That really should end my Void Bastards review right there, but obviously, it’s a tad light on the objective details, so let’s start to unpack it here, shall we? So, the crazy people over at Blue Manchu Games, who you may have heard are some of the ex-developers over from Irrational Games, the people who created System Shock and then Bioshock. These guys know their way around games. Their first at-bat from 2014 was Card Hunter, a play off of the collectible card/turn-based st

Rage 2 definitely feels like a game made by two studios with conflicting ideas of what they wanted to build. On the one hand, you can tell that the game’s shooting mechanics were made by Id Software, the same team that brought us the in-your-face-shotgunning miracle reboot of Doom. On the other hand, the other studio in charge of the open world gameplay, Avalanche, created the not-so-well-received Mad Max and the strangely unremarkable Just Cause 4, and somewhat shows in the

Reviewer: Daniel “Nightmare-ACTUAL” Patterson Case # 000-011 Codename: Agent The events of New York City left a great deal of devastation before and after the civilian agents that rose above to the call of duty when everything else failed. They defeated the wave of rogue agents led by Aaron Keener and everyone else who stood in their way Rioters, Rikers, Cleaners and Last Man Batallion. With the rise of these new threats in Division 2, let’s talk about the different factions

Freedom, Independence, and a pursuit of all who threaten it. If the Red Faction series could be summed into one tagline, that would be a fitting tag to be billed. First debuting on the PlayStation 2 in 2002, Red Faction introduced players to a vicious Martian civil war, where miners fight the vicious Ultor Mining Corporation in a bloody conflict for liberation against oppression. Known for its gunplay, violence, and environmental-altering graphical technology, Red Faction qui

Oculus and the ESL to bring some awesome Veterans out to Leicester England. As part of our Air Assault program, these vets had a chance to experience the first-ever VR first-person shooter eSports tournament, the ESL, Oculus, Onward Invitational. Onward is a tactical FPS that pairs some familiar gameplay with a fresh VR experience. The Veterans who joined us are big fans of the game and familiar faces in the Onward community, so they were very eager to be a part of this inaug

Launching in September, Forsaken looks to put players on very edges of space, in a Western-inspired bitter tale of vengeance, where the lines of lawlessness and righteousness are blurred. While the story is under wraps until the end of the Summer, Bungie is introducing a brand new game mode that will certainly entice players looking for something new. This new game mode is called Gambit. At the Activision booth at E3, representatives of Seattle-based Bungie Studios introduced

This is EarthFall, from Seattle-based Holospark Studios. After several years in development and multiple tests, the game is set for release on PC and consoles on July 13th. To celebrate, Holospark has released a new trailer, showcasing the unique gameplay mechanics that will be featured in the game. The aliens that players will be facing are mutagenic and parasitic, coming in a variety of different forms. Of course, they will be numerous and do their damnedest to destroy you.

What’s old is new again, and the classics are coming back. Crash Bandicoot is back. Spyro The Dragon is returning in September. Beyond Good and Evil is getting a sequel. And the first-person shooter classic Decent has returned in the form of Overload. After several years in development and following a successful Beta test, Revival Productions’s has released Overload, the spiritual successor to Decent. The game is now available on Steam, which also features VR support for thos

It was a time of innovation. it was a time of pushing the envelope. it was a time of doing things because you could. The 1990s are no stranger to innovations and major happenings within the video game industry. 3D graphics were the new norm. Games were being placed on compact discs. And the platformer genre was slowly fading in favor of first-person shooters. One of the most widely popular shooters was Duke Nukem 3D, a game that fundamentally changed the way games were made,

Tucked in a corner outside of the Indie Megabooth was a small black booth. There were no light or theatrics, but there was a banner for a fascinating looking game called Project Warlock. As it was nearing the end of the day at PAX EAST, I decided to take a look at this interesting title, having already been drawn in by the impressive banner. I was greeted by the developer, and right away, I was thrust into the chaos of Project Warlock. With a name like Project Warlock, you ex

