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…
When classic TV shows are being remade for the small and big screen alike, isn’t it about time we started to see some shiny new video games based on classic series? Sure, the likes of Baywatch (recently ‘treated’ to a…
Need to blow off steam? Feel like taking your frustration out on a virtual world filled with inferior beings? Give a god game a try. To be fair, plenty of titles across different genres technically let you play god. With…
The Command & Conquer series is one of the RTS genre’s biggest and most beloved. From 1995 until 2012, Command & Conquer fans had a slew of games to play, across different eras – though not every release is celebrated…
While a number of PS1 games (Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy VII etc.) are already available for smartphones and tablets today, there are plenty more we want to take with us everywhere we go! With the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog,…