Open world games are awesome. Honestly, experiencing the sheer scope of Morrowind for the first time was just, well, mindblowing. Emerging from a dark, dank hold on a slowly shifting ship to see the undulating waters of the ocean and a small, coastal town nestled against green hills was an experience that made me smile and secretly cheer inside. Here was gaming at its best. No direction, a huge world in front of me full of possibilities, hidden secrets, dungeons filled with treasure and cities emerging over horizons. continue reading…

This week saw the release of a demo for Ubisoft’s upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction. The game, slated to hit the market on April 13th, was originally supposed to be in gamers’ hands in February but was bumped back because Ubisoft wanted to wait until its new fiscal year, which starts just before April 13th. Nevertheless, anticipation is high for the latest installment in the Sam Fisher spy series, especially that now Sam is outcast and on his own, searching for vengeance after his daughter was killed. The demo is very short but it does allow gamers to get a feel for the interrogation sequences as well as a short romp through one of the infiltration missions. While the demo was brief, there was plenty to see, hear, and kill; and here are the five things we learned. continue reading…

The first piece of paid downloadable content for Bioware’s sci-fi RPG Mass Effect 2 is set to release tomorrow for the Xbox 360 and PC. continue reading…

This weekend some gamers received truly awful news while others saw the hope for long-awaited change. continue reading…