Month: June 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018

The Ultimate Smash Nintendo’s presence at E3 was a masterclass in focusing on what’s important. Their massive booth consisted of rows and rows of demo stations for the games fans are most excited for. Pokemon Let’s Go and Fortnite both had a strong presence, but the gigantic display towering over the entire area was utilized for…

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Destiny 2 Forsaken Brings Pinnacle Activities to Everyone

Bungie’s Complex Problem Bungie has accomplished many things with Destiny. They took the core of a first person shooter and built an MMORPG around it. It was always clear that Destiny was an FPS first, which is why the gun-play is polished above all else. They were also the first game to implement raids into…

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The Walking Dead Game We’ve All Been Waiting For

Let’s Talk Walking Dead In 2012, Telltale Games released an episodic/seasonal video game based on The Walking Dead that captured the hearts of the gaming world. It brought The Walking Dead to a whole new medium. TWD was already a successful comic book and TV series, but now…it was a video game. This took the…

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Remedy’s Control – E3 2018

Taking Control The announcement of a new third-person shooter is hardly a rare occurrence, particularly during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Remedy, a studio known for Alan Wake and Quantum Break, has revealed their latest project. Previously known as “P7,” Control is an ambitious project which combines cutting-edge physics, paranormal government agents, and hallucinatory experiences…

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Dying Light 2 – A New Type of Zombie Game

Dying Light 2 In a market seemly oversaturated with zombie survival games, one stands to change what you thought was possible. Gone are the days of fearlessly slaying hordes of the undead. Humans banding together is a thing of the past. Techland hits the ground running, sliding, and swinging with their follow up to the…

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider Hands-On

Casting a Familiar Shadow When considering the most iconic characters in the history of gaming it’s impossible to leave out Lara Croft. Since 1996 when gamers first had the chance to raid tombs in short shorts, Tomb Raider has been a staple of the gaming world. While there was a period of time when Lara…

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The Jurassic Park Trilogy with Siera Casey – EP39

Welcome to Episode 39 of Nerd On! The Podcast – The Jurassic Park Trilogy Spare no expense while you listen to this episode because “we uh uh find a way”. That’s right today’s episode we journey with a fellow Nerd Siera Casey in the World of Jurassic Park. Together, we open the bird cages and…

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The Sinking City – Hands On Demo

Cthulhu Noir “The Sinking City” is a H.P. Lovecraft inspired open world investigation game by developer Frogwares and published by Bigben Interactive and it looks to be promising. The game takes place in the 1920s and follows private investigator Charles W. Reed in search of his lost memories as he ends up in a unique…

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Star Trek TNG gets the VR treatment

Virtual reality: the final frontier. These are the voyages of Star Trek Bridge Crew’s The Next Generation DLC for Playstation 4 VR. Among the many offerings at Sony’s E3 booth this year was a multi-level demo station for all things Playstation VR. Various titles ranging from shooters to puzzle games were on display, but as…

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The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

Adventure Awaits On June 26th, the developers of the award-winning game Life is Strange, DONTNOD Entertainment, will be releasing their next game, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, via publisher SquareEnix. If that wasn’t exciting enough, the game will be released on Xbox One, PS4 and PC absolutely free. You read that right – the…

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