For games that end up being a popular series (Halo, Deadrising, Resident Evil; take your pick), you often find yourself wondering after the first few installments or so, what could possibly happen the next time around.  Am I right?  So then it should come as no surprise that as one of gaming's very highly acclaimed sagas, Gears 5 from developer The Coalition and publisher Xbox Game Studi... more.

NGDEVTEAM isn’t like most game developers. As part of the retro revival that occurred well over 10+ years ago, NGDEVTEAM took to developing highly polished, arcade-style games on the Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES respectively, while also finding new ways to push the Neo-Geo’s 2D capabilities to their limits. Since the release of their first game, Last Hope, which launched on November 19th, 2007,... more.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympics by Sega is the premier title of both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. Since the release of the first game on the Nintendo Wii back in 2007, fans of Mario and Sonic (and the Olympic Games in general) look to Sega every four years to release a sequel to their IP (intellectual property) endorsed sports title based on this iconic sporting event. This time the games ... more.

A remastered release of the Super Nintendo game, The Ninja Warriors — Natsume’s The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors for Nintendo Switch revives an iconic, 2D side-scrolling beat ‘em up that once existed during the height of the genre’s popularity. But unlike the original release (which only had three selectable fighters), the Switch version includes five playable characters (two that... more.

There’s nothing more invigorating than running-and-gunning through a zombie infested, post-apocalyptic world assisted by friends or random players online. Games like Killing Floor and Left4Dead transitioned the survival horror genre into bloody, heart-pounding, run-and-gun excursions that require nerves of steel; a steady aim; and impeccable team work from all involved. World War Z by developer ... more.

For those of you who recall my previous review for RIOT: Civil Unrest, know that I was taken by surprise, by a game that ended up being different from what I had originally imagined.  I didn't think another game could possibly raise the bar like that, but A Plague Tale: Innocence by Focus Home Interactive did just that; and even more so. APT: I puts you in the midst of 14th century Black P... more.

Inspired by games like F-Zero and Wipeout, Redout by developer 34BigThings is an anti-gravity, 3D racing game that is set in a distant, post-apocalyptic future. The game includes 30 race tracks in 6 locations (i.e. Earth, Jupiter’s moon Europa and ‘Boss’ Circuits), 6 racing teams (each with their own driving style), 24 customizable vehicles (with different colors and liveries) and 10 upgrada... more.

Crystal Crisis by developer Nicalis is a love letter to Capcom’s Super Puzzle Fighter II:Turbo, a Tetris-style puzzle game starring the fighters from the Street Fighter II franchise.  Crystal Crisis is essentially the same concept, but with characters from various Nicalis IPs (i.e. Cave Story, 1001 Spikes, Code of Princess etc.). The game’s premise involves a group of villains - Akuji, Ba... more.

The Caligula Effect: Overdose by developer Aquria is essentially a remake of The Caligula Effect, a Japanese Role-Playing Game that first released on the PSVita in Japan back in June 2016. The game would eventually see a release in both European and North American territories by May 2017. A Playstation 4 release would launch roughly a year later, but with additional in-game content. This ‘conten... more.

While it doesn't happen very often, just recently I came across a game that caught me completely off-guard.  As I was thinking it was going to be one certain way, it instead threw me a huge curveball, totally by surprise.  And in case anyone was wondering, "RIOT:  Civil Unrest" from Merge Games Ltd. is this particular game. R: CU is a RTS of history lesson proportions, that puts ... more.