The Insight: State of Decay 2 Is Not All Rot

    By Shane Ferguson I can’t say I had the highest expectations going into State of Decay 2. With the abundance of zombie apocalypse media released in the past few years, I’ve been taking a brief but much-needed hiatus from the genre. I missed the first State of Decay in the sea of last…

First Impressions: Inside The Sea of Thieves Final Beta

  By Shane Ferguson Don’t be fooled by Sea of Thieves’ charm. Underneath its child-like, cartoon surface is an intricate team strategy game. Within this first-person action adventure game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios, players explore the online open-world in a pirate ship, embark on quests, collect loot and engage in combat. But the…

The Insight: UFC 3 – The Ultimate Fighting Simulator?

By Shane Ferguson While it has a few issues, UFC 3 is undoubtedly the ultimate fighting simulator of this generation thus far. On the PlayStation 4, its graphical and technical prowess make it a must-have for any UFC mega fan – or casual fan. Skin textures, stadiums and lighting look fantastic, even real at times. The expansive roster…

The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

By Harry Rabinowitz As always, the Circle’s got your back with a variety of news and review for this week. Evan Narcisse reviews Galak-Z, the throwback spaceship shooter roguelike by developer 17-BIT. Mike Futter has details on a report by the American Psychological Association linking video game players to higher levels of aggression and desensitization.…

The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

By Harry Rabinowitz Happy Gamescom, everyone! 2016 is looking to be a good year for game releases. Dan Ackerman gives his impressions of the the new Gamescom Intel CPU chips, codenamed Skylake. Matt Gerardi breaks down all the new Microsoft games shown this week at Gamescom, including Crackdown 3, Scalebound, and Quantum Break. Remember how…

The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

By Harry Rabinowitz The holidays are right around the corner. So, what are you getting for your family? Don’t know? Well, for now, forget about it and check out what our illustrious Circle members have been up to. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been the talk of the town, an accomplishment in and…