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The Game Awards 2014: A Sincere, If Flawed, First Attempt

The Game Awards 2014: A Sincere, If Flawed, First Attempt

The Game Awards 2014 got a lot right, but they also got a whole lot wrong.

Destiny 2: Inevitable But Very Necessary

Destiny 2: Inevitable But Very Necessary

Despite initial skepticism, there is good enough reason to look forward to the Bungie's sequel.

Xbox One: The #1 Console to Own This Holiday Season

Xbox One: The #1 Console to Own This Holiday Season

Strong support, constant updates and a hat-trick of amazing games catapults Microsoft ahead in the console war.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Makes AI Meaningful and Menacing

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Makes AI Meaningful and Menacing

There's something about Mordor's Uruks and it's more than just the smell.

Fear and Loathing with RNGesus: 2014 and the Loot Genre

Fear and Loathing with RNGesus: 2014 and the Loot Genre

Is it really all about that full set of Raid gear? Or do today's gamers want something more?

Resident Evil Revelations 2 and The Argument Against Weekly Episodes

Resident Evil Revelations 2 and The Argument Against Weekly Episodes

Can Capcom's story-telling hold up over a TV-like format?

Tom Clancy’s The Division: The War on Bugs

Tom Clancy’s The Division: The War on Bugs

There will be bugs in Massive's online shooter and there's no escaping it. Or is there?

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Why It Shouldn’t Fear Destiny

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Why It Shouldn’t Fear Destiny

When you consider the looting and range of content, it's not even close.

Destiny: What’s Next After the Hype?

Destiny: What’s Next After the Hype?

Destiny the concept has been hyped to death. Let's take a look at Destiny the game.

No Man’s Sky: How Big is Too Big?

No Man’s Sky: How Big is Too Big?

Hello Games' procedurally generated open world title is big but does that make it better?

Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Multiplayer – Learning Lessons from Mass Effect 3

Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Multiplayer – Learning Lessons from Mass Effect 3

Inquisition has multiplayer! It will be like Mass Effect 3! Here's why you should worry!

Grand Theft Auto 5 on PS4, Xbox One and PC: Discussing Delays

Grand Theft Auto 5 on PS4, Xbox One and PC: Discussing Delays

Have they or haven't they? Analyzing whether Rockstar's open world opus has been delayed (or not).

Silent Hills: Not Expecting the Unexpected

Silent Hills: Not Expecting the Unexpected

What's scarier than knowing what's coming? What you didn't see the first time.

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Makes Open World Sheep-napping Work

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Makes Open World Sheep-napping Work

Something about Kojima's epilogue just clicks - even if it's not necessarily "pure" Metal Gear.

Shenmue: The Significance of Mr. Vengeance

Shenmue: The Significance of Mr. Vengeance

Just what is Shenmue and why does everyone still remember it?

Microsoft, Sony and EA: Who Won Gamescom and Why

Microsoft, Sony and EA: Who Won Gamescom and Why

Guess who stole the show twice this year?

Microsoft At Gamescom 2014: Power of the Cloud, Halo, ID@Xbox, Quantum Break and More

Microsoft At Gamescom 2014: Power of the Cloud, Halo, ID@Xbox, Quantum Break and More

What could Microsoft have up its sleeve for Gamescom?

Sony At Gamescom 2014: Uncharted 4, Until Dawn, Guerrilla Games’ New IP, Indie Games, And More

Sony At Gamescom 2014: Uncharted 4, Until Dawn, Guerrilla Games’ New IP, Indie Games, And More

We don't expect much from the big-name players at Gamescom but that doesn't mean there won't be significant developments.

Assassin’s Creed Unity and The Dangers of ADD-Specific Open Worlds

Assassin’s Creed Unity and The Dangers of ADD-Specific Open Worlds

The organic world of the newest Assassin's Creed could be its undoing if Ubisoft isn't careful.

Xbox One: From Zero to Must-Have in One Year

Xbox One: From Zero to Must-Have in One Year

How did Microsoft seemingly turn everything around? Surprisingly enough, with games.