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[SDCC 2015] “Guitar Hero Live” Hands-On

author image by Alex Quevedo | Previews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 15 Jul 2015

Rhythm and music-based games were insanely popular for a time, but tanked pretty hard after 2008. 2015 is looking to bring back the genre to some degree with Activision’s Guitar Hero Live, which we got to spend some time rocking out…

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[SDCC 2015] “Star Wars Battlefront” Hands-On

author image by Alex Quevedo | Comic-Con 2015 PC PlayStation 4 Previews | 0 Comments | 15 Jul 2015

2015 will likely end up being The Year of Star Wars. The Force Awakens is all but guaranteed to destroy box office records, but while it’s been over 10 years since the last Star Wars film was released, it’s also…

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“Batman: Arkham Knight” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 01 Jul 2015

It’s been a few years since Rocksteady had its developmental hands on the Arkham series. After two stellar games that critics and fans universally agreed upon, Rocksteady handed the reigns over to Warner Bros. Games Montreal, who developed the prequel Arkham…

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“Lego Jurassic World” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Reviews Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 17 Jun 2015

These days, major properties are almost assured to receive merchandise licensing from at least the following companies: Funko, Sideshow Toys/Hot Toys, (insert snack company here), and Lego. When you go with Lego, and you have a movie, you have a…

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[E3 2015] Microsoft’s Press Conference Synopsis

author image by Alex Quevedo | E3 2015 PC Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 16 Jun 2015

Monday morning, Microsoft led off the press conference for E3 2015. The general consensus appeared favorable. Microsoft themselves claimed multiple times that this is their strongest lineup in Xbox history. Let’s take a look!

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“Game of Thrones, Episode 4: Sons of Winter” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | Mobile PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 28 May 2015

Just as HBO is reaching its home stretch of episodes, Telltale Games is reaching its slower version of a home stretch with the fourth episode of Game of Thrones in Sons of Winter. We’ve seen good development so far, but what…

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“Lifeless Planet” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 26 May 2015

Of the many things mass media has apparently taught us about humanity, one major thing is that Earth is never enough. Eventually, we want more than just the other — or we may need something else. Either way, to space…

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Marvel and Telltale Games: Theorizing the Possibilities

author image by Alex Quevedo | Articles Features | 0 Comments | 26 Apr 2015

This week, Marvel announced they will be partnering with the episodic game wizards over at Telltale Games for a new project in 2017. That’s about it. No other details came with the announcement other than “AWESOME” and “#seeeekrits”, so yeah, not much. Well,…

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“Star Wars Battlefront” Preview

author image by Alex Quevedo | Previews | 0 Comments | 21 Apr 2015

There have been plenty of Star Wars games that let fans live out their battle fantasies. From Super Empire Strikes Back (an early personal favorite of mine), to Rogue Squadron, to even a Lego Death Star trench run — just probably not…

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WonderCon 2015 Preview: “Splatoon”

author image by Alex Quevedo | Nintendo Wii U Previews | 0 Comments | 06 Apr 2015

While WonderCon wasn’t entirely a bright spot for gaming this year, Nintendo made its usual presence alongside Capcom. While the Amiibo craze carried on as Nintendo was calling for Amiibo battles, it was their upcoming shooter Splatoon that had many…

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“Dying Light” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | PC PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 08 Feb 2015

During a time that is typically slow for game releases, it never hurts to drop a hotter genre game. WB Games and Techland do just that with the release of Dying Light. But does it do enough to offer an…

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“Game of Thrones, Episode 2: The Lost Lords” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | iOS PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Reviews Steam Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 06 Feb 2015

After sort of sticking us with a cliffhanger (oh come on, you know I had to do that) in Iron From Ice, Telltale brings the next episode of their Game of Thrones series, The Lost Lords, which picks up immediately…

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