Summary [9.5 out of 10] After a terrific Mortal Kombat revival, NetherRealm has turned its sights on the DC Universe with Injustice Gods Among Us and it is amazing. Featuring a robust and engaging story mode as well as a full suite of other modes and unlockables that will keep you coming back for more [...]
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Bioshock Infinite (Xbox 360) Review
Summary [9.5 out of 10] The true sequel to Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite takes a new protagonist to a new location, the airborne city of Columbia several decades before the events in Rapture. The game, which takes place in 1912, features similar baseline gameplay with added complexity to the gameplay structure and storytelling. Taking the role of Booker [...]
God of War Ascension (PS3) Review
Summary [8.0 out of 10] A prequel to the God of War series, Ascension tells the story of Kratos’s attempt to break his blood oath to Ares and his subsequent imprisonment by the Furies. Ascension is a solid entry into the series but does very little to move it forward with a story and gameplay [...]
Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360)
Summary [9 out of 10] Far Cry 3 is the latest installment in the Far Cry franchise and combines elements of the first and second game, in so much as the mechanics of the second and the setting of the first game. This is the second title to come out of Ubisoft Montreal and [...]
Aliens Colonial Marines Xbox 360 Review
Summary [5.0 out of 10] A sequel to James Cameron’s Aliens, which is apparently considered cannon, Aliens Colonial Marines is a first person shooter that takes place after the events of Alien 3 but retcons some of the events there. The player assumes the role of Marine Coporal Winter, a member of an investigation team [...]
PS4 Announcement After Thoughts
On Wednesday, February 20th 2013 Sony had their big announcement of the upcoming Playstation 4. Patrick and I both watched the the livestream so we decided to share some of our thoughts with you. The System So in a similar vein to the PS3 the PS4 will be something of a PC with a 32bit [...]
The Walking Dead: The Game (Downloaded from Xbox Live)
Summary [10 out of 10] The Walking Dead: The Game is a point-and-click adventure game from Telltale Games. It draws more so from the comics as source material than the television show. This should not dissuade you as this story is more engaging and better executed than the show thus far and perhaps maybe [...]
Halo 4 (XBox 360) Review
Summary [9.0 out of 10] The first entry in the series by 343 Studios, Halo 4 is pretty fantastic. We haven’t always been the biggest Halo fans at this site but pretty much everything that bothered me about the past couple of entries in this series have been addressed, tightened and otherwise fixed and I [...]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Xbox 360)
Summary [8.5 out of 10] Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is the second installment in the CoD: Black Ops brand by the fine folks at Treyarch (SPIDER-MAN 2 ANYONE?! Such a great game). Everything you want in a Call of Duty game is here, the Black Ops branch seems to operate at a bit [...]
The Room (iPad 2 iOS 6.0.1)
Summary [5 out of 5] The Room is the first foray into the iOS gaming library from the folks at Fireproof Games, some Criterion alumni who banded together and released this short masterpiece, which has won Game of the Year from the App Store. The Room is a puzzle solving game with an interesting ambiguous narrative. [...]
Dishonored (Xbox 360) Review
Summary [8.0 out of 10] Following an assassin who is falsely accused of murder as he tries to clear his name through…murder…Dishonored is like if Bioshock and Thief somehow fell in love and had a child. With intense melee and ranged combat as well as heavy stealth elements, both enhanced by special powers to help [...]
Assassin’s Creed III (Xbox 360 Review)
No traditions are remembered, all glitches are permitted. Summary [7 out of 10] Assassin’s Creed III is the indirect follow up to Assassin’s Creed II with two stop gap titles between, those being Brotherhood and Revelations. The story got a bit convoluted with those two titles, some new mechanics were introduced for better or [...]
Pond Panic (iOS Review)
Summary [4.5 out of 5] Note: We decided to use a ½ scale for mobile gaming since we they are a bit different in terms of depth than a console or PC title. Pond Panic is the first entry into the game catalog of Fabling Game Studios. The game hits all the right notes for [...]
Resident Evil 6 (Xbox 360) Review
Summary [8.0 out of 10] Following threads of several interconnected stories, Resident Evil 6 might be the most ambitious entry in the series in terms of both story and execution and it mostly works. Taking a somewhat unorthodox approach to the series, Resident Evil 6 takes a bit of getting used to as the game [...]
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Xbox 360 Review)
Summary [9.5 out of 10] I’m not saying that the Unknown Enemy is Aliens, but it’s Aliens. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is not a remake, but a reboot of a beloved game from 1994 called UFO: Enemy Unknown aka X-COM: UFO Defense aka X-COM: Enemy Unknown. After a string of follow-ups culminating with 2001’s X-COM: Enforcer, [...]
Borderlands 2 (Xbox 360 Review)
Summary [9 out of 10] Borderlands 2 is Gearbox’s follow up to the awesomesauce that was 2009’s Game of the Year and it does not disappoint. The main characters from the first game return as NPCs to interact with and help you out on your journey. This one really starts off with a bang (I [...]
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox 360) Review
Summary [8.5 out of 10] Direct sequel to 2010′s War for Cybertron, Fall of Cybertron picks up right as that game left off with the Autobots trying to escape their dying planet through the space bridge to find another planet to inhabit while Cybertron repairs itself. The game once again offers players a chance to [...]
Catwoman Revealed in Injustice: Gods Among Us
For those of you excited for Warner Bros Interactive’s upcoming fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us, they’ve released a new video showing off Catwoman. You can also catch some glimpses of Lex Luthor and Nightwing as well as seeing more examples of how badass this game looks. Check it out below. Injustice: Gods Among Us will [...]
What I Learned at E3 2012
Every year that I go to E3 I learn something new. The first year I learned a lot because I knew nothing going in. The second year I refined the process but also enjoyed a second person to cover the event with. Now, year three where I flying solo again I find that the process [...]
E3 2012-Videos and Nintendo Press Conference
By now, people generally know about the Nintendo Press Conference and what went on there. I gave my take in the daily summary pretty much. There are some things about the Wii U that look interesting and some things that look terrible. There are better videos out there of the press conference, certainly more complete [...]
E3 2012-Statues and Cool Things
At the Buzz Media we like boobs as much as the next bunch of geek guys who spend most of their time playing games and watching movies but we also find the ‘booth babe’ tradition at E3 to be exploitative and distasteful. Toward this end, and because every other site ever does features highlighting the [...]
E3 2012 Preview-Splinter Cell Blacklist
Going into E3 this year I was completely unaware of this new iteration of Splinter Cell. When I saw it at Ubisoft’s booth it made me very excited as I have been a fan of the series since the second installment Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. After watching the theater presentation, I left with mixed feelings. [...]
E3 2012 Preview-Crysis 3
Outside of a Turtle Beach demo at last year’s E3 I have never played any of the Crysis games and as such they have been off my radar outside of just looking pretty. Watching the theater demo of Crysis 3 makes me a bit more interested in the series although it doesn’t do a huge [...]
E3 2012 Hands on Preview-Resident Evil 6
Given that it is one of my favorite game series of all time, Resident Evil 6 was easily my most anticipated game of the show. I was dismayed to not have an appointment with Capcom and even more dismayed when the chances of getting hands on with the game looked bleaker and bleaker. You can [...]
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