Yesterday was the official launch of RIFT’s “Half-Birthday” Event, as the thriving MMO has been out for 6 months! I already play, but this is an opportunity for new players to try the game without any trial restrictions. If you were planning on playing RIFT anyway, part of the week-long event is an experience bonus, so [...]
I have played Heroes of Newerth and League of Legends pretty extensively, and both are solid representatives of the emerging Multiplayer Online Battle Arena genre. As most people know by now, the birth of the MOBA may be traced back to the modded Warcraft 3 map that became known as Defense of the Ancients. Right [...]
The Summer of Arcade has been pretty good this year, especially for its leadoff and cleanup games. Bastion was very well received for the unique storytelling and environment; Fruit Ninja Kinect is the first ever XBLA Kinect game. After weeks of watching the Food channel and previews for FNK, I decided to give [...]
Diablo III Is Trashing Skill Points IGN recently interviewed Diablo III’s Game Director, Jay Wilson, and got their hands on some surprising information. The skill tree I know and love from Diablo II is being thrown out like yesterday’s garbage! For those gamers who play RPGs/MMOs, this is a shocker. Most of the great [...]
Just…wow. I can consistently beat my friends at Street Fighter, but if I showed up at this Evo Championship Series event it would be bringing a knife to a gun fight. I’ve been watching the live stream for awhile, and I’m pretty sure all of these guys could perfect me with their eyes closed (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/118/1184859p1.html): [...]
Recent Comments