Episodic content seems to be the way forward in the evolution of PC Gaming - more and more developers are moving to this model rather then the traditional expansion packs in new releases. Essentially, the core concepts behind episodic content is to allow for quicker release cycles, to push more content to the games and progress storylines, and from a development perspective, to keep the money flowing to finance the development of these multi-million dollar games. Read More.
The mid-1990's were a good time for the racing genre. I can remember wasting hundreds of hours playing the Destruction Derby series developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis (now SCE Studio Liverpool) in MS-DOS mode on my PC. These titles really established the destructible racer as a genre - since then it's branched into subgenres, but in the end Pgynosys started it all. Read More.
I've always been a fan of portable baseball games, I can't even count how many hours I put in front of The Majors Pro Baseball on the Sega GameGear while on the road. It had no licensed teams, but the gameplay was where it really shined, especially for that era of gaming. Read More.
Emergency 3 is the latest North American release in Sixteen Tons franchise, published by Montreal based Strategy First. Having been given the opportunity to play (and review) the 2003 release, Emergency 2: The Ultimate Fight for Life, I can safely say that the same elements that made the second release enjoyable are back. Read More.
It goes without argument that the Quake franchise has been one of the most successful and widely known series ever produced. From its releases, or simply the fact that many successful titles utilize the various Quake engines, the series is legendary. The evolution of first person shooters has been a long journey, from the days of DOOM and Wolfenstein 3D to highly dynamic and jaw-dropping games like Half-Life 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and the entire Quake franchise. Read More.
It goes without argument that the Quake franchise has been one of the most successful and widely known series ever produced. From its releases, or simply the fact that many successful titles utilize the various Quake engines, the series is legendary. The evolution of first person shooters has been a long journey, from the days of DOOM and Wolfenstein 3D to highly dynamic and jaw-dropping games like Half-Life 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and the entire Quake franchise. Read More.
It's been a long time since we've seen a new city management title, SimCity is legendary in this genre but even then the last major release was back in 2003 (later followed by it's expansion), with no notable new releases on the horizon. Thankfully, UK-based developer Deep Red and Atari noticed this trend, and tried to capitalize on it, producing the "ultimate New York experience" in Tycoon City: New York. Read More.
Age of Empires III is the next incarnation of Ensemble's incredibly popular series; a series that is often used as a comparison reference when referring to the best titles available in its genre. It takes the classic real-time strategy formula, throws in a few twists and turns, a good handful of very innovative gameplay elements, and combines them into an innovative feature-packed release with virtually limitless replay value. Read More.
There really seems to be a lack of good flight titles for the Xbox, I'm not sure if it's too difficult to develop or too difficult to make fun. With an abundance of racing and shooters, it really is a shame we don't see more in the ways of flight. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge is this perfect balance of action and flight. Read More.
I can say I was a huge fan of the Rush Series for the Nintendo 64; they consistently were games I wanted to go back and play time and time again. When this recent update to the series was announced, I can also say that little smile crossed my face, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Read More.
Sid Meier is a legend in the world of strategy games. He has become one of the world's most respected names in the gaming industry, with both the Civilization and Pirates franchises under his belt. He stands alongside other great strategy developers like Rick Goodman (Age of Empires, Co-founder of Ensemble Studios), and continues to push the strategy envelope higher at every release. Read More.
Although Canadian game developers have grown in number and attracted quite a following in the last few years due to well developed and intelligent games, few of those same big-budget companies (Alberta's BioWare, Ubisoft Montreal, divisions of EA Sports, Microids, etc) have ever put out a "truly" Canadian content title. Read More.
With reviews for both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox editions of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, there really isn't a whole lot more to say about the game itself. It's expansive, varied, vulgar, defining, addictive and able to impress even the harshest of critics. What Rockstar has been able to do with this series, time and time again, it's simply mind-boggling. Read More.
True racing simulations are a rare breed nowadays and even more so on console. The reason is simple; few can stand tall against Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo series. Where certain quasi-realistic PC titles may remain unscathed, console titles even hinting at realism will get compared to the crowned champion without mercy. Read More.
Deus Ex was one of those titles that nobody really expected. Released in 2000 by Ion Storm, a developer whose reputation was in shambles after the massive public failure known as Daikatana, Deus Ex provided a style of gameplay and storyline still unmatched today, four years later. Read More.
