Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Set immediately after the events of The Hobbit, and leading into the events of The Lord of the Rings, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor follows the tragic tale of Talion, a Ranger of Gondor, and the Wraith that accompanies him. Together, they seek vengeance on a lieutenant of Sauron in the heart of Mordor.
The Golf Club Review
Here’s what I know about golf. In the sixth grade, our PE class had a golf segment that lasted about a week. I sucked. I’m pretty good at mini-golf. I think Happy Gilmore is a reasonably accurate depiction of professional golf. Now that I’ve established my credentials, let’s dive into this (short) review of HB Studios’ new golf simulator, The Golf Club. I can’t ...[Read More]
Review: Trials Fusion (XBO)
It’s been just shy of two years since the release of Trials Evolution, the widely acclaimed follow-up to the equally acclaimed Trials HD from Ubisoft’s RedLynx development team. Today, the highly anticipated third console entry in the burgeoning franchise has been released on Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 4, with the PC release to follow next week. It is not alone, however, as th...[Read More]
Review: TowerFall Ascension (PC)
Over the years, I’ve bemoaned the disappearance of local multiplayer in video games. Most of this was due to the fact that my household only had one Xbox 360, but two heavy gamers. This resulted in either one person sitting to the side for a indeterminate period of time, or both people playing from a limited library of entertaining local multiplayer titles. Last year, at IndieCade, I had an ...[Read More]
Review: ZAGGsparq 6000
Nearly three years ago, I provided a review for the wonderful ZAGGsparq 2.0. It still works beautifully, and it has proven its worth time and time again over the years. Last summer, ZAGG released the new ZAGGsparq lineup, featuring a redesign and a variety of power options and price points. The new ZAGGsparq comes in three flavors, each named after the capacity mAh (milliamp hours, or the total am...[Read More]
Current-Gen Exclusive Assassin’s Creed Unity Revealed
I dislike the use of the term ‘next-gen’ as a reference to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. They were next-gen before they were released. Now they are current-gen, with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4 becoming, if not retro, at least previous-gen. Going forward, any time you see ‘current-gen’ used on this site, it refers to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The term ‘next...[Read More]
Review: Rayman Legends (XBO)
Before Rayman Origins was released, it had been a long time since I had enjoyed, or been even remotely excited by, a Rayman game. As soon as I saw those opening trailers, though, I knew I was going to be hooked; and hooked I was. I ended up with the game on three different platforms (360, Vita, PC), simply because it was that good. Then, rumors started swirling about a sequel, with multiple fantas...[Read More]
Review: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PC)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was easily one of my favorite games of 2013. I had the pleasure of reviewing it on the Xbox 360 platform, and found myself, for the first time, truly loving a Metal Gear game. A lot of this may have been due to Platinum Games having their hands in on the game’s development, of course. If you’ve been paying any attention, I often praise Platinum Games to a...[Read More]