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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

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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

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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

Necropolis

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

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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

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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

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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