First things first, let’s get the logistics out of the way: FTC Endorsement Guides require that I inform you that Activision flew me out to Palm Springs so that I could play through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′s single-player campaign and also get plenty of hands-on time with the full multiplayer mode. Now that read more
I love The Lord of the Rings. The books are among my favorite works of literature, and the Peter Jackson films have become a once-a-year ritual for me. In fact, I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but I can speak a few choice phrases in both Elvish and Dwarvish. (Mae Govannen to my fellow read more
Sandbox games are a strange breed. Traditionally, games have been a linear passage from a starting point to a set endpoint. One path, however jagged or curved it may be, that either culminated in a player’s victory or was abandoned early in defeat. Most sandbox games add a meta-game of sorts to this linear structure, read more
I have to admit that I’m not what you’d call a car game connoisseur. I do like fast cars, but I don’t get into all of the engine horsepower, calibers, or any of that other gearhead mumbo-jumbo. While I do love simulation racers, I find myself more inclined to want the raw speed and action read more
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is a game I waited for. Assassin’s Creed was always my favorite series of this generation due to its heady mix of historical fiction and sci-fi. After the incredible ending of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, I was ready to hop back into the animus and take a trip unlike any I had ever read more