With rumors that Dishonored 2 would be announced at E3 turning out to be a bust, and bits of “insider knowledge” making scarcely convincing promises for Gamescom, it seems people are chomping at the bit to get back to Dishonored’s deep and dreary gaslamp world. I sadly have nothing to …
Read More »Exclusive Comic-Con merchandise you MUST get
Headin’ down to San Diego There are many, many gaming and comic conventions throughout the year: but there’s only ONE San Diego Comic-Con. The five day affair takes over the California town every July, and at its the core of the convention are the thousands of vendors selling basically anything …
Read More »16 life hacks for gamers
Another version of this article originally posted on July 17, 2013. Pro tips Tired of having to share your precious game time with your two-year old sibling that can’t even grasp the concept of a 2D platformer? Are you sad that you had to take your once-loved pet cat “for …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 92: Pre-E3 Jitters
We’re doing two bonus episodes next week, so this week’s is short but sweet. We talk about Tomodachi Life, and discuss the things we’re most excited to find out about at E3. Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Sophia Tong, Henry Gilbert, Ashley ReedQuestion of the week: What are you most looking forward …
Read More »Top 7 Amazing ideas hidden in mediocre games
Silver lining Not every game can be BioShock or The Last of Us–for every critically-acclaimed hit, there are dozens of games that end up in the bargain bin. Some of these are total train-wrecks (I’m looking at you, Ride to Hell: Retribution), but others actually have some damn good ideas …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 91: E3 Predictioncast
We prep for E3 2014 and run down the biggest rumors going into the show, covering new games from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and more. Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Sophia Tong, Henry Gilbert, Ryan Taljonick, Question of the week: What’s your craziest E3 2014 prediction? Let us know to possibly win a …
Read More »Top 7 Game features that no one asked for
Who, exactly, asked for this? You and I don’t run multimillion-dollar video game companies. We’re not fully cognizant of all the incredibly hard work, nerve-wracking deadlines, and unforeseen costs that go into making amazing games; we simply want to play and enjoy the finished product. But even if we’re not …
Read More »The visual evolution of Wolfenstein – From sprites to polygons
Mein shooter Wolfenstein 3D was released in 1992–meaning that the Wolfenstein franchises is over 20 years old. Gaming was in a much different place back then. The SNES has only just launched, and the first-person shooter genre wasn’t really a thing. Back then, the idea of walking around and shooting …
Read More »The most badass video game mottos and speeches
Let me begin Back in my college days, I was forced to take a speech class in order to complete my degree. Being that I didnt have any great fear of public speaking, I figured this would be a simple class I could easily breeze through. The professor I ended …
Read More »Hardest fighting game bosses
Please go easy on me Fighting game bosses are built from the ground up to be the most unfair, cheap duels possible. Think about it in the context of a ’90s arcade: You’ve sunk an outrageous amount of quarters and minutes of your time into this arcade machine, fighting tooth …
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