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Welp. Guess its that time of the year folks. Activision just announced the next title in the Call of Duty series. The new game will be titled “Call of Duty: Ghosts”. And…
Review: Tomb Raider
Like any other forms of popular media, video games have their icons. Mario, Gordon Freeman, Pacman, Duke Nukem and most definitely Lara Croft. Ever since she made her debut in…
Review: SimCity
There is something really fascinating about watching an active ant colony. Seeing those little insects live out their little lives, constantly in motion as they create a proper habitat out…
Blizzard releases Heart of the swarm opening cinematic
Stop the presses. Stop typing, hell stop EVERYTHING! Blizzard just released the opening cinematic to Starcraft 2: Heart of the swarm. Anyone one that is even remotely into games knows that their…
Daphne Bavelier talks gaming (TED Talk)
What is better than watching a Ted talk? Watching a Ted talk about games. Daphne Bavelier, a brain scientist, has some interesting things to say about the benefits of gaming…
Review: X-Com Enemy Unknown
Every game developer of note has a signature style. Much like every movie director or author does. Firaxis has a rather unique one. In my opinion, they are the masters…
Football is WAR!…Well, sort of
This one’s been out for a few days but flew under my radar. I blame Project Eternity and X-Com. Still, as far as marketing tricks go, it’s not bad. Some…
Review: Darksiders 2
In many ways, the original Darksiders was a pleasant surprise to me. The comparisons to God of War did not exactly get me excited about the game and the hack…
Preview: X-Com Enemy Unknown
October is going to be a hell of a month. Both Dishonored and X-Com: Enemy unknown are going to come out and from what I’ve seen so far, both are…
Rome 2: Total OMG!
The Total War series has always held a special place in my library. In particular, I’ve been very partial to Rome: Total War. The time period has always been of…
