If one were to utilize a Venn Diagram to compare the subsets of A) our reader-base and B) ladies and gentlemen who are unaware that Diablo III has released, then you would end up with . . . uh . . . a circle. So we’ll leave that out. Diablo III is out, and like
Max Payne 3 is one of those “adaptations” where a well-known franchise is used to guarantee sales of an original and untried script. Sure, it’s yet another adventure for the hard-boiled, leather-jacketed hero sharing the series’ signature bullet-time mechanic, but the word “sequel” implies continuation – of plot elements, characterization, or even just central premise/aesthetic.
Bethesda Softworks’s upcoming title Dishonored will be available in North America on October 9 and Europe on October 12, 2012, as announced today. Dishonored tells the story of Corvo, the titular dishonored former bodyguard turned infamous assassin. An open-world title set in a coastal city dominated by fantastic steampunk technology, Dishonored will be available for
Whether you love or hate the game, the musical score for LucasArts’ Kinect Star Wars is impressive. And, before anyone says anything, I’m talking about the actual orchestrated pieces, not that infamous “I’m Han Solo” song. With a musical feel that evokes the feeling of the films themselves, you’d probably be surprised to learn that the
Though Sega has thus far refused to comment, rumors are flying suggesting an (unannounced) sequel to racy spectacle fighter Bayonetta may have been canceled. Sega’s recently announced it would scrap several unnamed games as part of a company restructuring, and a source for SPOnG “familiar with the situation” claims a sequel for Bayonetta was among
It shall come to pass that in the year 2013 AD an Elder Scroll MMO will arrive for PCs and Macs. “We have been working hard to create an online world in which players will be able to experience the epic Elder Scrolls universe with their friends, something fans have long said they wanted,” said
Sony has released new details for their upcoming title God of War: Ascension. So far, it looks like more of the same. Set six months after Kratos’ murder of his family, Ascension covers our favorite psychopath’s attempt to escape from a Titan-constructed prison and his own blood oath to Ares, battling some of the darkest
This year at PAX East, Rooster Teeth Productions, the team behind hit machinima webseries Red vs. Blue, unveiled the teaser trailer to the upcoming season of the show. And, for those of us that weren’t actually in attendance, we’ve had to wait patiently to see just what Rooster Teeth has in store. Wait no longer.
You’ve probably heard about George Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, even if only because of Star Wars. Campbell argued that the myths that have survived for thousands of years share a common, evocative pattern: a “monomyth” that speaks to deep human needs. As a cultural theory, the monomyth’s attracted its share of criticisms,