OPINION PIECES

As of April 2014, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has sold over 73 million (!) copies. Because of that staggering number, one could easily argue that Ubisoft’s “climb anything and assassinate anyone” series is one of gaming’s most successful. Said saga contains six main entries, with two more coming up this fall (Unity and Rogue). But how would you rank them? ...

I had a startling realization earlier while browsing my old pal Google in the hopes of finding some info on Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void. The realization was of course that there is no such info, at least nothing solid to go on. I find this to be strange for two reasons. First off, nowadays most highly anticipated games ...

When it comes to MOBAs, I have to admit that I generally prefer Dota 2 over all the others, but there was a time when League of Legends caught my attention in a big way. Like many other people out there, I too am very interested in playing a game if it has a good cinematic, and LoL happens to ...

Sony Santa Monica revealed the location where their “next great game” for PS4 will be developed. Judging by the picture they’ve tweeted, this studio is absolutely huge so we expect that all games developed there to be equally impressive. They didn’t say anything else about their upcoming great game, but given that the studio is most famous for working on ...

It’s not exactly a secret that Mass Effect 4 is currently one of the most anticipated games of the year. The follow-up to Bioware’s highly acclaimed space-faring trilogy has been the subject of rumors for a long, long time now. This is not surprising given the fact that details regarding the upcoming title have been very scarce until now. This article is ...

The PlayStation Vita Slim has been out for some time in Japan and Europe, but it’s launch in the US gives me a great opportunity to list the top five improvements over the old model. Even though at a glance there isn’t much of a difference between the two, some of the items on the list may surprise you. 5. ...

I guess Piranha Bytes was looking for a little diversity with their last title, Risen 2: Dark Waters when they went for the whole pirate theme. Although the game was decent, everyone expected much more from the creators of the superb Gothic games. When I first heard about the third installment in the Risen series I was a little skeptic ...

MMORPGs are one the most popular video game genres today and have been for a while now. This list is mostly based on personal experience and enjoyment with these titles, but things such as popularity, player base, impact on the genre, economic model and innovation factor were also taken into consideration while compiling the list. I have played all of ...

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment’s free-to-play CCG (collectible card game) was finally released on March 11 after being in open beta since late January 2014. The game is all about 1v1 online battles in a turn-based fashion that features many of the beloved characters and spells from the Warcraft Universe. There are a total of nine classes, each having ...

The success of DayZ through Steam Early Access cannot be contested. DayZ has sold almost 1.4 million copies in less than two months, and continues to be one of the best-selling titles on Steam? The reason is simple – the previous DayZ Mod for Arma 2 gained a lot of popularity, and many of the fans migrated to the highly-anticipated ...