Name: Todd Howard Date of Birth: 1971, Lower Macungie Township, PA Education: Enmaus High School (1993), College of William and Mary (Major in Finance and Engineering) Nominations: BAFTA Games award for Best Game, BAFTA Games Award for Story and Character, BAFTA Games Award for Technical Achievement, BAFTA Games Award for Artisitc Achievement, BAFTA Games Award for Action & Adventure, BAFTA Ga...
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It doesn’t matter if your a collector, a hoarder or just looking for an upgrade we all love weapons and if they happen to be one-of-a-kind, all the better right. Artifacts are those one of a kind weapons hidden across Tamerial that whenever an Elder Scrolls game gets announced just makes gamers minds run wild with expectations. So with Elder Scrolls Online finally getting a release date lets...
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The relaunch of the Tomb Raider franchise last year was extremely popular, achieving a 9.3 rating from our very own Matty Ruston. For fans, like me, that never got to play the title on Xbox 360 or PS3, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have thrown out a lifeline. Friday 31st January marks the release of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for Xbox One and PS4, offering upgraded graphics and all of the ...
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The PlayStation Vita is arguably becoming the best console for the Monster Hunter genre. Sure the console may not feature the flagship series Monster Hunter, but with that came the birth of variety. The Ragnarock Odyssey, Soul Sacrifice, God Eater, and now the Toukiden series have all become major successes for the console. Toukiden: The Age of Demons is the latest game in the genre to be released...
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When the news broke yesterday that popular franchise Gears of War was purchased by Mircosoft, not many gamers or insiders in the industry were that surprised. The news became more interesting upon learning that Black Tusk Studios would be taking over the reign from Epic Games along with Rod Fergusson. Why it seems obvious to expect a new title on the Xbox One it goes to wonder of what direction th...
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October 2011 marked the dawn of a new chapter in video games. Overlap between action figures and video games has been around almost as long as video games themselves, but never before had a game merged the two quite as much as Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. In Skylanders, the figures that came with in the “Starter Pack” became the characters in the game when put on a “Portal of Power” that shipped...
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The 3DS has successfully become one of the best consoles for role playing games. Games like Fire Emblem: Awakening, Shin Megami Tensei 4, Etrain Odyssey IV, and more have all enriched the 3DS’s library. Bravely Default was released around the world last December, but myself and others in the North America won’t receive the game until February 7th, 2014. So does Bravely Default deserve...
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In the top rated game by Ubisoft, Far Cry 3, a new tool for editing maps was released allowing for tons of customization for players. Tons of assets have been released for the game such as the popular palettes for the DLC Blood Dragon. I have seen many amazing creations from original ideas to maps from Battlefield, but I can’t help but wonder why more games have not embraced the idea of map ...
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Introduction With Pokemon X and Y being on store shelves , and pokemonshowdown.com becoming more popular as the days go by: More people are becoming interested in playing the game casually competitive. There are many guides out there that try to teach new comers the science behind the game, but this one is going to be simplier. This guide is going to focus on how to simply build a team, rather the...
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Seven game franchises that I would like to see return on the generation 8 consoles With Sony and Microsoft releasing their latest consoles to the world in November it symbolizes the end (to an extent…obviously a lot of people will still be playing their PlayStation 3’s and Xbox 360’s for the new few years.) of one generation and a start of a new generation. A bit like the word &#...
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