Marcus, Wes, and Charles discuss Phantom Blade Zero's impact on the action genre and some stellar indies, then we interview The Onion about their new voting simulator game.
We traveled to Chengdu, China, to check out Eclipse Glow Games’ debut game, Tides of Annihilation, and talk with the team about mixing Chinese action with the Legend of King Arthur.
There are terrible bad games that you should avoid at all costs, mediocre bad games that disappear from your memory when they leave your field of view, and then there is the difficult-to-define good bad game.
Backed up by a fun campaign, thrilling multiplayer, and loads of new modes and content, Modern Warfare 4 serves as a solid sendoff for the rebooted subseries.
While far from a one-to-one remake, Contra: Operation Galuga effectively captures the spirit of the original game while modernizing just enough to make for an exciting, albeit short, adventure.
For all the inspirations the game wears on its sleeve, it never rises above them, and thus feels like a title in search of an identity and desperate for a specific kind of player.
Princess Peach: Showtime could be a decent first game for young Peach fans, but longtime Nintendo players looking for the Princess’ equivalent of a quality Kirby platformer will likely be underwhelmed.
