Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the latest installment in Hideo Kojima’s decade-spanning Metal Gear series. The first Metal Gear came out in 1987, almost three decades ago! Unfortunately, this will be our last Metal Gear game spearheaded by the mastermind behind the series, Hideo Kojima. Kojima has officially parted ways with Konami, and while this does not spell the end of the Metal Gear franchise, it does mean Kojima will no longer be a part of the…
After a long five year period with barely a whiff of a Fallout 4 announcement — we finally have one! Not that there was any doubt it was being made, but it sure seemed grim for a while there. Bethesda kept a tight lid on the very existence of the popular series’ next iteration, not even commenting on the Fallout 4 website hoax back in December 2013. Don’t lie, it tricked you, too! The trailer itself is chock-full of referential…
The Witcher 1 was released in October 2007, back when I had the oldest, jankiest PC imaginable. I’m shocked the game even ran on my old rig that I had been upgrading piecemeal for over five years! Despite the terrible performance granted by my archaic machine, I became a rabid fan of the game. The Witcher hooked me with its interesting storytelling, mature settings, the brutal fast-paced combat, and a world full of shades of gray where no decision ever…
I never had a doubt that Grand Theft Auto 5 would be great; however, Rockstar still found a way to completely floor me with their most recent entry into the series. Apparently a lot of other people were floored, too, with an unprecedented 97-98 score on meta-critic, and pulling $800 million in sales in the first 24 hours! With these kind of numbers, Grand Theft Auto 5 has quickly become the biggest entertainment launch in history in only three days,…