Call of Duty: Ghosts Announced
Coming to everything not made by Nintendo. Oh, and not likely coming to the PS Vita, because… it’s the Vita. Check out The Game Fanatics for full details.
Get your first glimpse at the epic LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game! The amazing, the mighty and the uncanny must band together! Stay tuned for more about the game, coming to all major consoles this fall!
Feast Your Eyes on Brand New Batman: Arkham Origins Screenshots
Straight outta Compt..err..Arkham, we’ve got fresh, high res, screenshots depicting the Dark Knight’s fiercest foes, from Deathstroke (who looks incredibly badass by the way) to the Black Mask, and even a younger, leaner version of Penguin. You can also check out a less battle-hardened Bruce Wayne, sporting a scruffy beard and there’s even some concept artwork depicting Gotham City’s finest thrown in the mix.
View the full gallery here.
Injustice: Gods Among Us hits PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U next week. Check out the preview on The Game Fanatics.
New Lego Marvel Superheroes Images
Getting excited for this one. Images Courtesy of Comicbookmovie.com
Fanatical Friday | This Week’s Gaming Headlines
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* Editorial: Lack of Support an Injustice Against Wii Owners
Here’s 17 minutes of Battlefield 4 gameplay. Enjoy… as long as you’re not a Wii U owner, because EA still hates you.
Capcom has confirmed: DuckTales Remastered - an HD remake of the original NES game - is coming to Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360 this summer. TOTALLY unexpected!!
Actual gameplay footage from Activision’s The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Avoid this one at all costs, people.
Geek Cave REVIEW | Tomb Raider (2013)
I’ve never been a fan of the Tomb Raider series… I’ve tried jumping in a few times here and there, starting with the original on the first PlayStation and with subsequent attempts in the PS2 era and even earlier this generation, but for some reason I’ve never been able to really connect with the series and appreciate it.
Now I have.
When Square Enix announced a reboot of the series upon their acquisition of Crystal Dynamics, I met the news with a yawn. Then screenshots and info started trickling out, and we learned about how the game was going to give “gritty reboot” a new meaning. We learned about the gameplay mechanics, the art, etc., and I started getting progressively more exciting.
Let me say, without hesitation but with a mild bit of disbelief, that Tomb Raider is my first pick in this year’s Game of the Year nominees.
The story starts with Lara Croft, a young twenty-something on a hunt for a long-forgotten civilization. She’s not the Lara you know from previous games; this is her first big-time search, and of course things go to hell right from the start. A shipwreck, kidnapping, and flinch-inducing scene later, you’re left to try and not only regroup with the rest of your party, but find a way off the island inhabited by mercenaries, cultists, and something far more sinister. It’s engaging, as you watch Lara grow from an uncertain and cautious victim to the badass we all know and love. There are some moments here that will make you flinch, grown, and grimace, and some parts are definitely not suitable for younger audiences.
If you thought the gameplay is reminiscent of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series, you’d be right. Guns and environment traversal feel very much like this is a Nathan Drake adventure, only with a female protagonist… but that’s not a bad thing. Controls are tight, using Lara’s bow feels ridiculously satisfying, and while most puzzles are simplistic, optional tombs you can find for Lara to explore provide a fun and challenging diversion from all of the fighting you must do against scores of enemies. There are also plenty of artifacts, books, and collectibles scattered across the island, and Lara’s equipment upgrades will let you go back to previously-visited areas, either during the storyline or after the credits roll, to grab what you missed.
The soundtrack is phenomenal, as the game knows just when to ramp up the music and when to force you to deal with the discomfort that silence can bring.
I can’t say enough good things about this game. Tomb Raider is a phenomenally fun adventure that should be in every PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 gamer’s library. ~ Darrin
GRADE: A.
Played on PS3. A copy of the game was provided for review.
Geek Cave REVIEW: Power A Mini Pro EX Xbox 360 Controller
A bit of disclosure: none of us on TGC staff own an Xbox 360… but I’m a PC gamer that was in need of a controller, so I jumped at the chance to see if this would work.
It does. Marvelously. Power A’s diminuitive gamepad may be a bit tiny for those of us with big hands, but for everyone else, it works just fine. The buttons and triggers are snappy and instantly responsive, and the nearly 10-foot cord will let you camp out on the couch if your gaming PC (or Xbox 360) is attached to your living room TV instead of your desk.
The only gripe I can really find is the D-Pad… granted, that part of the controller doesn’t get much use in many 360 games in the first place, but it feels stiff and a bit sharp around the edges.
Overall, though, you could do a lot worse than the Power A Mini Pro EX… whether you’re looking for an affordable “player two” solution for your Xbox 360, or want a gamepad for your PC without dropping $40, this controller deserves a look.
Oh, and it glows with LEDs underneath the face buttons and triggers, activated by a button on the bottom of the controller.
So that’s cool too. ~ Darrin
