When I was growing up, there were always two games I’d play in the arcade: Soul Edge and Samurai Shodown. I was good at both – really good. Every Saturday morning, my parents would take me to the casino bowling a […]

When many think back to the Gamecube era of Nintendo, one of the first names that comes up is Sonic the Hedgehog. Ok, so maybe that’s not entirely true, but the blue Hedgehog with attitude has found its way on m […]

Since the days of Shogun: Total War over a decade ago, I’ve dreamt of the time periods and settings future Total War titles would explore. We’ve been to Rome twice, as well as Medieval Europe. We returned to Sen […]

If you’ve followed the FGC for any length of time, few names stand out over the course of its storied history immediately: Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi, John Choi, Alex Valle. Yet few […]

This evening in Las Vegas, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), a non-profit organization which is dedicated to the advancement and recognition of interactive arts, celebrated the 22nd Annual […]

This evening in Las Vegas, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), a non-profit organization which is dedicated to the advancement and recognition of interactive arts, celebrated the 22nd Annual […]

When I was growing up, Rhythm games were one of my favorite genres to play. I remember before band practice every Tuesday walking to the local arcade and playing four hours of Dance Dance Revolution. My buddy and […]

Soulcalibur VI brings the series back to the center stage looking better than ever before, however the question remained whether or not Soulcalibur could return as the pinnacle of weapons-based fighting games. […]

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With every installment of Electronic Art’s Madden franchise, the publishing giant tries to explain why “this year is different.” They trot out a litany of changes and tweaks made to the simulation on stage at E3 […]

Of all the major events that grace the gaming calendar each year, the Evolution Championship Series, also known as Evo, takes the cake. This incredibly diverse community of fighting game fans come together for one […]

Unravel Two was a game that I was instantly interested in when unveiled at E3 2018. The idea of playing again as the cute anthropomorphic yarn figure, aptly named Yarny, was enticing, and the experience seemed […]

Creative Assembly have announced the next pack to release for their smash hit Total War: Warhammer II titled “The Queen & The Crone.” The new pack brings with it new legendary lords for players to check out: Queen […]

Starting off as a Welshman in Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia was an interesting way to begin my first campaign. Normally with Total War titles I go for the mid-tier, normal difficulty factions (unless it’s S […]

The year is 878 AD and an uneasy peace has settled across the British Isles thanks to Alfred the Great’s defeat of the Vikings. Thrones of Britannia sets you in that tumultuous time period, taking control of one o […]

The Lords of the Tomb Kings vie for control over the Black Pyramid of Nagash in Total War: Warhammer 2’s newest expansion. New mechanics and a different mindset to conquest altogether define this expansion. H […]

When Civilization VI was released on iPad, I was a bit skeptical. Was it going to be a toned-down version of Civilization as we’ve seen in other versions such as Civilization Revolution, or was it going to be t […]