Tag: Action

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound review

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound review

Need to Know What is it? The first new 2D Ninja Gaiden in basically forever. Release date July 31,…
Before Doom, there was Dangerous Dave, and John Romero’s 8-bit hero is getting a spiritual successor next week

Before Doom, there was…

There is an almost fractal quality to the history of id Software, in that the closer you look at…
I’m a haunted Mad Max muscle car with 2 shotgun turrets in this early access vehicle combat game, and it’s just as rad as it sounds

I’m a haunted Mad…

I enjoyed my share of Twisted Metal as a kid, but I never loved Twisted Metal—and I think it’s…
American McGee has come out of retirement to make an Alice spiritual successor based on his plushie empire

American McGee has come…

American McGee, the Quake alumnus famed for his eponymous action-adventure series based on Alice in Wonderland, is returning to…
Steam’s latest mini-hit is Mage Arena, a voice-powered spellcasting game that costs $3

Steam’s latest mini-hit is…

“Fireball! Freeze! Magic Missile!” I yelled about 47 times yesterday playing Mage Arena, the voice-powered wizardry game currently shooting…
The Legacy of Kain: Defiance remaster does the best thing possible—it gets out of the way

The Legacy of Kain:…

By inexplicable coincidence, the best videogames ever all seemed to come out when I was between the ages of…
Ubisoft finally confirms the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake is real, and it’s dropping the ‘4’ for some reason

Ubisoft finally confirms the…

The long-rumored, many times-leaked Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake is official. Ubisoft dropped the confirmation in an email…
MindsEye studio claims it now has ‘overwhelming evidence of organized espionage and corporate sabotage’ that somehow made its game bad, and also it’s laying off more people

MindsEye studio claims it…

The CEO of MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy says the studio now has “overwhelming evidence of organized espionage…
The devs on Deus Ex: Invisible War knew its most-hated part was a ‘terrible idea,’ and they give the director ‘sh*t about it all the time’

The devs on Deus…

For nearly four years, my author bio on this website has informed you that Deus Ex: Invisible War was…
After 6 hours, Crimson Desert is one of the most overwhelming, chaotic, madcap videogames I’ve ever played—and I’m hungry for more

After 6 hours, Crimson…

Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Getting stuck in to World of Warcraft: Midnight.…