TVE Community Spotlight – Recommended Reading 5/16/2013

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At the end of last month, I introduced the "TVE Community Spotlight" initiative. It's simply a way for us to showcase some great posts on and talented writers from blogs that we follow here on Wordpress.com. There is a broader vision for the concept, one which we'll hopefully get to talk about in the near future, but for now it's time to for the first spotlight post. This time around I'm going to plug three blogs that I recently began following that I've come to really like. The kind of blog where you'll stumble onto it, really like the first post that you read, and then start clicking through some of other posts and begin wondering why you weren't already following the blog. First up is PhoenixDown. I discovered this one from one of the blogs I was already following and began … [Read more...]

Poll Results + Question of the Week: Which upcoming current gen game are you most anticipating?

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The results are in from our first "Question of the Week" and the winner isn't surprising in the least. We asked which comic book super hero was your favorite on the big screen, and thanks to the fantastic trilogy from Christopher Nolan, Batman was the winner with seven votes. My favorite one kept it close though, as Iron Man took a firm second place with five votes. The rest of the results broke down like this: Thor, Superman, and Wolverine each took two votes. Captain America and Spider Man received one vote, as did Other (it was for Green Lantern surprisingly enough; to whoever wrote him in, I enjoyed the Green Lantern film too). Poor Hulk received no votes, and thus you made him angry. Not good. Thanks to everyone who voted. This week's question turns to video games as … [Read more...]

Game Review: Sacred Citadel

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Sacred Citadel (PSN [Reviewed], XBLA, PC) Developer: SouthEnd Interactive Publisher: Deep Silver Genre(s): Beat ‘em up Released: April 16, 2013 ESRB Rating: T – Teen * A copy of this game was provided for review. Sacred Citadel is the latest game in the Sacred franchise, but this one is a digital only title that serves as the prequel to the upcoming Sacred 3. Unlike the retail releases of Sacred proper, which are Action RPG’s, Citadel here is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up that harkens back to some old school classics. There are some RPG elements here; there are four characters to choose from and you’ll level them up and upgrade their abilities, pick up or purchase new weapons and armor, and so on. The game features three-player co-op, though I only ever played with … [Read more...]

Game Review: Dead Island Riptide

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Dead Island: Riptide (PlayStation 3 [Reviewed], Xbox 360, PC) Developer: Techland Publisher: Deep Silver Genre(s): First Person, RPG, Survival Release Date: April 23, 2013 ESRB Rating: M – Mature * A copy of this game was provided for review. Despite watching and enjoying gameplay videos, I never actually got around to the first Dead Island games. It ended up being one of those games on a long list of titles that I mean to get and play but don’t for whatever reason. Now there’s Dead Island: Riptide and it seems like its somewhere in between sequel and expansion. The game begins where the first one left off; the good news here is that if you’re like me and didn’t play the original, you’re not really going to be loss. If you played the first, you can import your save … [Read more...]

The Backlog Volume # 19 – DmC: Devil May Cry

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Platform: PS3, X-Box 360[reviewed], PC Publisher: Capcom Developer: Ninja Theory[PS3 and X-Box 360], QLOC[PC] Genre(s): Hack and Slash, Action Released: January 15, 2013(PS3 and X-Box 360), January 25, 2013(PC) ESRB Rating: M-Mature … [Read more...]

Review: Crysis 3 (PC)

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Crysis 3 (PC [Reviewed], Playstation 3, X-Box 360) Developer: Crytek Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre(s): First person shooter Released: February 19, 2013 ESRB Rating: M – Mature Here is EA's official game summary: “The hunted becomes the hunter in the CryEngine-powered open-world shooter Crysis 3. Players take on the role of 'Prophet' as he returns to New York in the year in 2047, only to discover that the city has been encased in a Nanodome created by the corrupt Cell Corporation. The New York City Liberty Dome is a veritable urban rainforest teeming with overgrown trees, dense swamplands and raging rivers. Within the Liberty Dome, seven distinct and treacherous environments become known as the Seven Wonders. This dangerous new world demands advanced weapons and tactics. … [Read more...]

Review: Tomb Raider (PC)

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Tomb Raider (PC [Reviewed], PlayStation 3, X-Box 360) Developer: Crystal Dynamics Publisher: Square Enix Genre(s): Third person action adventure Released: March 5, 2013 ESRB Rating: M – Mature In many years I could sign off on this game as "Game Of The Year" outright. It's that good. In a year like 2013 is shaping up to be and the fact that this game came out early enough in it, the jury is still out. I can guarantee that by the end of the year this game will be still on many people's GOTY shortlists, including mine. That's probably enough of a review right there for a lot of people but wait, as they say, there's more! I'm going to explain how and why I think so highly of this game. … [Read more...]

The Backlog Volume # 18 – Crysis

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