Many decades ago, at the onset of new video game technologies, developers started filming live-action shots and scenes into their games. This was known as Full Motion Video, or FMV for short. Games such as Off-Road Interceptor Extreme, utilized the FMV formate to tell its story, switching between FMV and a 3D vehicular shooter. Other titles, such as Tomcat Alley, were entire films that had players pushing button prompt to successfully complete the scene.   Looking back on the

The Terminator franchise has been a huge staple in the world of sci-fi. From its iconic robotic design to its groundbreaking film-making and its unforgettable lines, the Terminator franchise has brought audiences into a battle through time, where there is no fate but what we make for ourselves. The latest iteration of this franchise is Terminator: Dark Fate, a film described as the “Star Wars:  The Force Awakens of the franchise”. To coincide with the release of Terminator: D

As this generation comes to an end, the top trending theme is the theme of cyberpunk. Ruiner, Black Future ’88, and naturally, Cyberpunk 2077 are just a small inkling of games that take place within this genre of science fiction. As more games take to this theme, the need to stand out is essential, and Ghostrunner seeks to slice its way through the competition. Coming from 3D Realms and Developer One More Level,  Ghostrunner is a first-person action game where players shed th

Danger Scavenger Publisher: Star Drifters Developer: Star Drifters, Piotr Wolk The robots have run amock and it’s up to you to stop them. At the Polish Game booth at PAX EAST 2020, Developer Star Drifters was on hand to showcase a special little game that looks to be fun, thrilling, and perfect for when you need a quick dose of cyberpunk action in your day. Danger Scavenger is an isometric twin-stick roguelike game that made its debut at PAX EAST, and while the game is still

Crime doesn’t pay, but in the case of Kingpin it does. 3D Realms announced today the re-release of a Quake II engine classic, Kingpin:Reloaded. Originally released in 1999, the original game was a sharply distinctive and unique first-person shooter, utilizing the Quake II engine for dynamic action and shooting set within a one-of-a-kind world of retro-crime. Now, Kingpin: Reloaded is coming back to settle the score with a new generation of gamers. Kingpin: Reloaded is a remas

Sleek, silent, stealthy, a sniper can truly make a difference on the battlefield, and in the right hands, a sniper can change the fate of an entire country. When war breaks out in Siberia, one sniper, recruited by a highly advanced private organization, is prepared to take down tyranny with his scope. From CI Games comes Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts, the newest and fourth installment of the Sniper Ghost Warrior games. With the developers learning from their other works, CI

Ghostbusters: The Video Game was originally released in 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. When Ghostbusters: The Video Game was announced, the game garnered a considerable amount of ambition but had a higher degree of skepticism put against it. At the time, it was decreed that video games based on licensed properties were of extremely average to criminally terrible quality, some reaching and falling below bedrock expectations. There were a few shining examples, su

Hi, I’m Jeremy “Danger” Tharp and this is my first published review! Please let me know how you feel about my style as I feel out what that is exactly. I think I’ll always try to focus on fun, gameplay, graphics, and the normal review pros/cons stuff. But, I also want to focus on the future and the developers themselves, to highlight the people behind the games we know and love (and sometimes not so much) to get a taste of some of the behind the scenes stuff (if I can). So wi

Long-distance relationships aren’t easy, and they can become an often complicated subject. Whether a civilian or a service member, long-distance relationships can come with their mixture of warm feelings and crushing sadness. Lightning Rod Games is hoping to bring a thoughtful perspective to the discussion of Long-Distance Relationships with A Fold Apart, an adventure puzzle game inspired by the art of Origami. While tinkering their next game idea, the team discovered the per

The Wild West was in full swing at the Headup games booth at PAX WEST where they revealed an exciting twin-stick shooter called, Colt Canyon which is planned for release in 2019 for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. Colt Canyon comes from Retrific (@Retrific), a one-man German video game studio by Jonathan Mannshoven. Manshoven studied game design at Cologne Game Labs, an elite institution for game development and research. Retrific has released titles such as Shell Shift

