Comic Con 2014 Hands-On: “Fenix Rage”
If somebody came into your town and froze it over, you’d be a little ticked off, right? I would be, unless it was Elsa from Frozen because come on (that could just be me, though). But in the case of…
Read moreIf somebody came into your town and froze it over, you’d be a little ticked off, right? I would be, unless it was Elsa from Frozen because come on (that could just be me, though). But in the case of…
Read moreWhen it comes to the entertainment industry, Disney has always been one of the absolute best when it comes to music. They have some of the most memorable soundtracks and their Fantasia films have proved to be great. Another Fantasia…
Read moreWe haven’t made it much of a secret around SmashPad: we’re pretty excited for Sunset Overdrive. It’s one of our most desired games for 2014 and at San Diego Comic Con, I got my hands on a few rounds of…
Read moreThe Alien franchise hasn’t had the most consistent of gaming results. There have been some shinier spots, but most have hovered around muddled to poor. Alien Isolation, though, has been impressive since its debut trailer released in January 2014.
Read moreAAA titles garner a fair amount of attention, even when they are brand new IPs, but Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs arguably caught quicker than most. Much of that was due to the timeliness of its content and the growing privacy concerns…
Read moreConsidering the fantastically advanced games we’re used to playing in this generation, it might be easier for an old school style side-scroller to put a smile on our faces. That’s not necessarily an easy thing to maintain, though. Sure, the…
Read moreIn addition to “driving” a life-sized Mario Kart kart at this year’s WonderCon, I was able to get some brief hands-on time with Nintendo’s upcoming Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U. This will be the beloved franchise’s entry to…
Read moreHow appropriate is it that Microsoft’s first giant game of 2014 features giants? Or, Titans rather. Arguably the most anticipated game of this spring, Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall, launched this past Tuesday. Despite its colossal hype, does Titanfall deserve all the…
Read moreMarch is near at hand and that means one thing: no, not St. Patrick’s Day. Titanfall, of course. Respawn Entertainment’s debut is one of the primary reasons to become an early adopter of the Xbox One and Microsoft and gamers…
Read moreTomb Raider made quite the splash last year when it was rebooted. While it wasn’t exactly a downtrodden series, it wasn’t as big of a draw as it had once been. So rather than continuing the work they’ve been doing,…
Read moreThe Halo franchise was always very clearly going to be a big presence on the Xbox One. It did, afterall, make its presence known with a teaser at E3 2013. So we figured Halo “5” would be the debut of…
Read moreI got my hands and eyes on a fair amount of games in 2013. But games I completed? There were only a handful. A major chunk of my work here at SmashPad is spent covering any events I can–namely, WonderCon…
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