2
E3 2014: The Battle Between Hope and Despair Continues in Danganronpa 2 As I reflect on the first half of 2014, I...
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2.6KLord of the wraiths- Shadow of Mordor preview
Ever since Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy took the world by storm, Middle Earth has had a place among the...
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2.4KPersona 4 Arena Ultimax is the Perfection of Excellence
E3 2014: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is the Perfection of Excellence At pretty much any point I had a moment of free...
