Category: OPINION PIECES

6 Game Sequels That Need To Happen

There is a serious issue in the games industry with developers releasing countless sequels to games in which sequels aren’t even warranted. It’s a case of corporate greed and lack of originality, and incessant demand from easily-pleased consumers. You see it in the film industry and in even within the music industry too, but I won’t bore ...

Categories: LTG Slider, Mobile, NEWS, OPINION PIECES, PC, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Tags: Bound By Flame 2, Bully 2, Elder Scrolls VI, Enslaved 2, Little Big Adventure 3, Red Dead Redemption, Sequels, Skyrim

The Final Fantasy XV Boys’ Club: Is It a Problem?

There’s been a lot of discussion and debate recently about the treatment of female gamers within the community as well as female characters within the games themselves. There’s not necessarily a total lack of developed, interesting, realistic female characters (see: Chell, Lara Croft, Hope), but there’s certainly a disparity between the numbers of those and ...

Categories: ARTICLES, OPINION PIECES, Playstation 4, Xbox One

Tags: Final Fantasy XV, hajime tabata, Square Enix

Without Zelda, What’s Left for the Wii U This Year?

Nintendo’s console has been struggling to stay relevant for a few years now. Particularly with the release of Sony and Microsoft’s next-gen PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the Wii U has simply become less and less appealing. The console has trouble scoring any exclusive releases and is instead often cut out of games coming out on ...

Categories: ARTICLES, OPINION PIECES, Wii U

Tags: Nintendo, Splatoon, Star Fox, Wii U, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Zelda

Let’s Discuss Review Scores

*These opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of any of my fellow journalists at Load The Game* Review scores have been a hot topic in the gaming community for quite a while now, but have seemed to explode in social media over the past few months. With the popularity of video ...

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Tags: opinion, review scores

Delays in Gaming: Pros and Cons

Delays of your most anticipated games can often be frustrating. A game that you’ve been waiting months, even up to a year for, has been delayed and now you are forced to wait even longer for it to release. Frustration is the natural reaction to disappointment; however, it is important to understand why it is ...

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Tags: delays, game delays, game development, gaming, good and bad, opinion, Pre-ordering, pros and cons, release delays, releases

3 Early Access Games Worth Your Money

Early Access. The two words that make most of us cringe when we are looking at an interesting game on Steam. “Is this game worth my money? Is it worth my time? Will they actually finish the game or am I just paying for a glorified alpha that will remain incomplete?” If you’ve ever heard ...

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Tags: darkest dungeon, Early Access, Games, Prison Architect, Steam, tabletop simulator

Are DLC-heavy games like Evolve hurting the gaming industry?

For years I’ve been trying to figure out where the term DLC popped up within the gaming industry. It’s certainly not a term I’ve grown up with gaming through the 90’s. Initially, I’ve heard people using the term, not even knowing what it represented. Then, learning that it stands for Downloadable Content, I’ve kept wondering ...

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Tags: Baldur's Gate 2, Diablo 2, Evolve, Evolve DLC, expansion pack, Starcraft Broodwar, Take-Two Interactive, Turtle Rock Studios