When PlayStation All-Stars was first exposed to the public under the code name “Title Fight”, it stirred up some online controversy, mainly due to its similarities to Nintendo's popular brawler, Smash Bros. To prematurely label it a Smash Bros rip-off would be a disse...

I've been hesitant to sit down and write this review. Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is undoubtedly a well put together game and actually does a few things to inject something new into the staid and risk averse franchise. However, while undoubtedly able to please its fans, ...

The parting between a developer and a franchise it created can be a dangerous one. Trepidation often enters the fans, will the new team "get it". While it was pretty much a guarantee that Microsoft would have sooner delayed Halo 4 extensively than allowed it to come...

For good and ill Assassin's Creed has, as a franchise, become emblematic of this generation. Marrying complex gameplay style with mechanics designed to be enjoyed by a broad spectrum, an ambitious story somewhat marred by a lack of longer term planning, and a degree o...

It was over a year ago that Pokémon: Black and White came out for the Nintendo DS, and it was hailed by many as the entry that reinvigorated the series. Now, the sequel Pokémon Black and Blue has been released, with millions of fans eagerly anticipating it to be the b...

Well here it is, the game that will more than likely be my game of the year, Dishonored, and it deserves every bit of that praise. Dishonored is what you would get if BioShock, Dark Messiah, and The Thief Series got into one bed and had an unholy three way, so it was ...

The real War of the Roses was a bloody event in the annals of English history, a war of succession that embattled the country for 30 years in the late 1400s. Paradox's take on the famous conflict does little for you in the way of back story, sorry history fans, you wo...

Resident Evil 6 bears an overwhelming mantle. The new installment in a franchise that just two numbered games ago completely revolutionized the way third person shooters were played is now having to carve a place for itself in the world in a world where others have ta...

When it comes to music games, one particular name has always stood out. Harmonix has been at the forefront of both popularizing and innovating the music genre for years, first by making a name for themselves with Frequency and Amplitude and single-handedly changing th...

Sleeping Dogs has undoubtedly one of the oddest paths to release of a modern Triple-A title. Originally conceived as an original IP, then rebranded as a sequel to Activision's mediocre True Crime games it was then cancelled for unknown reasons. For a while that was al...

Kingdom Hearts has a convoluted history, borne of the bizarre partnership that can only come from sharing a buildingspace, the series has become a posterboy for the derision often heaped upon the Square side of Square-Enix's modern games. Its detractors arguing that i...

Kalypso has thrown its hat into the ring of 4X strategy games with a game that has turned out to be a pretty strong contender for top dog in the genre.

Spec Ops: The Line is one hell of a good third person shooter. There's really just no better way to open this review. While gameplay systems are very standard, it has one of the best storylines that I have ever seen in a third person shooter. So now, on to the review pr...

Risen 2 is an unexpected amalgamation of a fun setting and combat system, with some more glaring design flaws. So the question then is Risen 2 a good game? The answer is both yes and no pending on your perspective. It can definitely be said that it is better than expect...

Developer City Interactive tries to fix the things they did wrong in the first Sniper: Ghost Warrior game while using the shiny new CryEngine3 to make full use of the potential of this very unique series of sniping games.