Tag Archives: Shooter

When Gears of War creator Cliffy B is so taken with your game he invents a new nickname to describe it, you’re probably on to something special. Shoot Many Robots is the real (and rather awesome) title, but with chaotic side-scrolling run-‘n-gun action that’s clearly inspired by Metal Slug, and …

Remember Resistance: Retribution? It was an attempt at getting an FPS to work on the PSP, and it turned out to be an admirable attempt, since we rather liked that game, but let’s face it: controlling any type of movement by using the face buttons as a janky d-pad is …

Perfect World’s Blacklight Retribution is one of the finest looking free-to-play titles we’ve seen in a while. So we’re pleased to be working with our friends at PC Gamer to give you a ticket to the tactical shooter’s closed beta phase 3. Redeem your closed beta key here and you’ll …

After four weeks straight of new games, it may seem like ages ago when Battlefield 3 hit stores in late October. But even if you somehow got your fill of the addictive multiplayer and adequate single player, EA isn’t done with the game by a long shot. The first round …

Can you believe it’s been so long since the release of Doom 3 that id Software has finally released the source code for free to the net? It seems like just yesterday we were switching between gun and a flashlight, shooting demonic monsters you’d see on the front of an …

Hackers took a few months off after taking down the PlayStation Network and a number of other websites, but it appears their vacation is over. Only a week after defacing the Steam forums and digging into users’ personal information, hackers have apparently targeted MyResistance and GlobalResistance, two Resistance websites run …

(opens in new tab) Sure, you could totally pick your favorite gun, find a side arm that fits your style, and tweak the Killstreaks, Deathstreaks, and Perks to your liking, but then you’ll just end up doing well. You don’t want to do well. You want to be annoying. You …

Game music has been a passion of ours roughly since, oh, 1985, but in the past 10 years, it’s come to mean something more. Don’t get us wrong, we still love the beepatronic music of the 8- and 16-bit periods (and the wave of chiptune artists it inspired), but the …

The last time we heard from BioShock Infinite voice actors Troy Baker and Courtnee Draper, they were chatting with series creator Ken Levine about the nuances of playing the game’s leading roles. In part two of Irrational Games’ ‘People Behind Booker and Elizabeth’ video series, we find out how BioShock …

Calibur11’s official Battlefield 3 Vault for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is now available to pre-order. Like the recently released Gears of War 3 Vault (opens in new tab), the Battlefield-themed case is designed to protect your console from the ravages of everyday gaming and claims to improve cooling …