Gears of War: Judgment is available now exclusively for Xbox 360. Developed by Epic Games with help from People Can Fly, Gears of War: Judgment is a prequel to the original Gears of War trilogy. The fourth installment to the Microsoft-exclusive franchise is the first to steer away from the Marcus Fenix saga. Rather than [...]
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The Second String Gamble: Can Baird Carry GoW: Judgment?
Spin-offs are dangerous territory. With predominantly low success rates across the board, the highlighted trials and tribulations of supporting casts-turned-protagonists have never seemed to be enough in the entertainment world. And it makes sense. They’re called “support” characters for a reason. Their job is to help carry the emotional conflicts of the heroes and story, [...]
The Need for Diversity in Video Game Protagonists
When bringing up solutions that can help fix whatever perceived problems either the gaming public or gaming media seems to have with the current climate of video games, it generally speaks to changing whether there is an emphasis on gameplay, graphics, music or story. Usually with any of these, it is some intangible feeling or [...]
Gears of War: Judgment Preview: 2013′s Most Anticipated
Get your chainsaws out boys and girls, Epic Games is set to release its fourth installment in the Gears of War franchise and much anticipated prequel to the acclaimed series, Gears of War: Judgment. This time around, Epic is taking us back 14 years prior to the events of the first Gears installment. The story will follow [...]
Most Anticipated Games of 2013
The year is rapidly coming to an end and the time for looking back at this year’s crop of games has passed. Now that the planet has survived the Mayan apocalypse, every gamer has to make their annual resolution: to play more video games. While 2012 was a strong year for gaming, next year will be [...]
The Long and Winding Road: Video Games and Society
Humanity and violence go hand in hand, and if you were anywhere around a major retailer on Black Friday, you know exactly what I mean. On what is basically the holiest day of the year for a cult dedicated to the Gods of Commerce, masses of people take pilgrimages to the surrounding retail stores, fighting [...]
Gears Of War 4: What to Expect from Judgment
Gears of War 4, also known as Judgment, is turning heads in the new prequel to the franchise. The Gears of War series is unique in the gaming industry for its cover-based gameplay in a market dominated by Halo and Call of Duty. It brings a level of teamwork that arcade shooters like the Call [...]
Gears of War – Upcoming Judgement Game Includes Online FFA
Gears of War is a franchise that has seen three strong titles with a fourth, Judgement, on its way. People Can Fly’s (somewhat) soon-to-be-released fourth entry into the Gears of War series looks to mix things up a bit by introducing an online free-for-all mode. Whereas previous Gears of War titles featured plenty of team-based [...]
Why Does the Gaming Industry Continue Dying Franchises?
Few things become more valuable when reproduced. Think financial inflation or Ikea furniture. Items tend to lose their swag, their joie de vive, because they’ve lost their unique appeal. I can count on one hand the number of film or game sequels that have been worth their weight, which isn’t the best set of odds [...]
