It’s not often that I go into a game with absolutely no expectations and find myself completely blown away with what I find; however, The Ascent is a game that absolutely caught me off guard, out of the left field, and is an absolute gem on Xbox Game Pass. I’m guilty of not reading every single email I get. As a games writer, there’s a ton of games, so it’s hard to give the...[Read More]
When I sat down for my demo of City of the Shroud, I really didn’t know what to expect. As an isometric RPG, it’s poised to take a position in the ranks of classically-styled RPG games that have begun coming out in the past few years. Beginning with Pillars of Eternity, the genre has been experiencing a renaissance in the past few years; a pretty amazing turn around for a game style that was decla...[Read More]
Did our list of ten games for Valentine’s Day leave you cold? Still looking for something else to play together for the evening? Then perhaps the just released Hacktag will be the co-op couples game of choice tonight.
EMPYRE: Lords of the Sea Gates melds classic steampunk with a post-apocalyptic, turn-of-the-century New York City. Nearly destroyed by a massive flood in 1899, much of the city’s people have endured and thrived, transforming the once concrete jungle into a collection of city-states lined by canals and run by some notorious characters. Players will find themselves befriending mafia bosses and getti...[Read More]