Enjoying the Epic Glory of CrossCode
CrossCode has a long history of awards that is especially impressive for an indie title. But that did not keep it from sitting on Vince’s backlist, until now. And he’s really glad he finally unwrapped this grand gift to gamers.
Brawlhalla Esports Year Seven Begins with $1 Million Prize Pool
he 2022 season of the Brawlhalla eSports championship kicks off with an online Winter Championship and concludes with the largest fighting game tournament prize pool ever.
FMV and Interactive Movie Games are on the Rise
Full motion video games and interactive movies are white hot right now. After a long period of somewhat lackluster offerings, FMV titles now have elite studios, talented actors and cool technology all coming together to create some amazing games for us to play.
Smoke or Fire? Rocking with Ender Lilies and Burnout Paradise
The first Save State of the new year is a bit of a dichotomy as Vincent takes advantage of the many end of year game sales. At first, things are dark and gloomy with Ender Lilies, and then they go white hot in Burnout Paradise.
How will CoD Vanguard Affect The Esports Scene?
Every year like clockwork, we’re treated to a new edition of the Call of Duty series. However, since Warzone was introduced, there hasn’t been as much interest in the single-player campaigns or their multiplayer modes. That could all change with Vanguard.
Happy New Year! (and) Happy New Games?
With the old year fading into a lukewarm memory, the Skirmisher takes time to look ahead to some of the, hopefully, amazing games that 2022 will offer. Let’s hope the new year will be good for gamers, because we could all use some good news. Health and happiness to you all!
Holiday Hijinks: Playing Eastward and Mario Party Superstars
This week our Save State columnist has some guests in for Christmas, so he entertains them with repeated bouts of the oddly fun Mario Party Superstars. And then to unwind from all that fun, he dives into the even weirder Eastward adventure game. It’s holiday hijinks all week!
Matrix Awakens Demo Shows Video Gaming of Tomorrow
Warner Brothers and Unreal have released the playable Matrix Awakens tech demo running on the Unreal Engine 5. If games of the future look even half this good, the future is going to be awesome. This could seriously change everything.
The Record of Dunkin Darius
This week our Save State columnist takes a look at two action-heavy games from the past, the Record of Lodoss War Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth RPG and the Darius Gaiden shump.
My Personal Review Of 2021
Everyone has a story about how the year 2021 has treated them, with lots of ups and downs. For Skirmisher Neal Sayatovich this is especially true. He did some great things like reboot The GiN Lounge, but also suffered for months with COVID-19. And the whole time, he kept on gaming. Hopefully, all of you can too.