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Battleborn Brings MOBA-Style Characters to Story-Driven Gameplay

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena games like DOTA 2 and League of Legends have massive rosters of characters players can choose from. But that wide variety of characters and gameplay style has...Read More

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Evergreen Game Calms While Teaching Natural History

Evergreen looks simple at first. Beautiful music plays and you begin by drawing a tree—growing branches, roots, and leaves in whatever configuration you want. But Evergreen, from Australia’s Seige Sloth Games,...Read More

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Dragon Age: Inquisition Just Got Really Exciting

BioWare announced today at PAX Prime that Dragon Age: Inquisition is getting a couple of new Skyhold additions as well as a whole new epilogue DLC called Trespasser.Read More

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Dungeon Crawler Meets Platformer in Chasm

Retro-looking games are a popular style of indie game, and Chasm from Discord Games is one of those. And, boy, does this adventuring dungeon crawler do the retro thing well.Read More

Mekazoo Wallaby

Mekazoo Delivers as a Perfect, Punishing Co-Op Platformer

Mekazoo is a frenetic platforming gaming for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Wii U. It’s expected to be released in early 2016, but I got a chance to...Read More

Below

Below Offers a Brutal, Lonely, and Absolutely Beautiful Experience

Below, an upcoming roguelike hybrid fantasy game from Capybara Games, invokes a startling amount of atmosphere the instant you begin to play. But if you want to get at the real...Read More

Eon Altar

Eon Altar Is a Truly Unique Cooperative Role-Playing Game

Since I’ve been playing games for more than 30 years, I’m always delighted when I see a game that’s innovative and truly unique. At PAX, I was thrilled to discover...Read More

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PAX Prime Exclusive: LEGO Dimensions Sneak Peek

LEGO Dimensions is showing at PAX Prime this weekend. I was able to play through a shortened demo of the Portal section of the game.  This was my first chance to...Read More

Super Dungeon Bros.

Super Dungeon Bros. Is a Funny Take on the Brawler Genre

Dungeon brawlers have been around for a very long time. Gauntlet was one of the first games in the genre, and Super Dungeon Bros. brings that same experience of playing...Read More

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Epic Tombs Return in Rise of the Tomb Raider

The new version of Tomb Raider that was released in 2013 remains one of my favorite games for Xbox One. The reinvention of Lara Croft was a welcome and excellent...Read More

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Looks as Good as the First

The Plants vs. Zombies franchise has always had great gameplay with an overlay of goofy charm. The series underwent a transformation into a multiplayer third-party shooter with Plants vs. Zombies...Read More

Wattam

Wattam Is a Delightful, Dreamy Experiment in Friendship

Wattam, by game company Funomena, is a little hard to describe. It’s the newest project by Keita Takahashi, the creator of the quirky and beloved Katamari Damacy series. Wattam takes place...Read More

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The Witcher 3 Hits the Mark of 6 Million Copies Sold

Adam Badowski, studio head of Projekt Red, announced today that The Witcher 3 has sold over 6 million copies.Read More

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This War of Mine: The Little Ones Is About Kids

This War of Mine is a game about war, but it takes a different angle than most games—how would you survive behind the scenes as a civilian in a warzone? What lines would...Read More