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Just as playing Assassin’s Creed makes me want to go climb buildings, Absolver makes me want to sign up for martial arts classes. I spent some time with developer Sloclap’s online melee brawler at PlayStation Experience last week, and what I found was a PvP/PvE game with
Super Mega Baseball was a home run for indie developer Metalhead Software when it launched back in 2014, and now the series is back for a second inning in Super Mega Baseball 2 (SMB2). We got our hands on the follow-up at PSX last week, and we left the demo
It’s been awhile since Orcs Must Die! Unchained went into Open Beta on PC, but last week at PlayStation Experience, we finally got to see how the game is shaping up on PS4. For the uninitiated, Orcs Must Die! Unchained (OMDU) is an action/tower defense hybrid that tasks
by Hunter WolfeIt’s been awhile since Orcs Must Die! Unchained went into Open Beta on PC, but last week at PlayStation Experience, we finally got to see how the game is shaping up on PS4. For the uninitiated, Orcs Must Die! Unchained (OMDU) is an action/tower defense hybrid that tasks
by Hunter WolfeJust as playing Assassin’s Creed makes me want to go climb buildings, Absolver makes me want to sign up for martial arts classes. I spent some time with developer Sloclap’s online melee brawler at PlayStation Experience last week, and what I found was a PvP/PvE game with
by Hunter WolfeSuper Mega Baseball was a home run for indie developer Metalhead Software when it launched back in 2014, and now the series is back for a second inning in Super Mega Baseball 2 (SMB2). We got our hands on the follow-up at PSX last week, and we left the demo
by Hunter WolfeIn Norse mythology, the word “eitr” refers to a substance that is the source of all living things, yet is also corrupting and poisonous to all that touch it. This was part of the inspiration for Eitr, an isometric action game from Eneme Entertainment, that would fall under the common
by Eric Van AllenThroughout the Playstation Experience, there was always one booth pumping music, with a single TV that was always occupied. After listening to it for the better part of a day, our curiosity finally gave in and our team wandered over to play. It was the first of many sessions that
by Eric Van AllenThere’s something incredibly addicting about roguelikes. Whether it’s the overwhelming odds or the encouragement that comes from climbing up the learning curve, there’s a satisfying quality that stems from the idea that the next attempt is likely to go slightly better. Enter the Gungeon has that quality
by Matt WelshMetroidvania is a term that gets a little over-used. It isn’t very descriptive and demands knowledge of two games and their inner machinations to understand. However, it does aptly describe the relationship between this last year’s Axiom Verge and the upcoming Chasm. “If Axiom Verge is more Metroid,
by Eric Van AllenNarrative-based episodic adventure games are more common than ever these days. Whether it’s a licensed game such as The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us from Telltale, or an original storyline from a larger developer, like Square Enix’s Life is Strange, it’s hard not to take
by Matt Welsh