[NM] SWAT 4 Breaks Long Silence, Shows Up On GOG.COM


SWAT 4 is one of the greatest tactical first person shooters surrounding swat team action, as well as being one of the only tactical first person shooters where you play on a SWAT team, but that’s not important. What is important is that fans of the game have been unable to legitimately get their hands … Continue reading “[NM] SWAT 4 Breaks Long Silence, Shows Up On GOG.COM”

Check Out Gigantic’s Latest Video


Developed by Motiga and published by Perfect World Entertainment, Gigantic is an upcoming MOBA, currently in beta, and looking for new players. The guys at Motiga have put together a teaser video about the game’s rough development cycle, which you can watch below after reading up about the game. For more information about the game, … Continue reading “Check Out Gigantic’s Latest Video”

Beta Perspective: Criticism of the Avatar


Shroud of the Avatar starts you out as the corporeal form of the Avatar, an individual who has been summoned to Brittania time and time again to save the world from impending destruction. You meet with Lady British, who tells you that even her husband has returned to deal with evil forces threatening the land. … Continue reading “Beta Perspective: Criticism of the Avatar”

Unfinished Early Access Game Divergence Online Spawns New Unfinished Early Access Game


Divergence Online is the Early Access game by Ethan Casner, a man whose abilities as a programmer and businessman I showed no faith in three years ago and who still hasn’t managed to disappoint me to this day. Since its launch, the unofficial Star Wars Galaxies 2.0, complete with interface clones, has completely floundered and … Continue reading “Unfinished Early Access Game Divergence Online Spawns New Unfinished Early Access Game”

[NM] Blue Estate Is Everything I Want Out Of On-Rails Shooting


Blue Estate is everything I want out of an on-rails shooter. Thank you, good night. I suppose I should elaborate. I’ve always been a huge fan of the House of the Dead games, so stumbling upon Blue Estate was like finding the trail to King Tut’s tomb, or Kim Jong Un’s lacy underwear drawer or something of … Continue reading “[NM] Blue Estate Is Everything I Want Out Of On-Rails Shooting”

[Community] A Response To Paste Magazine’s “Git Gud” Article


Hi Garrett Martin, Recently Paste Magazine posted an article on the “Git Gud Mentality,” and how it is why people don’t take games seriously. I considered dropping a comment on the page but, frankly, the odds of it getting lost in the kerfuffle and not read or given attention by anyone outside of the mob … Continue reading “[Community] A Response To Paste Magazine’s “Git Gud” Article”

Crowdfunding Fraudsters: Sacrament From Kickstarter To Paytreon


Fraudster: 2a:  a person who is not what he or she pretends to be :impostor; Today’s Crowdfunding Fraudsters come in the form of Sacrament, a game that describes itself as a sandbox for everyone, by a small team of people who have no idea how to build a game. Remember Greed Monger and how that … Continue reading “Crowdfunding Fraudsters: Sacrament From Kickstarter To Paytreon”

Beta Perspective: Fantasy Tales Online


It’s very obvious, or at least it should be, when you’re dealing with an independent MMO made with passion. Fantasy Tales Online, as I’ve been told, is being developed by a team of three people at Cold Tea Studio. Right now the game is gearing up for Steam early access, and I was contacted and … Continue reading “Beta Perspective: Fantasy Tales Online”

[Column] Is The Division The Good Guy?


I don’t think the Division are the good guys. If you’ve been hiding under a rock, The Division takes place following a biological terrorist attack on Black Friday in New York City, where terrorists use money infected with a virus to kill a lot of people. The Division is a government organization that only shows … Continue reading “[Column] Is The Division The Good Guy?”

Trove Forces Cash Shop, Trion Worlds “It’s Just Business”


Trion Worlds has announced that upcoming updates to Trove will increase focus on the cash shop and reduce the ability to obtain certain things through gameplay. The announcement focuses on three aspects of Trove life: Cubits, classes, and patron. For starters, users will obtain cubits at a slower initial pace, with prices on the store … Continue reading “Trove Forces Cash Shop, Trion Worlds “It’s Just Business””