Lara Croft’s still going strong after 20 years as a gaming icon. 2013’s Tomb Raider rebooted the franchise brilliantly, reconfiguring the leading lady as a somewhat inexperienced adventurer and giving us plenty of new gameplay mechanics to enjoy. 2015’s Rise…
The best point-and-click games are immersive, well-written, and well-designed enough to make even the most minimal interaction gripping. Simply moving a cursor across the screen, collecting items, and chatting to NPCs might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but that…
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are as big as ever today. Sure, the last two live-action movies received mixed responses from fans, but the Nickelodeon series and IDW comic-books have kept dedicated followers satisfied for years now (the latter just…
The Nintendo Switch is still a new contender on the console circuit, and its catalogue of games has some way to go. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a hugely-successful launch title, and there are plenty of…
2014’s Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was a significant departure from previous Lord of the Rings games. Most titles set in Tolkien’s rich fictional world beforehand were either action-based hack-and-slash-em-ups (which IS a thing!) or RPGs of varying quality. As much…
The Medal of Honor series ran from 1999 to 2012, when MOH: Warfighter’s disappointing sales caused EA to put future releases on hold. Call of Duty had taken the reins by then, of course, updating military FPS games entirely. Medal…
Sonic’s an icon of the gaming world, but it’s no secret he’s fallen out of favour with some who loved his earliest adventures. Pretty much everyone stepped into the blue hedgehog’s shiny red-and-white shoes back in the days of the…
The Hulk is an ideal leading man for big, explosive, action-packed video games. Sure, he’s been through plenty of changes over the years (including other characters taking on the mantle, such as the present Totally Awesome variation), but at Hulk’s…
Marvel and Capcom have thrown their respective heroes and villains against each other in multiple games over the years. Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds debuted back in 2011, and was the most recent core game (barring rereleases…
Between now and the end of 2017, plenty of new games will arrive on the PC, including fighting games, first-person adventures, action-packed free-roaming extravaganzas, and more. Some of these are exclusive to the platform, while others will be released elsewhere…