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Undisputed Hands-On Preview – Rumble In The Jungle

Richard Bailey Jr. — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:11:13 +0000

When Fight Night Champion launched in 2011, I called it a knockout hit and one of the best sports games of that year. Making the perfect boxing game requires a lot of hard work and dedication which is why we hadn’t seen other high-profile licensed boxing titles in the years...

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Hands-On Preview – Medieval Mastery

Richard Bailey Jr. — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:27:19 +0000

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II was announced by Warhorse Studios earlier this year. Described as a first-person perspective open-world action role-playing game, Deliverance II made me want to explore a medieval setting despite having never played the first entry in the series. During PAX West, I finally played a lengthy hands-on...

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My 5 Favorite Games at PAX West 2024

Ricardo Negron — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:40:07 +0000

The 20th anniversary edition of PAX West just wrapped up this past Labor Day and it was a blast. It’s a wonderful celebration of video gaming, where the industry and community come together. As with every PAX, there was a wide array of games to sample. Like any gamer, I...

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16 Amazing Video Games That I’ve Played So Far This Year

Ricardo Negron — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:38:14 +0000

A lot has happened in our world since the time PAX East ended back in March. In times of social distancing and quarantine, now more than ever we look for ways to entertain ourselves at home. If you’re like me, you’re here visiting The Koalition because you love video games....

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Netmarble + Marvel Reveal Marvel’s First Mobile Open World RPG

Dana Abercrombie — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:55:50 +0000

Netmarble and Marvel Entertainment have collaborated to reveal Marvel’s first open world RPG on mobile with MARVEL Future Revolution. The trailer was revealed at PAX East this weekend showing fans a first look at the game. Written by Marvel Comics writer Marc Sumerak, MARVEL Future Revolution introduces an entirely new world converging across...

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Shadow of the Colossus Remake Trailers Highlights the 60 FPS Upgrade

Dana Abercrombie — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 17:23:21 +0000

Shadow of the Colossus, the PS4 remake is shaping up nicely. Set to make its debut on the PlayStation 4 Pro, SIE Studio and Bluepoint Games has rebuild the 2005 game from the ground up. If that isn’t exciting enough, Shadow of Colossus will run at 30 fps on a standard...

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Far Cry 5 Hands-On Preview – Home Of The Brave

Richard Bailey Jr. — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:30:23 +0000

On May 26th, 2017, Ubisoft Montreal officially lifted the veil off of the next installment in their popular Far Cry series. With a fictional setting of Hope County, Montana and a hostile takeover by a militaristic doomsday cult referred to as the Project at Eden’s Gate, Far Cry 5 is...

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus: 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Excited

Richard Bailey Jr. — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:30:11 +0000

On October 27th, hardcore gamers and gaming enthusiasts alike will experience the single biggest video game release day of the year when Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus all launch globally at the same exact time. While Mario and Assassin’s Creed are fantastic franchises...

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Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier Hands-On Preview – Hail Caesar

Richard Bailey Jr. — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 20:00:59 +0000

Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to attend my very first Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California and was instantly disappointed in myself for not attending this fantastic show sooner. I saw a wide array of video games ranging from fun independent titles like Let Them Come to...

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Mobile Hands-On Preview – Pocket-Sized Perfection

Richard Bailey Jr. — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:38:38 +0000

On October 10th, Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will finally release Middle-earth: Shadow of War on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Around this same time, IUGO Mobile Entertainment will be launching their joint project with Warner Bros. to help Shadow of War fans continue Talion’s journey on any iOS...

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Hands-On Preview – Orc Slaying Satisfaction

Richard Bailey Jr. — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:00:22 +0000

Earlier this year, Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment surprised LOTR fans everywhere when they released an announce trailer for a direct sequel to their 2014 critically acclaimed action role-playing game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. In what has already been an incredible year for gamers and video game releases,...

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Gravel Hands-On Preview – Off-Road Racing Greatness

Richard Bailey Jr. — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:00:51 +0000

Italian based video game development studio Milestone S.r.l. gained a ton of success over the last two decades by creating both the successful MotoGP and Superbike video game franchises. With their upcoming new IP Gravel, that same talented team aims to create a fun off-road, four-wheeled racing game experience that’s fully accessible to...

