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Exclusive Interview: Gunslugs II Mastermind Pascal Bestebroer

As someone who actually saw numerous R-rated ’80s action flicks on their opening weekends, it’s funny to now see them influencing video games that are enjoyed by people who not only weren’t old enough to see this movies in theaters back then, but neither were there parents. The latest of these is Gunslugs II, a side-scrolling shooter from Orangepixel that’s available for PCs, Mac, iOS, Android, and Ouya. Though in talking to Pascal Bestebroer, the one-man mastermind behind Orangepixel, it’s clear this game isn’t just a trip down memory lane.

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Resident Evil (2015 Remake) Review

In honor of its nineteenth anniversary (?!?), or maybe for some other equally weird reason, the good people at Capcom have released an HD remake of their classic 1996 survival horror game Resident Evil for  PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC. But by neither making it a faithful recreation of the original game, which would appeal to nostalgia buffs and old school fans, nor a truly useful upgraded edition, which would be great for those who want to play a modern version of a classic game, those same good people at Capcom have oddly made a game with very limited appeal.

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Saints Row IV Re-Elected Review

By now, we all know there’s no reason to buy the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 version of a game if you’ve already played it on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PC, and all it adds is slightly better resolution and the already released add-ons. (Well, unless you like wasting money, in which case I can get you this really cool bridge in Brooklyn, cheap.) But while that’s also the case with Saints Row IV Re-Elected — a new version of 2013’s Saint’s Row IV that’s available on its own for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and in a bundle with the new (and also available separately) add-on Gat Out Of Hell for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 — there’s something else we all know that Re-Elected illustrates perfectly: game companies don’t do these kind of straight reissues if the original games weren’t fun to begin with.

Which is why, if you missed it before, Re-Elected is the version of Saints Row IV to get.

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Saints Row Gat Out Of Hell Review

Having already gone to space (in Saints Row: The Third: Gangstas In Space) and The Matrix (Saints Row IV), the Saints Row series is going to Hell, literally, with Saints Row Gat Out Of Hell. Available as a stand-alone game for PlayStation 4 (available digitally), PlayStation 3, Xbox One (also available digitally), Xbox 360, and PC, or in a bundle with Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, a new version of Saints Row IV for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, this new adventure continues the mindless but magnificent mayhem this series has come to typify.

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Best Video Games Of 2014

 

While 2014 wasn’t a great year for video games — and no, I’m not just talking about that #gamergate crap — there were a bunch that I had a lot of fun playing.

Here now, in no particular order, are the best games I played in 2014.

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Thoughts On The Halo 5 Guardians Multiplayer Beta

Starting December 29th, fans of the Halo games — well, the ones who bought Halo: The Master Chief Collection — will get a chance to check out the upcoming Halo 5 Guardians (Xbox One) during a multiplayer beta that’s slated to last through January 18th. But this past weekend, they allowed members of the media, myself included, a chance to play the game early during a pre-beta stress test of the servers. And while it only featured one mode (“Team Slayer”), and two maps (“Truth,” a remake of the small, arena-like “Midship” from Halo 2; and a new one called “Empire” that’s a large factory with vertical possibilities), this was more than enough to see that Halo 5 Guardians will be different from previous Halo games in some fundamental ways.

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Exclusive Interview: Fat Chicken Sr. Creative Director Randy Greenback

 

With a name like Fat Chicken, you’d expect a fun and funny game about portly poultry. But while you’ll find that, and more, in this “reverse tower defense game” — which is now available iOS devices, Macs, PCs, and Linux — in talking to Relevant Games’ Randy Greenback, the game’s senior creative director, it seems there’s a deeper message to this game…and no, it’s not about why you shouldn’t fat shame farm animals.

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“The Pinball Arcade” for Xbox One Review

 

Having already come to every console, computer, tablet, and smartphone you might own, FarSight Studios are finally bringing The Pinball Arcade to the Xbox One.

But while this is (along with the PlayStation 4 edition) the best looking version, it is otherwise the same game…for better or worse.

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Exclusive Interview: Tetris Ultimate Producer Adrian Price

You’d think after thirty years that there’d be nothing new to do with Tetris. Which is why you’re not a game developer. In honor of the game’s thirtieth anniversary, Ubisoft have released Tetris Ultimate on the 3DS, with versions coming next year for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, and PC. Though in talking to the game’s producer, Adrian Price, while Tetris may have hit the big 3-0, it’s still young, it’s still young.

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