Say what you will about empire-building, 4X style strategy games, but if there is one genre that will get me to turn my PC on in a heartbeat, it’s these. I even went out and got a new computer just to play Civilization V. Games like Sins of the Solar Empire always had me sitting there on my computer for...

War games have always been fascinating to me. I’m not talking the action packed Call of Duties or the bloody and gruesome Gears of Wars either.  I’m talking your down-right strategy games; games that require a great deal of patience, skill and thinking to them. Sure, you have to have brains and be...

“And the best selling game of 2011 goes to…” If history is any indicator of the future, it would be a safe bet that Activision’s cash cow, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will be among the highest selling releases of the year, if not of all time.  Though the franchise has been...

On August 25th, 2009, gamers were treated to one of the most pleasant surprises to hit video games since the invention of Jumpman.  After being bombarded with an endless stream of terrible superhero inspired video games, Rocksteady Studios finally managed to knock on out of the park with their smash hit,...

What would you get if Terry Gilliam made a historical bowling game? Rock of Ages can’t be that far off. Completely unrelated to the musical of the same name, Rock of Ages is a boulder-rolling simulation-cum-art history lesson from ACE Team. Game: Rock of Ages Publisher: Atlus USA Developer: ACE...

The Year is 2027.  Mankind is teetering on the brink of social implosion over the escalating conflict of biological “augmentations.”  Referred to as “enhancements” by those fortunate enough to afford the technology, these organic proxies have drawn criticism for tainting the human...

Portal defied expectations. Some three and a half years later, Portal 2 has done the same. Game: Portal 2 Publisher: Valve Developer: Valve Genre: First Person Puzzle Price: $59.99 Console, $49.99 PC/Mac Verdict: An incredibly built game that perfects the formula presented in Portal. Purchased by...

GLaDOS is back! The surprise hit of of Valve’s Orange Box is finally getting a sequel, and it’s a full length one at that! While the original puzzle game can be beaten in a few hours once you get the hang of the mechanics, Portal 2 promises many more hours of both frustration and hilarity. Early...

No, this isn’t another April Fool’s day joke. Let’s be honest here, we’ve been pretty spoiled this spring. Week after week we have seen one AAA release after another. This week the industry is taking a little break and letting us spend time with all the games we already have....

Retribution is the second stand alone expansion in the Dawn of War II series set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. If you are a fan of real-time strategy games, you are probably familiar with the series. While StarCraft may be the biggest RTS brand, the Dawn of War games have happily filled the void in the...