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Concept art for Halo: Reach
Of the most well-known names in gaming, few come close to matching what the Halo franchise managed to accomplish. From pushing the envelope completely on video game compositions and cinematic storytelling to defining the online multiplayer experience in a time when...
"Eliot" by Ein Lee
Of all the practices in gaming with questionable ethics behind them, few manage to stand out as much as the season pass. The premise is simple: you pay upfront for current and future DLC add-ons for a game, typically for a reduced price by buying in bulk. On paper, it might...
"StarWars Fanart" by Nicolas Siner (ArtStation)
Star Wars is a timeless franchise - one that doesn't need an introduction in most places across the world. The iconic elements seen from the varying lightsabers to Darth Vader's helmet stretching all the way to the soundtrack, all of which is...
At the start of each new year, many people often take the time to reflect on the past years of their lives. Gaming has been a hobby of mine since I was barely a toddler, but as the years go on, I start to feel myself growing more and more distant from gaming. While time is obviously a...
We all know too well the dangers in hyping up a game before its release, but what about hyping up a game after its release? It's easy for us to get into the latest games and shower them with endless praise until the day comes that they get shelved with all the rest. I'm going to take a look at...
It doesn't take a gamer to know about the success of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft. Known throughout the world as an iconic figure in early PC gaming and in the industry as a colossal source of revenue for Blizzard, World of Warcraft wasn't the first MMORPG, but it was undoubtedly...
If you listen closely and stay as quiet as possible, you may very well hear the rapid clattering of keyboards and angry rants about Bethesda Softworks' latest blunder in a painfully long and maddening series of mistakes. A series of mistakes that may very well cost them the momentum and fan...
Let's face it: a lot of MMORPGs that we've all seen and even many of the ones I've played and covered are more often than not following in the trail left behind by some of the first MMORPGs. Right off the bat, many will think back to their days of World of Warcraft, RuneScape, EverQuest, and...
Apple's iPhone keynote today unveiled a lot about their upcoming lineup of products, including the iPhone 7 and its Plus counterpart, a Series 2 Apple Watch, and new EarPods to effectively kill the headphone jack. Here's what you need to know.
The iPhone 7 line will launch on September 16...
Bethesda Game Studios has plenty to come under fire for and although it's very tempting to explode into a rant criticizing them for their poor DLC plans or their deplorable treatment of the modding community in recent months, sometimes they do something reminiscent of why fans flocked to them to...
Fallout 4 has been the target of criticism and praise alike, receiving Game of the Year awards in 2015 as well as inciting rants and negative reviews all across the Internet. No matter where one Fallout 4 player might stand exactly on the game, Far Harbor and Automatron were two fantastic...
Fallout 4's latest and presumably final DLC, titled Nuka-World, took the stage today with a newly released trailer from Bethesda Softworks. The gameplay trailer immediately broke out into song and dance to share a lighthearted portrayal of the Nuka-Cola themed amusement park, filled with all of...
No Man's Sky has been appearing on more and more people's radars and wish lists in the months leading up to its release, and for good reason. Hello Games has tried to do what many could not: create a simple and intuitive space exploration MMO. Many have tried but have only proven how difficult...
Chucklefish Games, an independent game developer and publisher based in London, first came out with the idea and premise of an upcoming title called Starbound back in 2012, after the success of other exploration-based adventure-sandbox games like Terraria and Minecraft. Over a year later, in...
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Bethesda Game Studios has a lot going for them; about as much as they have heat coming at them for their reactions (or in some cases, lack thereof) towards the modding community as well as for their workshop DLC that some say should have been in the game...
Bethesda Game Studios and their parent company Bethesda Softworks have always been beloved by fans following the release of huge successes like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as well as Fallout 3. Namely because of the massive game world and nigh infinite hours of content available in the base...
Rumors of a slim Xbox One swirled around the Internet for most of 2016 until Microsoft finally confirmed its existence just last month. Sources from all over the world leaked specs, designs, and even supposed images of what the Xbox One S could have looked like. But now, Microsoft has lifted the...
Fallout 4 has broken records, received a plethora of awards, and occupied countless hours of many Fallout fans across the world. The post-apocalyptic FPS/RPG hybrid offers a unique experience from most other games, but most unique of all, perhaps, is the potential to mod the game and customize...
It's easy to forget about PC gaming accessories like a mouse and a keyboard when news about NVIDIA's and AMD's new lines of video cards are hitting the markets - and why should anyone pay attention to the newest keyboards and mouses? The mouse and keyboard have been around since the first...
Fallout 4 has broken records, received a plethora of awards, and occupied countless hours of many Fallout fans across the world. The post-apocalyptic FPS/RPG hybrid offers a unique experience from most other games, but most unique of all, perhaps, is the potential to mod the game and customize...