Review: PAYDAY 2 (PC)
I don’t really know anyone who dislikes a good heist movie. From classic con jobs like The Sting and the Ocean films to a more direct robbery like Heat, there’s always a great sense of camaraderie, clever calculation, and conflict that draws people in. There have been few attempts to translate this popular genre into video games, but Overkill Software has started to make a name for the...[Read More]
Review: Rayman Legends (360)
Nearly two years ago, Ubisoft released what not only proved to be a return to critical acclaim for Rayman, but more importantly, they released one of the most beautiful, fluid, technically sound, and entertaining 2D platformers of this console generation, and of the genre as a whole. Playing Rayman Origins was like taking a draught from the fountain of youth; I was a child again, sitting in front ...[Read More]
Review: Deadpool (360)
I’m going to break from my normal pattern of a story-telling introduction and move immediately into a direct comment about the game being reviewed: If you haven’t purchased or played this game yet, DO NOT access the Extras menu until after you have completed the campaign. The only thing it contains is a collection of character bios for characters that appear in the game., but the way t...[Read More]
Review: Rise of the Triad (PC)
There were pros and cons to attending the school where my father taught. The biggest con, of course, was that all of my other teachers knew where to find one of my parents immediately and conveniently. The pros, in my opinion, outweighed the cons. I had an on-site ATM for lunch and vending machine money. I had a ride to and from school every day. Most importantly, my dad was friends with the compu...[Read More]
Splinter Cell Blacklist – Ghost Panther Assault Trailer
With less than a month to go, Ubisoft has released a trailer that really demonstrates the diversity of Splinter Cell Blacklist’s gameplay options. Play as a Ghost, completing the missions and leaving no trace of your presence other than success. Play as an Assault specialist, forgoing stealth entirely and wrecking everything you see. Play as a Panther, moving invisibly but leaving a trail of...[Read More]
Splinter Cell Blacklist Cinematic Trailer – Sam’s Transformation
With Splinter Cell Blacklist about a month away, Ubisoft has released a cinematic trailer (with a few in-engine scenes) setting up the basic premise of the game and reinforcing why Sam Fisher is such an iconic and intimidating character. Watch Sam Fisher go on a one-man crusade for ass-kicking below.
Take A Walk Through A Splinter Cell Blacklist Mission
Ubisoft’s Community Developer for Splinter Cell, Zack Cooper, takes you through a small section of a mission in the hotly anticipated upcoming Sam Fisher adventure, Splinter Cell Blacklist. The mission takes place at a Louisiana Liquid Natural Gas refinery, where members of an international terrorist group have sabotaged the facility, adding one more attack to the string of events known as t...[Read More]
Next Xbox Details Leaked
There have been a lot of rumors, many contradictory, swirling around the Internet about the as yet unannounced successor to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console. You may have heard the names Xbox 720 and Nextbox connected to this maelstrom of malarkey. Hatred and praise for this still imaginary device have been flung, dare I say, willy-nilly (pardon my language). Everyone has something to say on the...[Read More]
Review: Doctor Who Wave One Bundle (PS Home)
I’m not what one would call an avid fan of PlayStation Home. I’ve been aware of it for about half a decade, and I had a few opportunities to experience it shortly after its launch, but it’s not something that ever hooked me. I had used PC based avatar chat rooms in the past (the mid 90s), and I had been a hardcore IRC user since the early 90s, but much to Home’s detriment, ...[Read More]
Giveaway: Twisted Pixel XBLA Bundle
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to ilRadd and Charlie X for winning the Twisted Pixel codes! ilRadd will be contacted via Twitter. Charlie X, please email contests at maroonersrock dot com to claim your code. Twisted Pixel is best known as a highly acclaimed XBLA developer. They had great critical success with their first (and, to date, only) venture into the realm of physical media, The Gunstr...[Read More]
Problems With An “Always-On” Next Xbox? #dealwithit
There has been a lot of speculation about the next generation of Xbox. The rumored methods that the next Xbox will apply to used games must have Gamestop feeling a bit like Damocles, and has many consumers who are unable (or unwilling) to pay full retail price for games in a state of disappointment and despair. This, while anti-consumer and very frustrating, is at the very least not preventing the...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Gameplay Trailer Released
One month after the announcement of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (which was itself only about four months after the retail release of its predecessor, Assassin’s Creed III), we are treated to its first gameplay trailer. We see that a great deal of naval combat returns from Assassin’s Creed III, which stood as that title’s strongest feature. There also appears to be under...[Read More]