“NBA 2K17” Review
by Danreb VictorioIt’s no secret that the NBA 2K franchise is the class of basketball games, if not the class of all sports games. That said, what’s really left to improve upon when you’re the best? Visual Concepts and 2K Sports tackle…
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Category: Xbox One
“Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas” Review
Originally released on mobile devices, Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is a game that looks to have drawn plenty of inspiration from The Legend of Zelda series, and while it may have trouble imitating the popular franchise’s charm, the newly…
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“Batman: The Telltale Series, Episode 2 – Children of Gotham” Review
by Alex QuevedoTelltale took us on quite a ride with their first episode of their Batman series. Having introduced a hell of a twist, where could the series go? Let’s take a look into Episode 2 – Children of Gotham. Spoilers follow if…
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“Madden NFL 17” Review
With just over a week to go until the beginning of the NFL regular season, it is indeed Madden season, and this year’s iteration of the long-running football sim is definitely the best version in over a decade.
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Checking In with Titanfall 2’s Technical Test
by Chris SelogyWe check out Titanfall 2’s Technical Test to see what’s different about this follow up to the popular multiplayer shooter from Respawn Entertainment.
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“Batman: The Telltale Series, Episode 1 – Realm of Shadows” Review
Over the last several years, the gaming community has been graced with a string of quality Batman games. Whether you were actually a Batman fan or not didn’t matter. There was no denying that the Batman Arkham series was chock…
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[SDCC 2016] A Look at San Diego’s Sonic 25th Anniversary Party
Sega celebrated Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 25th anniversary on Friday night with a paid party at the House of Blues in San Diego amidst all the Comic-Con craziness, so we decided to celebrate with them.
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[SDCC 2016] “ReCore” Hands-On
ReCore was one of many games Microsoft featured at The Nerd Machine’s Nerd HQ SDCC offsite event, and while it was rough around the edges, there’s potential for a really fun game here.
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“Lumo” Review
by Filippo DinolfoIf you’re a gamer of the 80’s, chances are you remember playing an isometric puzzle platformer. For me, it was Knight Lore, a game that perplexed me, but also rewarded my patience. Making my way through the numerous rooms of…
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[SDCC 2016] “Gears of War 4” Hands-On
Among Xbox’s major presence at Nerd HQ was the upcoming Gears of War 4, a return to the franchise that really boosted sales of chainsaw-based guns among the bro crowd (we assume).
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[SDCC 2016] “Dead Rising 4” Hands-On
Dead Rising 4 was in playable form at Nerd HQ during San Diego Comic-Con, and it was an absolute blast to play despite it lasting only five minutes.
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“Ghostbusters (2016)” Review
Hot on the heels of the highly contested Ghostbusters reboot from Paul Feig comes Activision’s latest arcade style offering to expand what is becoming an entire Ghostbusters universe. While I’d love to get into various reasons why the movie is…
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