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Stonehearth Looks Kind of Like The Sims Meets Minecraft
The simulation genre of games is one of my favorites. That’s why I was charmed and delighted by Stonehearth, a city-building sim with blocky Minecraft-like art style. Stonehearth tasks you with building...Read More
Strategy Will Be Key in Cooperative Shooter Fortified
When I sat down to play Fortified, the first thing that struck me was that the gameplay was very similar to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. And while Fortified looks...Read More
Eco Aims To Be an Educational High-Stakes Society Simulator
Eco looks a lot like Minecraft—the first person viewpoint, the blocky landscape, and tools such as picks and axes. But that’s just the beginning with this game. There’s so much...Read More
Destiny To Release The Taken King DLC
On September 15, Destiny: The Taken King will be released, marking the game‘s third paid DLC. It will offer a large list of new features and content, as well as...Read More
First Impression: Necropolis Is as Elegant as It Is Harsh
Necropolis by Harebrained Schemes is both beautiful and punishing: just what you want from the roguelike genre.Read More
Skylanders SuperChargers Racing on 3DS: First Impressions
Skylanders SuperChargers is going to explode into stores September 20th. But the franchise has outgrown the Wii and the Nintendo 3DS. These consoles will receive a stripped-down version of the...Read More
P.O.L.L.E.N.: A Mystery On Saturn’s Most Notorious Moon
We’re really, really close to the launch of the Oculus Rift and the first wave of consumer virtual-reality games. VR makes a lot of big promises, which often seem like...Read More
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
