video games

Destiny 2: Forsaken – Review in Progress

Destiny 2‘s first major expansion was released this week, and it aimed to deliver a more satisfying and engaging experience to its players. It told a more personal story of revenge, brought back characters we hadn’t seen since Destiny 1, and introduced us to 2 new locations. Then of course, there’s a new set of…

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Review – Strange Brigade (PS4)

The Adventure Begins In June 2017, Rebellion Developments, the company that brought us the Sniper Elite series and many other games, announced their next big adventure called Strange Brigade; and a rip-roaring adventure it is. A Tantalizing Tale… Set in the 1930s, players take on the role of one of the Strange Brigade: a group…

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Appreciating Destiny’s Destination Director

On August 28th, Bungie will be deploying yet another redesign to the destination director (or director for shorthand), to accommodate new destinations coming in Forsaken. Places like The Tangled Shore and The Dreaming City, as well as new activities like Gambit. As a designer, the long-standing tradition of director redesigns is one of the features…

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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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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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There’s A New God in Town – God of War

Another Playstation, another God of War. Such is the way of things, and so nobody was surprised when Sony announced the latest iteration of their hack-and-slash powerhouse. There have been numerous sequels (and spin-offs) following the 2005 Playstation 2 original, and most have maintained the same basic mechanics. The exception is 2013’s God of War:…

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Overwatch League & eSports

When I was a kid, I attended San Diego Padres games on a semi-regular basis with my dad. Going to Jack Murphy Stadium was a magical experience. The lights, the food (I mean, come on, those garlic fries?!), the sounds (that sound the bat makes when it hits the ball just right), the crowds going…

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