(Xbox One Review) Forza Motorsport 5
The Forza Motorsport franchise has been a staple of my gaming library since its debut on the original Xbox in 2005. Like many, I was immediately taken by Turn 10 Studios’ broad, inclusive approach to...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Ryse: Son of Rome
Barbarians are pouring into Italy from the north. The legions are buckling under the weight of their hordes, which are threatening the existence of Rome herself. Yet one man remains who can save the...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Dead Rising 3
Nick Ramos can’t catch a break. Orphaned as a child, the incredibly optimistic and friendly young mechanic now finds himself in the midst of the latest zombie outbreak in the excellent next-gen debut...
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(Xbox One Review) D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die
D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die is an episodic time-travel whodunit from Deadly Premonition developer Access Games. For those who partook in Agent York’s surreal investigation into the Red Seed Murders and...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Destiny
Destiny is Bungie’s long-awaited follow-up to their hit first-person-shooter franchise Halo. After leaving Master Chief and his fellow Spartans in the care of 343 Industries, Bungie set out to create a...
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(Xbox One Review) Forza Horizon 2
Forza Horizon 2 has the good fortune of being released nearly a year after its main-line counterpart, Forza Motorsport 5. The lessons learned from the latter’s integration and subsequent improvements...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Sunset Overdrive
From my first sip of an energy drink, I knew nothing good could come from them. It was no surprise then to learn that the virtual world’s largest provider of energy drinks, Fizzco, inadvertently turned...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Halo: The Master Chief Collection brings together Master Chief’s four-title journey into one comprehensive package. Unfortunately, numerous bugs marred the game’s launch. These have slowly been and...
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(Xbox One Review) Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island
Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island is the first content add-on out of the gate for Playground’s fantastic open-world racer. The $20 price tag runs higher than the traditional car pack, but there’s a lot of...
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(Xbox One Review) Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest is an open-world action platformer that follows the animal-like forest spirit Ori in his attempt to save his home, Nibel. After being left an orphan by one of the cataclysmic...
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(Xbox One Review) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Geralt of Rivia looks tired. His nearly eight-year-long journey, beginning on PC and eventually expanding onto console, has seen him turn from a young, cocky, and at-times lecherous mercenary to an...
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(Xbox One Review) Rare Replay
Rare Replay is a 30-title compilation that spans three decades, an era that encompasses several computer and console generations. It’s more than just a collection, though: it’s a celebration. Nestled...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Gears of War was a watershed release for Xbox 360. It not only popularized cover-based third-person shooters, but the original also provided Microsoft with a bonafide hit that spawned a franchise...
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(Xbox One Review) Forza Motorsport 6
Forza Motorsport 5’s launch was undoubtedly the most controversial period for a series that had up to that point been on an enviously steep ascent. Turn 10 Studios quickly addressed two of the...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Halo 5: Guardians
The rocky release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection made for an unfortunate Xbox One debut for everyone’s favorite Spartan. Nearly a year has passed since then, and it seems as though lessons were...
View Article(Xbox One Review) The Flame in the Flood
The Flame in the Flood joins a growing list of survival titles that pit man against nature. Instead of battling mechs and invaders with rockets and lasers, players must rely instead on crafting,...
View Article(Xbox One Review) Quantum Break
Time is breaking down. A temporal fracture has erupted in the science labs of Riverport University that is ripping apart the fabric of reality. At the center of the anomaly are brothers Jack and...
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(Xbox One Review) The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
Despite having sunk a hundred-plus hours into The Witcher 3, and whether it’s been a few days or a few months between sessions, I’m always impressed whenever I dive back into its world. That has never...
View Article(Xbox One Review) The Final Station
The Final Station is coming out at a good time. This short but ominous adventure finds a lone engineer piloting a rickety experimental train through plague-ridden cities filled with shadowy,...
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(Xbox One Review) Forza Horizon 3
Forza Horizon 3 takes the party-themed racer to Australia for another expansive, open-world outing. As has become franchise tradition, the back-and-forth between Turn 10 and Playground Games,...
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