Xbox had a stroke of genius and blew us away this past E3 (or perhaps trying to make up for previous E3 blunders) when they announced backwards compatibility on the Xbox One. Rare Replay is their first major foray into their retro game catalog: a collection of 30 games from the critically acclaimed developer Rare, packaged together for us gamers to enjoy, at the cost of $30.
We wrap up last week-ends Otakuthon, look over our favorite news from Gamescom and ask the hard questions! Is there too many Gaming conventions? 5 games for the rest of your life? Is 400 hours too long for a game?...
At Montreal Comiccon, the GoG team was lucky enough to enter the convention before regular opening hours on Friday, which meant we were some of the first to get our eager hands on those demo station controllers. Our first stop: Ubisoft's booth for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege in the middle of the show floor.
To think that I wasn’t even supposed to get The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I tried playing the first 2 games but there was always something making me stop. But fate, or my PC hardware addiction, dropped a free copy of The Witcher 3 in my lap with the purchase of my new video card. So I stepped over my preconceived ideas, and decided to give the game a try. Here are my thoughts.
Though the game had suffered some unexpected leaks prior to today's world premier, we got to experience firsthand both the official press conference as well as a pre-alpha live demo. Here's the top 5 things we're excited to see in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate!
While calling the XBOX One and PC release of State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition a simple re-release would be a disservice, all its best efforts and good intentions still leave The Year One Survival Edition a rather hastily wrapped undead gift box for both new and returning players alike.