It’s bad enough being in prison, let alone adding a horde of zombies into the mix. The Escapists: The Walking Dead mixes Robert Kirkman’s undead packed graphic novel into traditional get out of jail Escapists gameplay and it’s coming to PS4 on February 16th. “Starting the game, you’ll take on …
Read More »Eradicate your friends in Plague, Inc: Evolveds new multiplayer mode
It’s plague vs plague in Plague, Inc: Evolved (opens in new tab) on PC and Xbox One. A new update has introduced (opens in new tab) competitive multiplayer, along with a plethora of new evolutions for your deadly disease/fungus/mutation/cooties. Send a plane full of sick passengers to a far-off country, …
Read More »That Console Feeling: What defines console gaming in 2015?
For the old school console fan, 2015 is a paradise of fresh delights. Axiom Verge oozes that classic console feeling when it starts up on PlayStation 4. The grinding wub-wub-wub of the distortion field weapon and its glitchy effects warping the blocky environment seem like they were lifted right out …
Read More »XCOM 2 announced for PC. Definitely not Bioshock then
That new game Take Two was teasing has been revealed (opens in new tab) as XCOM 2, a sequel to Enemy Unknown. An early mention of splicing had many (okay me) hoping it might be a new Bioshock (opens in new tab)when it was first shown, via a mysterious website …
Read More »Plants vs. Zombies 2 delayed past July 18
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time needs a little more time to bloom. Developer PopCap today announced on the free-to-play tower defense title’s official Twitter account that the game will miss its original release date of July 18. Plants vs. Zombies 2, originally slated for a July 18th release, …
Read More »Skulls of the Shogun review
It’s been a long time coming, but Skulls of the Shogun, the debut effort from developer 17-BIT, has finally made its way to the Xbox 360 and other Microsoft devices. Inspired by the studio’s love of classic turn-based strategy titles, SOTS is a streamlined tactics game in the vein of …
Read More »The Top 7… Cult-classic franchises wed love to see rebooted
Waiting to be reborn Updated with the Community Choice entry! If you had told us five years ago that we would love an XCOM game, we wouldve called you crazy. The original X-COM: UFO Defense was no doubt a great game, with a grip of devoted fans that still play …
Read More »New Little Kings Story review
Creating genre-bending mash-ups is a tricky business. When Little King’s Story (opens in new tab) debuted on the Wii in 2009, it was met with a healthy dose of critical acclaim, but it was ignored by many gamers. Now that the game has been re-imagined on the PlayStation Vita with …
Read More »League of Legends top two teams disqualified at MLG for alleged collusion
The Major League Gaming Summer Championship took place over the weekend with the top League of Legends, StarCraft 2, Soul Calibur V, and Mortal Kombat players coming together under one roof to fight for a large cash pool. But it’s League of Legends that’s in the spotlight in the wake …
Read More »Company of Heroes 2 hands-on preview War machines and wintry woes
Never before have we played an RTS where our troops could die of hypothermia. Then we got hands-on time with Company of Heroes 2. We’ve sung the praises of THQ and Relic Entertainment’s World War II strategy game in previous Company of Heroes 2 previews, but this was our first …
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