Earlier this week, Microsoft held a close-knit press conference where they unveiled the successor to their Xbox 360 console, named the Xbox One (clearly somebody at Microsoft owns a HTC phone), and their plans for how they want the system to be the ‘All in One’ device for content consumption in your living room. Sounds … Continue reading »
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Replay: Tomb Raider Legend
Just a few weeks ago, Lara Croft–the original artifact-stealing queen–made a grand return after several years of lying dormant and allowing her male counterpart–a certain Nathan Drake–to rush in and steal her thunder. For the latest iteration in the old franchise, Crystal Dynamics opted to reboot the character entirely, as well as the series itself. … Continue reading »
Tomb Raider Review (Xbox 360)
For the last few years, whenever you’ve wanted an ancient artifact recovered, or a dastardly world-ending scheme prevented, Nathan Drake has been your man on speed dial. And he’s had a good run which will inevitably continue in the next generation of gaming consoles. But there was one before him; one who could do everything … Continue reading »
Halo 4 Thoughts – Something Old, Something New
Five years ago, the franchise that was, and still is, synonymous with the Xbox platform came to an end before being resurrected for a prequel story later in 2010. Reach was Bungie’s final Halo offering but not content with letting the adventures of Master Chief disappear into an abyss, new developers 343 Industries took over … Continue reading »
Assassin’s Creed 3 Thoughts – Bigger but Smaller
Five years ago, a new franchise was born called Assassin’s Creed. A sequel arrived two years later and since then, yearly releases have occurred to bridge the gap between the next sequel. Last week, Assassin’s Creed 3 – the first numbered title in the series since 2009 – finally launched after months of being pumped … Continue reading »