I’m not going to lie to you: I gave up watching the TV show Heroes at the end of the second season, and haven’t bothered with the new Heroes Reborn. But after seeing a demo of the upcoming game Gemini Heroes Reborn (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC), and talking to Phosphor Game’s Steve Bowler, the game’s Lead Designer, I may have to…okay, I’m still not going to watch the show. But I’ll probably play this game when it comes out digitally on January 12.
One of the great things about both the current and previous generations of video games is that no matter what kind you enjoy, you can find classics to play again as well as new games in those styles. But making a new game in an old style can be tricky. Take Zotrix, an arcade-style shooter that was previously released on PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam, but is now available on PlayStation 4. While it captures some of that old school arcade fun, there are times when it’s too old school for its own good, and others where it’s not old school-ish enough.
I’ll admit it: I’m spoiled. When it comes to games, if I’m not given the option to change certain basic things, it can ruin the experience. Such is the case with FAST Racing Neo, a futuristic racing game for WiiU. Though it has solid controls, good courses, and a real sense of speed, it’s somewhat undermined by a lack of sound, view, and control options.
Since it was first announced, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) has been presented as a multiplayer-centric first-person shooter. Which was a big disappointment to those of us who really enjoyed the story-driven campaigns in its predecessors, Rainbow Six Vegas and Rainbow Six Vegas 2. But with the game featuring a solo section called “Situations,” as well as options to play the mode “Terrorist Hunt” on your own, I decided to see if there was enough to this game to make it worthwhile for those who don’t play well with others.
As a fan of ’80s action flicks who saw actually some of them in theaters, I’ve always appreciated what Avalanche Studios have tried to do in their over-the-top, action-packed Just Cause games, even when I haven’t liked them. But while it has some new wrinkles and some old problems, Just Cause 3 (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) still manages to be as much fun as a flick from when Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, and Bruce Willis weren’t too old for this shit.
Threezero have announced that they will release a 1/6th scale collectible figure of the character Prophet from the Crysis games this December, with the pre-sale starting Thursday, December 3rd at 8:00PM EST/5:00PM PST.
UPDATE: This figure is now out, and can be purchased through Amazon here. Original story continues below.
Funko have announced that they will release a series of Fallout 4 POP! toys this February.
In a year that’s already seen such great open world games as Batman: Arkham Knight, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, the idea of wandering around another vast landscape might seem like a bit much. But Fallout 4 (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) is such an engaging, addictive, sprawling adventure that it not only trumps them all, it’s easily one of the best games of the year.
When it came out in 2013, Tomb Raider rebooted this third-person action series in such grand style that it was easily one of that year’s best games. So it should come as no surprise that its sequel, Rise Of The Tomb Raider (Xbox One, Xbox 360…for now), largely follows the same template, and is thus not only as invigorating and addictive, but is also easily one of this year’s best games.