Games

Donkey Kong finally returns, but this time for the Nintendo WiiU, alongside long-time partner Diddy Kong in the new Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. We played a quick demo of the game versus one of the bosses – the Big Top Bop Seal Boss. Out of the four stages of the demo, this is the only one dedicated to a boss …

Overkill Software and publisher 505 Studios have been hard at work getting Payday 2 ready for its Steam debut, and we got the chance to play the demo copy featuring the first map. Much like in Payday: The Heist’s first map, Payday 2 follows suit with an equally simple intro level to help new players get started. The first heist …

With the huge success of Battlefield 3, DICE developers decided to reveal the upcoming Battlefield 4 soon after. At E3 2013 we got the chance to play the alpha version of BF4’s multiplayer, with a full 32 versus 32 PC setup. The US and Chinese forces clash in the Siege of Shanghai map in ‘conquest’ mode. Even in alpha, Battlefield …

The Call of Duty franchise has become so big, at this point it would be surprising if Activision-Blizzard failed to annually release a new game in the series. Of course this isn’t the case, but wouldn’t it be harder and harder to excite the crowd year-in and year-out? Apparently not. A brilliant ten-minute video of the new Call of Duty: …

The famed Batman Arkham series is getting a new title in its franchise: Batman: Arkham Origins. This game will be set in a time where Bruce Wayne is still quite young and inexperienced, and will be meeting many of the iconic villains for the first time. As can be seen from the Game Informer image the assassin Deathstroke will be making …

My favourite, and one of, if not THE best real-time strategy game is finally coming to Steam. That’s right, Age of Empires II is officially making a comeback April 9th on Steam. To be fair though, it was never really forgotten. Released back in 1999 by developer Ensemble Studios, and published by Microsoft, Age of Empires II: The Age of …

Not many companies can capture an audience quite like Blizzard. Between the Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft franchises its safe to say they have made their mark on the gaming community. This makes it no surprise that at 12:15pm PST, a rambunctious 400,000 viewers eagerly awaited the new StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm trailer. The panel appears, with Blizzard veteran …

MMO’s are known for amazing cinematic trailers and eye-popping animations, but the end product never quite lives up to the expectations. Hopefully that changes with The Elder Scrolls Online, an MMO that has been in and out of the scene for the past few years. After starting off as a rumour, there was finally a confirmation for a 2013 release. …

Anyone even remotely associated with gaming knows about Steam. VALVe’s software evolved from being a lowly bare-bones digital-rights management (DRM) nuisance to a tremendously successful digital-content distribution system holding well over 80-85% of market share on PC. VALVe recently rolled out Steam’s Big Picture Mode, a new UI designed specifically for TV’s making it easier for users who prefer console environments of …