The Fallout series, including its latest incarnation Fallout New Vegas, are masterpieces of action adventure gaming. Set in a post apocalyptic world, New Vegas has you playing the part of a Courier where, left for dead, you are placed into a vast, expansive world where factions and intrigue abound. A feature of the series has been the many different paths a player can take, and especially the decisions you have to make as to which faction you ally yourself with.
Archive for September, 2011
After the shutdown of Kaos Studios, the development of the next Homefront game was up for debate regarding where the eventual sequel would come from. As it turns out, we now have our answer… which happens to be a very good one. THQ has announced that development of the as-yet-unnamed sequel is to be under the care of the shooter development pros over at Crytek. You read that right: we’re talking about the guys who brought us FarCry and Crysis [...]
The debut trailer for Max Payne 3 is finally here. After several months on end for quite some time already, Rockstar Games has been incredibly lax on information pertaining to number three in Max Payne’s escapade list, and now the former cop-turned private security detail for affluent Brazilian folk who end up under the cross-hairs of Sao Paulo gangbangers, forcing Max to clean up the mess and set things right, even if it means facing down the horrors of his own past incidences. Rockstar has also [...]
As I sat down and put my Gears of War 3 disc into my XBox 360 I couldn’t help but reminisce about the past. Nearly five years ago the original Gears of War launched, and to say it was a hit would be an understatement. Some would argue that Gears of War even played a big role in turning the tide of the next generation war. The series has without a doubt become one of the most critically acclaimed series to hit the [...]
Straight from Nintendo’s media event in the run-up to the Tokyo Games Show comes new Legend of Zelda footage highlighting both the long history of the series — and the latest preview of Skyward Sword as well — all in honor of the series’ 25th anniversary. You read that right: a full retrospective with classic Zelda gameplay footage and a whole new preview of the series’ upcoming Motion Plus-driven (and Ocarina of Time prequel) entry that is sure to knock the original Wii console [...]