Humans are all destined to leave Earth at some point, if not this lifetime, then certainly in the next few lifetimes. People were never meant to stay on Earth for long, and when the opportunity arises, the most brilliant scientists spearheaded the Eden project. Eden is destined to be a better, more sustainable home for humans. As the Earth crumbles, Eden becomes a new beacon of hope for humanity. All hell breaks loose, however, when Eden comes under attack. Everreach: Project

If you found yourself in a fantasy setting, filled with knights, monsters, and kingdoms, what would you do? Would you join the great noble crusade of saving the kingdom? Perhaps the force of darkness and usurping peace are more interesting to you? Did Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of The Caribbean inspire you to be the jester that pulls the strings on both sides? Project Witchstone may be for you. From Spearhead Games, the guys behind Omensight and Stories: Path of Destin

We don’t know who fired first, us or the damn toasters. Though, one thing is clear: Humanity needs to fight back. With the planet in ruin, and humankind facing extinction, it is up to a small band of resistance fighters to find some way to stop this mechanized menace. From Danilo Dia, Joy Masher, and The Arcade Crew comes Blazing Chrome, a run’n’gun side-scroller shooting game that stealthily arose from the PAX East Show floor and onto gaming consoles and PC’s everywhere. In

For a man who has seen enough war, peace and tranquility are heavens on Earth. However, there’s an old saying: You may be done with the past, but the past isn’t done with you. When armed soldiers and cyborgs storm the Monastery, retired warrior, Vasily, will have to become what he has undone and get his revenge. From Buka Entertainment and Koch Media comes Redeemer: Enhanced Edition, a twin-stick action brawler and shooter that puts players as a retired warrior seeking peace,

Lena DelRay (@Crowbeak) and Stride PR have announced that Final Form Games is bringing their incredibly renowned spaceship shooter, Jamestown + on to the Nintendo Switch, with new content heading to the Steam and PC versions arriving as well. The announcement comes as the team gears up Pax West to present the Nintendo Switch version at the show, along with its new features. The original game, Jamestown,  was released in 2011 for PC platforms, then subsequently released for th

When one hears of a Sniper video game, the first thought is usually Sniper Elite from Rebellion Games. While Rebellion has crafted one of the best World War II Sniper experiences, City Interactive has provided a similar experience in the modern setting with its Sniper: Ghost Warrior franchise. Beginning on the Xbox 360, Sniper: Ghost Warrior has made a solid presence across several systems and generations, with their latest release, Sniper: Ghost Warriors 3, being an open-wor

Kalypso Media, the makers of fantastic games such as Sudden Strike 4 and the Tropico games, made the surprise announcement this week that two classic real-time strategy games will be making their way to consoles before the end of the year. A strong force in the RTS genre, Kalypso has been gaining grounds in strategic and military games, coming off the immensely exciting launch for Sudden Strike 4 and recently having published the Air Conflicts Collection for the Nintendo Swit

“We make games because we love them, and believe that people are the ends, not the means.” These are the words boldly stated on the website for the developer and publisher Pheonix Labs. The San Fransisco and Vancouver based studio certainly made a strong impression on me with the playable demo of Dauntless. Dauntless was on the first big game I played at PAX EAST and certainly held a strong presence among the masses present at the convention. I didn’t know too much about Daun

The 1990s were home to some of the most rebellious moments in human history. Somehow, in a decade that had earth-shattering moments such as Windows 95 and the rise of The Request Live, the wildly-talented team at Wide Right Games has brought together a fine team of wildly eclectic designers and engineers to create “the most bat@#$% crazy space shooter.” Wide Right Games has created Freedom Finger, an unapologetic and eclectic spaceship shooter, with a tremendous degree of cre

The Mirror Of Discovery expansion, along with the release of the Age of Discovery expansion, marks the first time the long-running MMO has tied into the lore of a new Star Trek TV show. Where Victory is Life had players connect to characters from Star Trek Deep Space 9, the Mirror of Discovery ties directly into Star Trek: Discovery, the new Star Trek series currently streaming on CBS All-Access. Last fall, the Age Of Discovery expansion introduced played to the year 2256, an