Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is an expansion of Capcom’s 2012 critical hit Dragon’s Dogma. Purchasing Dark Arisen gives you the entire game, the expansive Bitterblack Isle expansion and a few improvements in game play. For this review, I’m going to focus on the new content provided and not the main game play. If you would like to read my review of the original game, click here. Biiterblack Isle is a character of Dragon’s Dogma in and of itself. The island’s key locations are beautiful and unique: from the epitaph in the opening gate to lush greenery and wildlife outside of
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon – Review
Lately the trend in the DLC arena seems to be something along the lines of “crazier is better.” We’ve seen a handful of games now try DLC’s that pose an alternate reality or a complete change in style from what the original game showcased. Most recently Assassin’s Creed 3 did this with their series of DLC releases centered around George Washington as king. In a generation where DLC was beginning to stale it’s great to see this change happening, and Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon (while stand-alone and not DLC) continues the awesome trend. Blood Dragon centers around protagonist and
The Sims 4 Officially Announced
Very little information about the new game has been released yet but one of the EA PR reps Charlie Sinhaseni (who also worked on the SimCity release) tweeted that The Sims 4 will be offline. Some popular YouTubers who cover The Sims franchise had a chance to get the head’s up early on the game via a private conference call – you can see/hear their reactions here (The Quxxn) and here (iPodZeke1).
Star Trek Video Game – Review
J.J. Abrams reinvigorated the Star Trek movie franchise in 2009 with his updated take on the classic sci-fi saga, and with a sequel coming in a few weeks the question then became if the same could be done for the video game version. The answer is an astounding…”meh.” The Star Trek game features decent acting, acceptable combat, and enough Star Trek nostalgia to make it passable. The issue becomes the game’s inability to stray from the generic third person standards it apes, and the lack of vision to try anything new to…ahem….”boldly go” where no third person shooter has gone
Machinima Xbox App Available Now
Machinima is one of the largest YouTube Networks and has expanded their reach this week by offering a brand new App for the Xbox. The new Machinima Xbox App is free to download and will instantly give you access to tons of content both from their original programming, featured partners and affiliates. COIN-OP TV is part of the Machinima Network so this will help give viewers easier access to our content on the Xbox console! Machinima Xbox App http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOu1FhTXBE8
Hot Video Games May 2013
Kickin’ off another month of fun and exciting video games led by Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Fuse, Grid 2, Metro Last Light, Dust 514 and more – here’s a quick recap of the video games releasing in May 2013! Hot Games of May 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceO7HvI8rk
Grand Theft Auto V Characters Trailer
Grand Theft Auto V drops September 17, 2013 – probably the most anticipated game of the year. Rockstar unveiled three new ‘character’ trailers for Michael, Trevor and Franklin – enjoy!
Get a Watch Dogs Alex Ross Poster With Pre-Order
More information about the upcoming game WATCH DOGS trickles out from month to month but one thing is certain – if you pre-order the game from GameStop you can land a fantastic looking Alex Ross poster. Alex Ross is a name common-place in the comic book industry for his art style and renders of iconic characters over the years. Ross took inspiration from Chicago to illustrate Watch Dogs’ hero Aiden Pearce in action using technology to his advantage. We’ve also got some new gameplay from Watch Dogs that showcases some new action and characters – enjoy!
No Nintendo Press Conference at E3 2013
Nintendo announced they won’t have a press conference this year at the E3 Expo for 2013 but still plan to showcase games inside the exhibit hall. What does this say about Nintendo as a brand? As of now most are looking at this as Nintendo’s attempt to abandon the Wii U hype but Nintendo has always worked outside the box and generally has something up their sleeves – we’ll see how things play out in the long run but for now check out this quick vlog discussion Nintendo and Xbox news!
