GamingShogunEvoland Review (PC)
The role playing game has had a long and storied history in the world of video games. Games like Ultima, Hydlide, and Final Fantasy has paved the way for today’s games, such as Mass Effect and Skyrim. The role playing game has gone through a massive evolution from the earlier days, in both game play and in technical aspects, such as graphics and sound. With Evoland, Shiro Games hopes to bring this evolution of the rpg to life with their own story. The concept of Evoland is very simple, you set out to save the world while finding upgrades to…
Path of Exile Launches Open Beta on January 23
Auckland, New Zealand–January 10, 2013–Grinding Gear Games announced today that the highly anticipated action role-playing game (RPG) Path of Exile (ed. note: Check out our PREVIEW article of the game) will enter Open Beta on January 23. The game is currently in Closed Beta but has already raised over USD$1.8 million in crowd-funded support, with those supporters gaining early access to the beta. Act 3 of the Path of Exile story will also be unveiled, in which players will explore abandoned docks, markets, temples and sewers in the ruined city of Sarn to further uncover the dark truth of their…
Torchlight 2 – A Review (PC)
Three years ago, Runic Games released an action role playing game that felt like the spiritual successor to Diablo 2, with Torchlight. Torchlight had many gamers and critics clamoring on about how Torchlight made them remember the countless hours that they spent on gear runs in Diablo 2, and seeing how Runic Games rose from the ashes of Blizzard North, these comparisons make perfect sense. Last September, in the wake of the disappointment that many felt in the release of Diablo 3, Runic Games released their sequel, Torchlight 2. While not perfect, Torchlight 2 feels right in so many ways…
R.A.W.-Realms Of Ancient War Review (PC)
They go by a few different names, dungeon crawlers, hack and slash adventures and RPG action to name some but if you have ever seen Diablo you know what a prime example of the genre is. By far the most successful of the dungeon crawlers, Diablo is what all other games of the type wish to be: great play with a dedicated fan base. That second aspect is really hard to earn and many very good games have given us the great play and gone by practically unnoticed. One of the ones that has been lucky enough to grab attention…
Diablo III Review (PC)
Diablo 3 is a title that has been in the works at Blizzard for quite some time now, with Diablo 2, and particularly the first Diablo, stretching back into the distant and fond memories of my childhood. One of the originators of top-down hack and slash RPG combat, Diablo 3 enters with big shoes to fill for the millions of fans who likely have elevated expectations for this title. I will begin by saying that I am generally a fan of what Blizzard does, as all of their titles over the years have ranged from “amazing” to meerly “good”, and…
Path of Exile Preview (PC)
Let me just begin by emphasizing that I love how we are in a time and place with gaming where indie games can come out of seemingly nowhere, and completely surprise a gamer (both good and bad). More and more lately I feel this way, and games that do not have the big business marketing hype machines behind them can still have a big impact on us, particularly when they are a pleasant surprise (i.e. good). With the build up towards Diablo III, and the hype surrounding the title, I did not see another game in the Action RPG genre…
Diablo Turns 15
Blizzard Entertainment has put up a big anniversary page to celebrate its venerable hack-and-slash series, Diablo, turning 15 years old. The series began back in 1996 with the original Diablo and is set to continue with Diablo III sometime in 2012. Checkout the link below for the full spread, complete with new interviews and more. LINK: Diablo III 15th Anniversary
Diablo III Opening Cinematic
While accepting the Gamer God award at last night’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, Blizzard Co-Founder Mike Morhaime revealed the opening cinematic of Diablo III. Here it is, so watch it already!! Cinematic
Blizzcon 2011 Photo Gallery
Well, the 2011 Blizzcon gaming expo is over with. Over the last two days, we have met up with many interesting characters, movers, and even shakers. We have a couple more info pieces coming to you from the Blizzcon floor, but we wanted to share our photo gallery with you first. You MAY even see The Guild star, Felicia Day, in some of them! Gallery