The single player campaign for Call of Duty Modern Warfare III is one of the most innovative in the entire series. Gone are the missions on-rails in favor of a more open world environment that gives players choices in completing objectives while also rewarding exploration.
This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill takes on the military junta ruling the massive dystopian sci-fi city of SPRAWL, a fast-paced shooter where building up adrenaline is just as important as collecting ammo.
The release of a new Call of Duty title is always something to celebrate, and Modern Warfare III already has millions of dedicated players for the multiplayer, zombie and single player campaigns. First up, we review the multiplayer aspects of this thoroughly modern shooter.
The 10th Anniversary Edition of Call of Juarez: Gunslinger celebrates the first-person shooter title that pays homage to the bounty hunter Silas Greaves. Players get to experience the epic tales of Silas Greaves on the trail of notorious outlaws in the old Wild West.
Activision pulled back the curtains on the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III with two weekends of multiplayer betas. The GiN team was there and checked out the pending title on both next generation consoles and older hardware. It was quite a blast.
Digital Extremes multiplayer high mobility shooter Warframe has been going strong for over a decade, and it has frequent updates and new features to keep it fresh. Warframe is so popular that Digital Extremes hosts an annual convention called TennoCon which is attented by thousands of fans every year.
An almost forgotten series without a new entry in over a decade comes roaring back with the release of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. With extremely challenging gameplay, it quickly becomes one of the most hardcore and action-packed mech combat battlers ever made.
My Friendly Neighborhood is kind of like a wonderfully odd mashup of Five Nights at Freddy’s and Call of Duty. The title has players exploring a closed television studio for a children’s show where all of the formerly family friendly puppets have come to life and gone completely mad.
Wanted Dead is an action title that is marketed based on its over-the-top violence and combat, but it actually has a lot more to offer action RPGers including a detailed open world, impressive graphics, plenty of side quests and other things to discover.
On the surface, the horror game Choo-Choo Charles seems a bit odd, with a demonic train engine crossed with a giant spider being the main monster. But it’s actually a really fun and unique title that can also prove quite terrifying at times.
