Reviews

Gamers love their Guitar Hero. The first two games in the Activision-published series, and subsequent expansion packs, have all been met with high praise and record sales numbers. Perhaps this tidal wave of success is why developer RedOctane steered clear…  Read More

The MX vs. ATV series technically has a storied history, albeit under a different guise. Developer Rainbow Studios first released the PC-only game Motocross Madness in 1998, marking the first time a videogame motorcycle and its driver had separate physics.…  Read More

To a guy, there's just something about the beauty of a steel chair to the face that goes beyond description. It is a widely known fact that violence solves everything, and this has never been more true than in the…  Read More

I went to college at the University of Oregon, not exactly a basketball powerhouse or household name for college hoops, but a school that's quietly made its way to the Elite Eight and sent several players to the NBA (Luke…  Read More

It's January, it's cold outside and some big football game called the Super Bowl lurks around the corner. It's also the time of year for EA to roll out the latest incarnation of arcade fueled football in NFL Street, which…  Read More

EA and Criterion must like Las Vegas. Whether Vegas likes them is another matter entirely. EA acquired Criterion hoping to capitalize on other developers" use of Renderware, Criterion's proprietary middleware, and that gamble hasn't exactly panned out. Meanwhile, Criterion has…  Read More

Tower defense games aren't new or revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination. Countless iterations of "build a tower to thwart attacking forces" have appeared on the PC for years, if not decades. There have been so many, in fact,…  Read More