Blaine Smith Reviews
Rico Rodriguez makes a return in Avalanche Studios’ chaotic third-person shooter franchise Just Cause with the release of Just Cause 4. Boasting more control, chaos, and power than ever before, Just Cause 4 combines the destruction of Mother Nature’s most fearsome forces with the lust for greed and control. Will Rico’s latest foray into the physics sandbox prove one step too far, or is this the best Just Cause yet?
Blaine Smith Reviews
The Walking Dead continues to struggle for representation in the video game space, but Payday 2 developers Overkill hope to change that with the PC release of Overkill’s The Walking Dead. Featuring a number of elements similar to Payday, does it do Robert Kirkman’s famous writings justice?
Product Reviews
Jerky, gloves, sticks…it appears there’s gaming paraphernalia for just about everything nowadays. However, if one item in particular stands above others in its useful application, it’s the ol’ favorite, the chair. For our EWin Racing Calling Series Gaming Chair review, we won’t go into the long and fabled history of chairs and, well, sitting on chairs, but we will tell you whether this $259 product is a worthwhile investment
Blaine Smith Reviews
2K Sports once again returns to the squared circle with the annual release of their flagship WWE franchise, WWE 2K19. Following WWE 2K18’s questionable reception, fans are hoping to a return to form for WWE’s console franchise. Can WWE 2K19 deliver where past attempts have failed?
Blaine Smith Reviews
Our protagonist, Kenshiro, battles through a post-apocalyptic wasteland in an alternative timeline of Earth as he searches for his lost love, his fiance Yuria. A master of the legendary martial art of Hokuto Shinken, Kenshiro often leaves his foes a bloody mess of pulp on the floor. With an obvious influence from the Yakuza franchise, will this wacky and over-the-top action RPG see similar success to everyone’s favorite Yakuza bad-ass?
Blaine Smith Reviews
Assassin’s Creed Origins redefined the core values of a best selling franchise, but can the development team at Ubisoft continue that trend with the release of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey? Check out our review to find out
Blaine Smith Reviews
NBA 2K19 is the latest addition in the long-running basketball franchise from 2K Games. Focusing on developing just as much content off the court, NBA 2K19 promises the return of many beloved franchise favorites alongside the debut of new modes and systems. The question is, how does it compare to the rest of the competition?
Blaine Smith Reviews
Two Point Studios wears their inspiration on their sleeve with the spiritual successor to Theme Hospital, Two Point Hospital. Does the wacky and comical approach to the world of medical science and research stand up to today’s high standards, or is this purely a trip for nostalgia-seeking oldies?
Blaine Smith Reviews
We Happy Few has suffered many controversies since it was first publicly revealed at PAX East in 2015. Since that time, we’ve seen an extended Early Access period and a huge overhaul of the games narrative and progressive design. Is We Happy Few worth enjoying for the game it has become, or has the change in direction lost its charm along the way?
Blaine Smith Reviews
Shining Resonance Refrain is an English translation and remastered version of the original Shining Resonance that launched in Japan for the PlayStation 3 in 2014. With a new generation of gaming consoles, far higher expectations, and very little presence for the franchise in the west, does Shining Resonance Refrain hold enough substance to compete in today’s industry?
Blaine Smith Reviews
Ubisoft returns to the starting grid with the release of The Crew 2, a sequel to 2014’s mediocre racer that promises to be bigger, badder, and faster. Adding a flurry of new vehicles, vast improvements to the environment, and highly intuitive video and capture tools, does The Crew 2 warrant enough for another lap around Ubisoft’s race-driven America?
Blaine Smith Reviews
Way back in 2003, Operation Genesis introduced players to an exciting hybrid of theme park management with attractions that could swallow you whole. With 15 years of gaming evolution, does Jurassic World Evolution live up to its spiritual predecessor, or (in the immortal words of Ian Malcolm) is it one big pile of shit?