Scurvy Scallywags is a surprise. Because it is a match 3 game, I expected something along the lines of a palette-swapped and pirate-themed Bejeweled, Ron Gilbert be damned. What I got was a resplendent game oozing with quirky and smart dialogue, tongue-in-cheek humor, and a nicely laid out and thematic interface. Scurvy Scallywags is structured…
At first glance, State of Decay might look like a wild life survival game. Okay, that would be the case if it weren’t for the hordes of zombies, the piles of half-eaten dead bodies and trails of blood everywhere, that is. Even though the subject matter has more than been beaten to oblivious and treaded…
Entertainium is going to E3 2013. That announcement alone is enough to make me smile, not only because this is yet another opportunity for me to go to E3, but also because it’s our first time going there officially as Entertainium. What does that mean in terms of content? Well, fellow editors Callum Rakestraw and…
Fez is a stunning game to look at and a joy to wonder through, but it’s not such a joy to puzzle over.
Crawling through the murky tunnels of the Russian metro system never ceases to terrify. Growls and footsteps echo through the deafening silence as darkness enshrouds the area, keeping you on constant guard. Monsters lurk all over, always stalking you extensively before striking. A flashlight and lighter are your only means of illuminating the shadows, their…
Knife of Dunwall is the downloadable content for Dishonored that we’ve all been waiting for. Expanding Dishonored‘s story further, Knife of Dunwall tells the tale of Daud, the master assassin who took the Empress’ life and was part of the coupe d’état that put Corvo in jail and turned the city into further turmoil. The…
2010’s Deadly Premonition was certainly something else. It wasn’t a particularly modern looking game nor was it very playable, but its colorful cast of characters and uniquely bizarre and twisting storyline made it a cult hit. The Director’s Cut finally brings Deadly Premonition to the Playstation 3, along with a few tweaks, improvements and story…
Lots of episodic content tends to fall flat once you get close to their end. They either rush it along and lose their pace, or like in most cases, you’re likely uninterested by the time the last episode is out. The same can be said about games, due to how long it takes to develop and…
Injustice: Gods Among Us has just been announced as EVO 2013’s 9th tournament game during Shoryuken’s weekly Wake Up SRK show stream. EVO’s main man, organizer Joey “MrWizard” Cuellar started off the speculation train by teasing a big announcement for a few days over Twitter. Earlier tonight he finally revealed what many had already guessed…
Strike Suit Infinity is a standalone game based on Born Ready Games’ previous game Strike Suit Zero released in January. The original was a story based single-player campaign, this new game instead goes a different route and is a combat focused wave based score attack. The combat and flight mechanics are mostly unchanged since the…
