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
It’s a good time to be a Metal Gear fan who owns a PS3. With the release of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, seven entire Metal Gear titles are now available on the console, and nabbing all of them won’t break your bank account. (The original MGS is cheap on PSN, MGS4 is a 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
Is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 worth your money, or is it just a $40 expansion pack? This is the question that has been asked ever since the game was announced. Well, now we finally have an answer: “Yes” on both accounts. UMvC3 is basically nothing more than a glorified expansion pack on top of read more