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Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes – An Interview With Suda 51

Richard Bailey Jr. — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:51:09 +0000

Prior to the start of PAX West 2017, Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. CEO Goichi Suda aka Suda 51 revealed that he will be making a return to his popular No More Heroes series when Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes launches on the Nintendo Switch in 2018. Travis Strikes Again is...

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Super Mario Odyssey Hands-On Preview – Nintendo’s Killer App

Richard Bailey Jr. — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:30:33 +0000

On March 3rd, 2017, Nintendo released their seventh major video game console alongside launch titles like 1-2-Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Since then, the Nintendo Switch has proven to be a massive success having earned the title as the fastest-selling console in the company’s history...

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Exploring a Broken World in Seven: The Days Long Gone – Hands-On Preview

Max Moeller — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:00:16 +0000

Seven: The Days Long Gone is a 3D isometric RPG set in a “beyond post-apocalyptic” world filled with strange technology. The game places you in control of a master thief, Teriel, who has found himself possessed by an ancient demon, Artanak. Humanity is recovering after an apocalypse from hundreds of years...

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Hob: A Wordless Adventure From The Developers Of Torchlight – Hands-On Preview

Max Moeller — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:36:21 +0000

Imagine waking up one day to find your world in shambles. Machines have taken over. Nature is corrupt and fading. What do you do? Well, if your name is Hob, you get out there and save it! Hob is an upcoming adventure game from the developers of the excellent Torchlight series,...

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Light Fall: A Beautiful New Platformer With A Twist – Hands-On

Max Moeller — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:58:07 +0000

Light Fall is an upcoming 2D platformer with the intention of changing up the genre a little. Your typical platformer consists of obstacles to jump over, walls to jump up, and… well… a lot more jumping. Light Fall is no stranger to these tropes, in fact, it even embraces them – just...

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The World Is Yours In Divinity: Original Sin II – Hands-On Preview

Max Moeller — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:00:44 +0000

Thousands of years have passed since the story of the first Divinity: Original Sin ended. The divine has been killed off, the world is now taken over by a demonic presence known as The Void. Those who can summon monsters from the Void, the Sourcerers, are being blamed and hunted down...

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Masquerada: Songs and Shadows: Tactical Role Playing At It’s Finest – Console Version Hands-On Preview

Max Moeller — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:00:13 +0000

A city at war with itself. The rich – The Masquerada – oppress the poor – The Contadani – with magic granted to them by ancient masks. A third group – the Maskrunners – are stealing these masks and forming a rebel movement. You, a former exile of the city,...

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Ruiner Hands-On Preview – Brutally Satisfying

Anthony Nash — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:19:01 +0000

When I got a hands-on opportunity with Ruiner at last year’s PAX East 2016 event, it was evident that the game was a bit unpolished. While the game didn’t wow at first play through, there was tons of promise there. Fortunately, Reikon Games came back to PAX East 2017 with...

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Pylon: Rogue: Diablo Meets The Binding of Isaac – Hands-On Preview

Max Moeller — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:41:14 +0000

Pylon: Rogue is an upcoming top-down roguelike with ARPG elements. It features a procedurally generated world, four varied classes, and a whole bunch of loot. Don’t expect that loot to come easy, though. Roguelikes are notorious for being difficult, and this one is no different. Fighting through the world of...

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PAX East 2017 | Preview – Aftercharge

Tatjana Vejnovic — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 19:12:05 +0000

The times are definitely changing. Nowadays, it’s often difficult to tell the difference between an indie title, and a title from a AAA studio. Part of this is due to the fact many AAA developers are stepping down from their reigns to to develop fun indie games with resources they didn’t...

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Roll Out with the New Transformers: Forged to Fight Trailer

Dana Abercrombie — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 23:58:53 +0000

Kabam is rolling out at PAX East and has debuted a brand new action-packed trailer for the upcoming 3D action-fighting Transformers: Forged to Fight game for mobile. TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight is a new 3D action-fighter and character collection game that gives players access to nearly every era of the franchise’s...

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