I've played about a hojillion hours of Tetris. Me and everybody else who has ever held a game controller, handheld game, or graphing calculator. It's easy to think we're all set on a particular game, or that we've had enough of a game. I was quite sure we'd had enough of Tetris over the years. Then I played Tetris Effect. It's rare to have this good a time being wrong. Tetris Effect is...
I had no idea God of War was going to be good. I had no idea it was going to be incredible. Even just a month or two before release, I still didn't know what I was in for. See, I played the three main-line God of War games, a tale of Kratos dismembering and disemboweling the entire Greek pantheon across three games. He shouted "Ares!" and "Zeus!" more times than I care to count in a...
Superhero movies are a dime a dozen, but superhero games are still a rare breed. As of August 2018, the Batman: Arkham games were about all we could look to for modern superhero games. Insomniac, the studio behind Ratchet & Clank and Sunset Overdrive had other ideas, though, and after years of previews Spider-Man finally dropped into our laps. There may be spoilers ahead. This is...
Christmas is just days away, and so is the look of glee on the faces of our loved ones as they unwrap brand-spanking-new Xbox One X consoles, PlayStation 4 systems, and Nintendo Switch handhelds. Can you guess what else is just days away? Server overloads. That 24-hour stretch from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day is when the Western world unboxes more game consoles than any other time. ...
There's a certain "something" to well-made consumer electronics – especially the kind we're meant to hold in our hands. A really good phone, a solid keyboard, a mouse meant for beating on. That feeling of quality when you first pick it up, and the way it disappears into your hands as you hold it. That's doubly important with video game controllers. They're consumer electronics devices...
The Last Remnant Remastered launches today for the PlayStation 4, and Square Enix really wants you to give the game another shot. Check out this launch trailer and see what you're missing in this misunderstood masterpi… pretty decent game. Released in 2009, The Last Remnant was one of many Xbox 360-exclusive JRPGs that Microsoft secured to try and bring in the Japanese...
Recently, Sony announced that it would be skipping E3 2019 and, presumably, 2020 and each year after. Sony is one of a number of companies pulling out of or backing away from E3 in recent years, and it seems like the writing is on the wall: E3's days are numbered. Inevitable as it might be, I think it's bad for both consumers that want details about upcoming releases, and members of the...
To say that I completely fell in love with Insomniac’s Spider-Man would be a wild understatement. Even with other “review” games to play, I still made time to play through the wallcrawler’s adventure a second time even after claiming a Platinum trophy and 100% completion. I often miss out on DLC even for games I like, but I’ve made time for Spider-Man because I’m so taken with...
I don't usually go back to games after I've finished them. Even games I loved, like Horizon Zero Dawn, I've usually moved on by the time I put down the controller. There are too many games to play and not enough time to play them. But just like with Insomniac's previous new game, Sunset Overdrive, I couldn't get enough of Spider-Man. I played through Spider-Man twice. So you'd better...
Hot on the heels of PlayStation Plus’ Instant Game Collection entries for October coming out, Sony has already let the PlayStation 4 offerings for November slip into the public. Oops, looks like you now have advanced information heading into the busiest console selling month of the year. Oh, what an unfortunate leak… The slip up gives no mention of the PlayStation 3 or PS Vita games...