I don’t think I’ve ever rounded up reviews of an expansion pack but few franchises are as iconic as Sid Meier’s Civilization series. Civilization V was roundly considered to be inferior to its predecessor Civilization IV by critics and fans alike. The Brave New World expansion is supposed to close the gap between Civ IV and Civ V. The critics say that Brave New World is mission accomplished.
This is a big week for DC Comics fans. The Trinity War that crosses over between Justice League, Justice League of America and Justice League Dark starts this week in Justice League #22. It’s a two-month, six-issue story arc that sees the three Justice Leagues do battle with each other. Given that the DC universe is making this its summer focus, it has to pay-off in a big way. So Justice League #22 is the first of this week’s three recommendations.
IDW is bringing back some vintage Judge Dredd stories for the new Dredd audience in Judge Dredd Classics #1. I don’t know why I’m telling you that I’m buying a Dredd comic since it’s always a given but there you go. Valiant debuts a new series this week about the world’s worst superhero team in Quantum and Woody #1.
We’ve already seen a few trailers for Grand Theft Auto V but haven’t seen how it will play yet. Today, Rockstar changed that with their first gameplay trailer for this fall’s big release.
Not only did we get to see the game in action but we saw a new swapping between characters on the fly mechanic which looks pretty cool. Rockstar also showed off new game mechanics, minigames and teased an online component to the game. I wasn’t particularly excited before but this certainly got my attention.
In June, Sony gave GameStop carte blanche to take as many pre-order for PlayStation 4s as they could. Supply wasn’t going to be a concern. An internal memo to GameStop store from management said “the floodgates are open.”
Well, it seems that the floodgates were a bit too open for Sony to keep up with. The standard PlayStation 4 console is no longer available for pre-order on GameStop’s website as they’ve sold out of PS4s.
Just when you thought that EA had turned a corner and was making amends for past transgressions, they turn around and piss off PC gamers in India. EA has changed their launch pricing for some of the most popular PC games that are due out in the fall. The result has seen the prices of some of EA’s biggest fall 2013 PC releases increase by 66% to 133% from prices last year.
Jul 8
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Putting together a Lego set isn’t the hardest thing in the world to if the instructions make sense. Making your own Lego model of a complex video game spaceship is something else entirely. But that’s exactly what Flickr user ktorrek did and he didn’t skimp on the bricks. He built an 8-foot long model of the […]
Were you unhappy with the original 100% completion ending of Final Fantasy X-2? Well, you’re in luck because the upcoming HD remastered version will have a brand new ending scene following the credits.
With the NSA gathering scads of data about you, here’s what you can learn about someone from examining just six months of their phone data. [Business Insider]
How important are fans to selling video games? A Google report shows that almost half of the videos posted to YouTube about gaming are created by the community with the majority of post-launch content created by the community. [Google]
You wouldn’t peg Kenya as having a growing games industry but here’s a look inside the birth of game development in Kenya. [Polygon]
An Australian study finds no link between violent video games and anti-social behaviour. In other news, the sun rose this morning. [Gamespot]
The Retronauts are back with a crowdfunded season of their classic gaming podcast. [Retronauts]
Normally I review games but sometimes a game just beats me down so badly that I can’t get any further and just can’t compel myself to fight with the game any longer. So rather than call this look at indie brawler Fist Puncher a review, I’ll just call it impressions.
Fist Puncher is a game that likens itself to old-school 2D side-scrolling brawlers like River City Ransom. The similarities are clear in terms of the brawling gameplay and integration of RPG elements. However, Fist Puncher can be downright painful to play.
Jul 5
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What happens when geekdom’s iconic old school franchise meets the new standard of quality for geeks? You have Andrew Spear’s mashup of Star Wars and Game of Thrones in a wallpaper series that he calls A Game of Clones.
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