Activision Publishing announced that they will bring the complete Skylanders Trap Team videogame to tabletsi at launch, marking the first time a full Skylanders® game will be available on iPad, Kindle Fire and Android tablets day-and-date with the console version. The tablet version of the game delivers the same experience with console-quality graphicsii and comes with its own high performance co... more.

Welcome to my trials and tribulations, as I grind through the beginning stages and beginner jobs in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Anyone that has ever played an online MMORPG know that starting out in a strange, new world can be very lonely and confusing. Compared to other online MMORPGs, Final Fantasy XIV has to be the most social and friendliest online community in all of MMORPG history. ... more.

Known for their 'MacVenture' series, Icom Simulations revolutionized the point-and-click adventure genre with games such as Deja Vu, Uninvited and Shadowgate, to name just a few. As 16-bit computer technology evolved, Icom Simulations ported their 'MacVenture' games to the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST with enhanced graphics and sound. During our recent Q&A with the developer of Shadowgate, ... more.

Deep Silver announced today the availability of a free, robust gameplay update for the hit racing game Nascar ’14 that will allow gamers to be the first to experience Nascar’s new Chase for the Sprint Cup format. Developed by ETX Racing, the Nascar ’14 gameplay update features the expanded Chase field of 16 drivers and new round-by-round advancement format that will decide the next Nas... more.

There was a time when developers would cringe at the idea of releasing an Idol Simulautor in the West. While quite popular in Japan, this genre has never really caught on with gamers worldwide.  But due to the popularity of shows such as American Idol and X Factor, NIS America decided to release Producing Perfection stateside, and the end result is quite surprising. While reviewing Producing P... more.

Paradox Interactive and Paradox North today announced that Magicka: Wizard Wars, the online spellcasting action player-vs-player (PvP) game where Wizards compare each other’s flammability, has been downloaded over 500,000 times. Since the game began its Open Beta phase last week, Magicka: Wizard Wars has expanded its community to over half a million players and together they’ve cast 97,704,... more.

We've heard it all before regarding Nintendo's current gen system -- how it's 'not as powerful as Playstation 4 or Xbox One" and that"It should have been released in place of the original Wii." These are valid points that cannot be refuted. But instead of focusing on the system's limitations or the many 'what if' scenarios available, this article will instead focus on the benefits of owning a Nint... more.

Released on a variety of platforms, BlazBlue by developer Arc System Works has seen multiple revisions since its inception. As the third installment in the series, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma takes a quantum leap forward by  introducing redrawn sprites and seven new characters to its already large roster of fighters (more on this in a moment). While the core gameplay mechanics have remained the... more.

First owned by Activision and then sold to Deep Silver, NASCAR '14 is the much-anticipated follow up to 'Inside Line' and NASCAR the Game: 2013. Fans of the series will find many similarities between this year's release and the games that graced our consoles last year. But at the same time, some game breaking issues have been addressed that should make fans happy. For starters, the driver AI ha... more.

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry is a standalone DLC for Black Flag; it places  you in the role of born slave Adewale, a pirate who finds freedom aboard the Jackdaw as Captain Edward Kenway's second-in-command. Fifteen years later, Adewale becomes a trained assassin and ends up shipwrecked in Saint-Domingue with no ship or crew. As our hero's story unfolds, he must slip through the shadows to liberat... more.