Consider this for a minute – if you deconstruct a game to its very core you’ll get something that is perhaps more primitive than we’d like to admit. For all the progress that we claim the games industry has made, the ideas behind the games we are playing are as…
Read MoreEA’s track record with free-to-play mobile games has been spotty. At one end of the spectrum is Real Racing 3, which manages to be a good racing game despite the monetisation model. At the other end of the spectrum is Tetris Blitz and Plants Vs. Zombies 2 – games that…
Read MoreStar Conflict is a free-to-play MMO space-flight game. Players are divided into three factions; the Empire, the Federation, and the Jericho. The factions mostly serve to differentiate player gameplay styles by doling out faction-specific player boosts and to give context to the game’s main player vs. player (PvP) battles in…
Read MoreUbisoft’s presentation was filled with stuff we had already seen plenty of before. We know what to expect with Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed, and we know there’s a Just Dance game on the way. They are exciting games, but not edge-of-the-seat stuff. Then, right at the end of the…
Read MorePlease note this review was done on the game’s Alpha release. As such the final version might differ in some ways. Chances are you have never played a Jason Rohrer game, which is not surprising by any means. But the few who have might go on to say that Jason…
Read MoreIt was a relief to see that Ragnarok Odyssey had arrived in Australia. Here was one of those early Vita games that I was really looking forward to, but was worried it would be too niche for this market. While I needed to wait a while to finally get my…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy XIV got off to a really, really rough start when it first released. Initially touted as a top-shelf release for the PC and PlayStation 3, this MMO released to a variety of problems and some very vocal, critical reviews. Square Enix put a different team to the game…
Read MoreThe upcoming, web-swingin’ MMO from Gazillion Entertainment and Marvel studios gave fans a deeper look at the game at PAX. Shown for the first time: Daredevil, Punisher, and… Squirrel-Girl. Marvel Heroes is a FREE-TO-PLAY action-packed massively multiplayer online game created by David Brevik, the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo 2. Set…
Read MoreEA’s browser based Tiberium Alliance has officially passed one million players after only a tad over two months. How’s the publisher celebrating? By giving stuff away of course! All you need to do is log into your account between now and July 20th (or create one if you haven’t already) and redeem…
Read MoreHow does a new trailer with a side order of Home and PSVita support sound? So, Dust is based in the EVE Online universe and the game’s Home space will reflect that. Home will also play a part in actually getting a Beta pass for Dust as well; the first…
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