This December my gaming focus is squarely centered on the PS3 versions Skyrim and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations . I still have yet to give Arkham City a whirl, but it is on my short list to play. On the PC front I’m still playing Deux Ex: Human Revolution . What can I say? I’m a perfectionist, and it’s a great game. Racing games have never been my forte but Forza Motorsport 4 will be the next game I purchase as I try to broaden my horizons a bit. However, I’m still itching with anticipation for Mass Effect 3 , and wonder how many play-throughs of ME2 I can manage before I get visit my home page conditions “just right.” Stay safe during the holidays Rant
With the release of this week’s Senran Kagura: Peach Ball , Marvelous’ stalwart franchise has crossed over into the world of pinball. This is far from the first time the brawler has switched genres, though. From rhythmic cooking to cutthroat water gun fights, the upstanding young women of Hanzo National Academy are truly Jills of All Tra
Running and gunning rarely works, and concentrated pushes through smoke and artillery are critical to winning. This makes communication a key factor, and many newcomers might not know what to say, how to say it, or even what to do in-game. Patience and team play are king, and even small mistakes can lead to a de
If not for the M4A4, the M4A1-S would be the best rifle for the CT side, bar none. An added bonus is the fact that it’s silenced, and its handling is amazing. It has close to no recoil, making it one of the best long-range rifles in the g
With the beginning of December comes two things: the end of overwhelming amount holiday video game releases and the holidays itself, which effectively means that gamers everywhere will be spending time catching up on their backlog. There are still a handful of games releasing this month, but it is nothing at all like what we’ve seen in October and November and because of this the Game Guide has made a significant change for this edition – we will not only be detailing the games we’ll be playing this month but the ones we’re looking forward to next year as w
A controller won’t give anyone the upper hand. Ditch the controller! The lethargic movements of thumbsticks won’t provide the surefire accuracy to win matches. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the quintessential example of a game that works well with a keyboard and mo
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While others emphasized what Valve was up to, this blog was all about what fans were doing. It started out as a website before transitioning into a Discord server and a Twitter page. Now, it’s a fully-fledged social network in the making. I’ve long followed LambdaGeneration, so I was ecstatic when they reached out to me about an interview for the new initative. This group has always been the go-to place to find what the community is up to, or to uncover hidden gems – a new resource like this is a total game-changer.
While Code Vein might seem to have the market cornered when it comes to anime-tinged Dark Souls knockoffs, that’s just not the case. People are going to keep making these things despite not really understanding why Dark Souls works so well. People are also going to keep putting cherubic anime girls in games because it prints mo
This month I’m looking forward to Mario Kart 7 . It’s just one of those games that you can pickup and play whenever you want, and I plan on playing it throughout December and well into the new year. Since some folks are talking about what they’re excited for next year, I’d have to say Halo 4 and Bioshock: Infinite are on the top of my l
December means three things for me: KOTOR , KOTOR 2 and The Old Republic, plus a possible co-op playthrough of Resistance 3 . I’m also hoping to catch up on some games I’ve missed such as Shadows of the Damned and Yakuza 4 , and this before I get to all of the games I bought off of Steam’s Fall S
Borderlands is best played with a keyboard and mouse. It is a first-person shooter that provides stellar accuracy with the keyboard and mouse combination. If it were a fighting or racing game, this discussion wouldn’t be happening in the first pl
Tekken has been one of the most consistently popular fighting games in the genre. The 3D fighter features beautiful graphics and a huge roster of unique characters to choose from. Save for a few exceptions like Super Smash Bros , fighting games are often very hard for newcomers to come into. There is a ton of information to learn, and it can even be hard just choosing a charac
Most people would even go as far as to say that The Elder Scrolls is a great keyboard and mouse learning game. If players have never tried the keyboard and mouse, and they’re itching to play a role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls is appealing. It doesn’t have too many key bindings to make it needlessly complica
