Joss Whedon’s iconic Buffy the Vampire Slayer celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, hard as it may be to believe. We all know the story: Whedon’s concept to make a pretty blonde girl a horror-heroine instead of a victim was…
Looking Back at the Best Medal of Honor Games
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…
What Do We Want to See in Shadow of the Tomb Raider?
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…
8 Retro Point and Click Games Worth Revisiting
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…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Video Games: What Do We Want to See in Future Releases?
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…
5 Underrated Nintendo Switch Games that Deserve Your Time
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…
5 Reasons to be Excited for Middle-earth: Shadow of War
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…
Looking Back at the Best Medal of Honor Games
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…
5 Reasons to be Excited for Sonic Mania
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 Incredible Hulk’s Best Video Game Appearances
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…