Crossovers are ‘hot’ in gaming nowadays. After Capcom revitalized their own signature style of brand mixing, out of place characters have been popping up everywhere. Dead or Alive 5 will attempt to join the mix for the first time ever and adds Akira Yuki from Virtua Fighter to the line-up. You know it’s serious when [...]

Hard Reset was one of those titles that suddenly sprung out of nowhere. The first person shooter suddenly burst onto the scene in 2011 and competed for ‘Most Blade Runner-y’ title of the year, only to lose out to Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The first person shooter was well received overall, due to its traditional [...]

Nordic Games is getting ready to release the rest of JoWood’s legacy. After already revamping the Gothic series left behind by the defunct publisher, Nordic has now also announced the impending release of SpellForce 2 – Faith in Destiny. This title was one of the last ones to get halted in development indefinitely before JoWood [...]

Deep Silver has set a release date for their RPG sequel Risen 2: Dark Waters. The game will be available on PC first on April 27, 2012. It will then arrive on May 22, 2012 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The latter platforms slip slightly from previous announcements in December that hinted at a [...]

There’s been an interesting discussion brewing in the gaming industry recently – one that concerns all of us that were disappointed with the Mass Effect 3 release and its somewhat controversial plot, downloadable content, and support options. IGN, one of the biggest news sources in gaming, has claimed that gamers were given exactly what they [...]

If you follow the indie gaming scene – or just follow the gaming scene at all – you’ve no doubt seen a huge amount of interest in Minecraft. The indie-developed sandbox game has been a huge success amongst seasoned gamers and newbies alike, drawing in millions of users around the world thanks to word of [...]

Whether they’re hacking financial websites or defacing the FBI’s homepage following the shutdown of file-sharing sites, 4chan knows how to wake up the internet. For the last few weeks, a user of the well-known imageboard website has been trolling something else: the gaming industry, and making fun of the somewhat lacking ethics of many gaming [...]

If you’ve played Call of Duty lately, specifically in the Modern Warfare series, then I’m sure you know what death streaks are. If you’re not sure, then allow me to fill you in. Death streaks are a form of reward a player does for dying multiple times in a row, without getting a kill. Initially [...]