Our Air Assault program ventured north of the 49th Parallel to see the developers of SQUAD in Vancouver Canada! We looked far and wide and identified two amazing Veterans who are also big-time SQUAD fans to visit the developers for a round of motion capture fun. The mission featured several firsts for our Air Assault program. Not only was this our first mission out of the US, it was also the first to feature an Allied Veteran, a member of the Australian Defense Force, to join

With one more day left for this year’s PAX East, Stack-Up wanted to visit one of our regular favorite studios to check out their upcoming 3v3 FPS: Aftercharge. Quebec City-based Chainsawesome Games took Stack-Up through a few rounds to show off what makes Aftercharge a fun and innovative twist to 3v3s! When invisible robots rise up against their creators, a civil war ensues to protect the dwindling resources from the mechanical rebels. Aftercharge takes six players (both loca

Aliens have landed in the woods, but they are not here to collect flowers or heal bloody cuts with glowing fingers. Instead, they are here to devour, control, and ultimately, take over the Earth. Not a single human knows why they are here, nor are they aware of their purpose in causing such destruction. Deep in the woods of the pacific northwest lies humanity’s first, only, and last line of defense. This is Earthfall, a co-op first-person shooter from the wonderful people at

We have a special trip up next for our Air Assault program. This time we are teaming up with the folks behind SQUAD to bring a new type of experience to a couple of amazing Veterans! This weekend, we will be sending two Veterans up to Vancouver to meet the developers of SQUAD and to participate in an awesome Motion Capture Session! Being as this is such a hands-on mission with the folks at SQUAD we made sure to find some real fans of the game to fill out the roster for this A

3D Realms will be bringing their newly announced shooter to PAX EAST in Boston, Massachusetts. For those eager to play this behemoth of a shooter, it will be at booth #23120 in the Expo Hall. Ion Maiden is a continuation of the 2016 isometric shooter, Bombshell. Players take on the role of Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison, a cybernetically augmented woman who has fought against every threat to American interests for as long as she can remember. Using her special cybernetic enhance

Beneath the endless deserts of the Arabian Peninsula lies untold fortunes and deadly secrets. From Uppercut Games comes a new take on roguelike First-Person shooters that puts players in a cursed city from the pages of Arabian Nights. This new wild adventure is known as City of Brass, where players will fight through a deadly supernatural curse in search of fortune and glory. Uppercut Games will be attending PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts, and for those lucky enough to be

Warhammer: Vermintide II – Hands-on with the Beta by: Reign With just a day left until launch, Fatshark’s sequel, Warhammer: Vermintide II, has many players chomping at the bit for more Skaven slaying action. Several hours were spent taking in all that the beta had to offer. While limited in scope, it gave a good overview of what someone can expect in this chapter of the series. The Skaven are back in their innumerable glory, and this time, they brought allies. The legions of

Focus Home Interactive has recently announced the exciting news Insurgency: Sandstorm, the realistic modern combat FPS, is being enhanced and polished for release on consoles later this year. The FPS has garnered a strong, and vocal following on Steam for quite some time, being lauded for its extreme attention to detail and focus on creating a more intense combat experience without making it too casual. The new game will be making its way to consoles for release sometime in 2

Aftercharge is different, I will start off with that. They recently held an alpha test and our Twitch Manager, Chris Case along with our Videographer, plus myself, were provided with some keys to test the game out. We were already aware of Aftercharge by talking with Laurent Mercure of Chainsawesome Games at PAX South. The game was on display at the convention and Laurent graciously took some of his time to chat with us on camera and tell us all about the game which you can w

You can fight an enemy with good, reliable weapons. But, you cannot truly defeat an enemy without a strong, intelligent strategy. Mindwalker Games recently announced the release date of their highly anticipated game, Sentinels. What makes Sentinels unique isn’t just the focus of warfare but the seamless blending of first-person shooting and real-time tower defense strategy.  Long-time gamers would know that combining genres usually makes for average to sub-average gaming expe