With Black Ops II in stores now, I couldn’t help but wonder of all the games I have to yet play before I even break the seal on my copy…not to mention the games that been spinning inside of my Xbox 360 for weeks now. Not that this year was full of must-play titles like Q4 of last year, but for me, the illustrious FPS series has fallen to bottom of the mountain as opposed to the summit where it once stood. I realize that I am a minority in this line of thinking, and that Call of...

With any great year in gaming, there are always those oh so memorable moments that instantly come to mind when thinking about our favorite releases. Nothing inspires moments of “Hey…remember (insert game here), that (insert moment here) was insane!” quite like a good boss battle; for applicable games of course. What makes a truly “good” boss battle you may wonder? We should consider not only how challenging they are, but how significant, original, and just plain fun they are as well....

Ah, Bethesda.  What can be said about Skyrim that hasn’t already been said about 2006’s ultra-powerhouse hit Oblivion? Well as it turns out, quite a lot can be said because the anticipation for the latest Elder Scrolls was met with an astonishing result that despite being tremendously similar to its predecessor, is also remarkably different. Sure we have been graced with memorable titles such as Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas in between the two latest Elder Scrolls installments, but as...

I could easily summarize Games Abyss' adoration for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with this, swiftly concluding our tribute to 2011's most content rich and most satisfying single player videogame experiences of the year. But that wouldn't be much fun, now would it? Selecting The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as Games Abyss' recipient for the 2011 Game of the Year Award did not come as much of a surprise to myself or the rest of the GA staff. What did come to a surprise however,...

1. The right game can still blow us away on a dusty old console The Xbox 360 and PS3 may be something like three years behind the latest PCs in terms of visual power, (as is normal for consoles staring into the abyss) but this hasn’t stopped Bethesda from delivering something that is truly visually stunning – even when it’s not on PC. It’s not that Skyrim is the best-looking game around because it’s not, there are better, but it’s all about the context of those incredible...