My childhood memories are liberally dotted with the bright, pixelated world of Mario and his super brother. To this day, the ‘sent mail’ indicator on my phone is the original soundbite of Mario jumping. Sadly, Mario has also long been considered a nostalgic memory for me, as I simply fell

Vvardenfell is a place like no other. Dense, steamy swamps welcome adventurers in the south, leading them inland towards lush grasslands, misty isles, barren and scorched valleys, and the great peak of the Red Mountain, ever churning with dark omens from above. Mushrooms taller than skyscrapers dot landscapes to the

Wreckfest can easily be described as Forza meets Demolition Derby. I had the chance to get my hands on the game at E3, and it was a destruction filled doozy. Wreckfest, from Bugbear Entertainment, has all the hallmarks of a good racing game—interesting courses based on real places, a

First, let’s agree that Terry Crews makes everything better, ok?  With that out of the way, I went hands-on with Sumo Digital’s smash-fest Crackdown 3, and I came away ready to collect a bunch of power, strength, and agility orbs to wreak some serious havoc…er, I mean

When I heard NCsoft was joining the already-crowded free-to-play MOBA crowd, my heart sank.  MOBA is the go-to choice for a lot of gamers, but my love runs more along the lines of action and traditional RPG market, with the occasional jog in the MMO space for other NCsoft games

Getting a hands-on demo for an unreleased game is always a treat, but a hands-on demo at E3 becomes a true luxury when it allows you to escape the insanity of the show floor. I left the busy hall behind, navigating into the demo area just in time to make

I played Agents of Mayhem on the E3 showfloor last week — the follow-up to developer Volition’s Saints Row IV — and while my time with it was brief, I walked away charmed by its characters and eager to spend more time in its open world. Agents of Mayhem is an

In an alternate universe, Mighty No. 9 was phenomenal. It shattered sales records, was showered with critical acclaim, and it became a franchise worthy of spinoffs and an anime series. Alas, the product that we got last year was disappointing at best and downright abysmal at worst. However, not wanting