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Growing up I was a huge fan of the X-Men Legends, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance games. There was nothing like donning the cape and cowl of my favorite heroes and whooping some bad guy butt all over the city. The best part of those games was being able to play with my closest friends and cousins for entire weekend marathon sessions. I am happy to say that Marvel Heroes, created by David Brevik of Diablo I and Diablo II fame, has rekindled my love of the action RPG. Marvel Heroes is a free to...

Examining Why Sony Won Big at E3 and Not Why Microsoft Lost.


Examining Why Sony Won Big at E3 and Not Why Microsoft Lost.

There have been many assumptions concerning the reasons the console war during E3 went down the way it did. Regardless of what type of gamer you are it is difficult to dispute that Sony landed crushing blow after crushing blow to Microsoft’s hopes to come out smelling like an expensive bouquet of freshly cut roses. Objectively looking back at both press conferences it is also hard to convincingly say that Microsoft had a poor showing however, the situation simply was Sony had a better...

Into The Abyss Episode 1: Beauty, British, and The Beasts


Into The Abyss Episode 1: Beauty, British, and The Beasts

We at Games abyss are proud to bring you the pilot episode of our general gaming discussing video which we have cleverly named Into The Abyss! As the series grows it will get a little fancier, but we wanted to give our first episode that simplistic minimalist feeling. This is also an alternate way of saying that I am still learning all of those handy dandy Final Cut Pro tricks (special mention and perhaps even gummy bears for anyone who wants to throw a few tips my way). We are quite proud to...


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It takes a couple of seconds for a car to get to sixty. The world’s best runners don’t start at full speed. Rush Bros., the “racing platformer” by Xyla Entertainment and now available on Steam has some inertia to move past too. It takes a few levels to get warmed up, but it isn’t long before it hits its speedy potential. When I first started up Rush Bros., I wasn’t hit with the “pulse-pounding” pace and breakneck speed that I was expecting. Nor was my character quite as quick...


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  The Wild West has to be one of the most underserved genres in video games. Sure, there are a few titles out there, but I haven’t played one since Gunsmoke on the original NES. I honestly had no real knowledge about Call of Juarez: Gunslinger before I started in. Immediately upon loading the title screen I knew I was in for a treat, if only in terms of style. Visually the game feels like the real-world cousin of Borderlands. While it strikes a pose of realism, there’s a certain comic...


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Confession: I'm terrible at strategy games. It doesn't stem from a dislike of the genre, quite the contrary; I'm very fond of strategy games. They just aren't very fond of me. What seems like an endless amount of rules that require an endless amount of patience tend to do me in every time. And believe me, I've tried many times. Skyward Collapse from Arcen Games is one of the few exceptions to the rule. Not only is it a welcome title to the strategically challenged such...

Sex Versus Substance: Can Suda51 Balance Both?


Sex Versus Substance: Can Suda51 Balance Both?

  There are two things we know about Suda51 for sure. One is that he brands his name onto some of the most unique games we have seen this generation. The other is the man believes in the power of the promotional hype train; especially when that train has voluptuous blond women in some seriously kinky clothing. Sex certainly sells and it was proven big time with the amount of anticipation that had been built up for Lollipop Chainsaw thanks to the portrayal of the most bad ass zombie...

Anti-Indie Attitude May Help Seal Wii-U's Fate


Anti-Indie Attitude May Help Seal Wii-U's Fate

Video games, like many aspects of modern society are going through a cycle of returning to their roots. Sure, the huge developers like EA and Bethesda are still cranking out the blockbuster titles with shinier graphics and more features than you can shake an analog stick at. I remember the FPS glories of the original Wolfenstein 3-D and the gulf between that pixelated frag-fest and modern shooters makes the grand canyon look like something you’d see on a toasted English muffin. Yet amidst...