The Electronics Entertainment Expo has always been a highlight of my summer, ever since those early days of seeing Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb host the event on the G4 channel. I would always gather up some friends, make awesome food, and we would celebrate the game industry together. It’s like the Super Bowl for me, filled with potential, surprises, and hope. Now that I’ve been a jou...[Read More]
Last month, Marvel and Telltale released the first episode of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy:The Telltale Series. The first episode, titled “Tangled Up in Blue,” had the Guardians face their arch nemesis, Thanos and an enemy thought to be extinct called the Kree. As the chapter unfolded, the Guardians discovered that the two enemies that they faced are after a mystical object c...[Read More]
Toylogic, developer of the Happy Wars game announced the start of their biggest battle event ever, with the introduction of the new World Alliance mode for Happy Wars. Taking place across all three platforms where Happy Wars is available, this challenge calls on all players to unite around a single goal: defeating all Bosses.
One of the most critically acclaimed games to release so far this year was a beautiful Metroidvania game by Team Cherry. Hollow Knight captured the hearts of its players almost immediately as reviews came in waves with praise and fans posted tons of artwork to social media. It’s a game that is supposedly challenging, but incredibly endearing with its fluid animation, classic gameplay, and ca...[Read More]
Yesterday afternoon during the Destiny 2 livestream, Activision and Bungie showed the world what was to come next to the world of Destiny. During the gameplay premiere live stream, the world got to see what was in store for guardians. Players do not have to wait much longer for additional information regarding Destiny 2. At E3 2017, Bungie will show gamers new features that we not shown during th...[Read More]
With the increase in localization, we’ve been lucky to be able to play games from countries that many Westerners don’t usually get to experience. We’ve seen Chinese developments surge into the market, especially in the MMO space, and with this latest project comes game development from Thailand. As a sequel to an early indie that I remember trying on the 3DS, AeternoBlade II look...[Read More]
When Destiny was originally released in 2014, I was very much aboard the “Hype Train” as some may call it. I picked it up thinking it would become my new favorite game as it was looking to be a perfect hybrid of the RPG-ness of Borderlands (my favorite franchise) and the cinematic storytelling of Halo. Unfortunately, once the game released, I started to realize just how disappointed I was. Reviews...[Read More]
Bungie’s first gameplay trailer at the Destiny 2 Reveal shows just how much they have been listening to the fans. Best part about sequels in video games is just how much feedback developers have to use and how they implement that into future titles.
A while back, we shared a ton of amazing games that we nominated in various categories as some of the best games from our time at PAX East 2017. That weekend brought many of the Marooners’ Rock team to Boston, checking out hundreds of games and experiencing quite a bit of sensory overload. Just as I mentioned in our nominations post, there are plenty of games that we missed out on; this isn&...[Read More]
For months, fans of the cult classic Phantom Dust have waited with bated breath, wondering whether or not the remastered version of Microsoft’s Phantom Dust was still in development or had been canceled. This fear was put to rest when Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, answered a fan’s question on Twitter regarding the progress of Phantom Dust; In his response, he stated that Phantom Dust was...[Read More]
Physics based games always get me excited. As soon as I learned about Forts, a physics-based battle game, I personally volunteered for this one at PAX East 2017 back in March.
As a title that’s been winning tons of awards from various outlets (including our own as a nomination for Best Indie Game), there is a lot of excitement behind Mages of Mystralia. The first title released by Borealys Games, Mages of Mystralia has been making waves with its unique spell-crafting system and Zelda-like action. Coming to PC first, Mages of Mystralia is launching on May 18th for ...[Read More]