We all have a game or game series we go back to from time to time simply to play casually for relaxation purposes. Sometimes, after a hard day at work or a troubling study session, you need something simple to enjoy. For myself and many others, that series is Animal Crossing. It never demands a lot of your attention, and yet it somehow always manages to get as much of it as possible. The formula has never changed drastically from game to game, and yet each title adds something special to keep you coming back for more. Animal Crossing: New Leaf may not be the most innovative or groundbreaking game around, but sometimes playing it safe is all you need. READ MORE
The Wolfenstein series has always tried to inject an alternate history slant into the usual World War II shooter, but in The New Order, MachineGames takes it out of the 1940s and places you into a particularly bleak version of the 1960s. READ MORE
In From Pixels to Polygons, we examine classic game franchises that have survived the long transition from the 8- or 16-bit era to the current console generation.
Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series, once considered as the rival franchise to Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros., has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon. Despite some troubled developments in recent years, the Sonic series has remained incredibly popular and, to this day, one of Sega’s key franchises. With the recent announcement of Sonic Lost World, we thought it would be the perfect time to look back at Sega’s mascot and explore just how far he’s come since the days of the Genesis.
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Another E3 means another season of Speculator in the books and a ton of rumors to round up. Did Graham defend his title, or did a late surge from Andrew steal this year’s crown?
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