LOAD FILE: CODENAME: S.T.E.A.M.

LOAD FILE: CODENAME: S.T.E.A.M.

By Ian Boone. It’s DEMO TIME! Let’s look at Codename: S.T.E.A.M. Nintendo has a slew of handheld hype to unleash in February, with the upcoming releases of the New Nintendo 3DS XL handheld: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D....
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LOAD FILE: VIRTUAL VACATION BUREAU

By Ian Boone. It’s a terrible time of year for everyone. We’re returning to our menial drudgery after the holiday break. If you’re lucky like me, maybe you never saw a holiday break and are eagerly eyeing that date on the calendar when vacation blackout lifts. To hell...
LOAD FILE: DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION

LOAD FILE: DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION

By Ian Boone. Epic fantasy must deliver immersion and conflict, and Dragon Age: Inquisition throws both at you with overwhelming force.  A holy war has erupted from the oldest, most powerful religion in the realm. Monstrosities invade from strange rifts that...
LOAD FILE: ASSASSIN’S CREED: UNITY

LOAD FILE: ASSASSIN’S CREED: UNITY

By Ian Boone. Mobs have taken to the street, howling for blood. Pitchfork and torch are set to establishment and honored structure. Bold figureheads stand up and declaim that the old ways cannot stay, that revolution must come. Am I describing the French Revolutionary...
LOAD FILE: CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE

LOAD FILE: CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE

By Ian Boone. The Call of Duty franchise has worn down over the years, for various reasons. While the state of the gaming scene upon its arrival featured pocketed battlefields that threw you into an arena of competitive violence, Call of Duty stuck its hooks into...