Tweet The introduction of the Gears of War franchise helped usher gamers into a new generation of console gaming.  After crowning itself as the first “must-own” game of the Xbox 360 generation, the franchise went on to sell an astounding eleven million copies over the last five years, spread...

Tweet If we’ve only learned one thing from Lord of the Rings, Warhammer, World of Warcraft, and all the other fantasy settings out there, it’s that orcs are just no good. They don’t speak ANY language fluently; they depend on numbers-based tactics for every situation. They’re not even smart enough to...

Tweet Disclaimer: I know nothing about MMA. I’m not even really a MMA fan (I’m a wrestling guy really), never paid for a pay-per-view event, and can’t think of any MMA fighter off the top of my head outside Brock Lesnar (who came form WWE), Kimbo Slice, and Gina Carano. But in reality, this...

Tweet Batman: Arkham Asylum was a bit of a pleasant surprise when it came out in 2009. It was a gritty game with a fantastic combat and stealth system that provided the nostalgia of animated series without the cheesy reality of the show. Good atmosphere and game mechanics made Arkham Asylum the first truly...

Tweet Normally the yearly iteration of a sports franchise isn’t all that exciting. Gamers expect a roster update and a handful of updates to some of the game modes. Things are a little different with EA’s NHL series this year. Although they couldn’t have been expecting it, there is a new...

Tweet Turn 10 is back this week with the Xbox 360′s premier simulation racing series. This time around Forza Motorsport utilizes the Kinect for head tracking and vehicle inspection. With rival Gran Turismo 5 promising a huge content patch at the end of the month on the PS3, does Forza bring enough to...

Tweet In 2009 From Software released the surprise hit Demon’s Souls on the PlayStation 3. Demon’s Souls achieved critical acclaim and quickly sold through its initial printing. In the end it won several Game of the Year awards, became a PlayStation 3 “Greatest Hit” and publisher Atlus...

Tweet One of the biggest trends in games right now is making games free-to-play. Circumvent the wallet barrier and suddenly it’s much easier to capture a gamer’s attention and, more importantly, time. Once the player is invested, a few bucks here and there to get more out of the game...

Tweet Gaming’s favorite vampire vixen has been in retirement for a long, long time.  After three (THREE!) Uwe Boll movies and franchise publisher Majesco deciding to focus on the casual Cooking Mama crowd, the Bloodrayne franchise roars back into gaming relevance courtesy of developer WayForward...

Tweet The biggest Xbox 360 game of the year is here! Gears of War, the extremely popular third person shooter series, has come to it’s epic conclusion. Delta squad, a group known for it’s hyper masculine soldiers, has suffered so much in its war against the Locusts that they are actually...