Bag of Games

Recently, MKay wrote an article entitled: What Turns A Gamer Into a Trophy/Achievement Junkie? While it was an informative and well written piece, it’s core viewpoint (namely achievements are good) was one which I disagree with. So this article isn’t so much a ‘companion’ to it as much as it is a ‘frenemy‘ For the purposes of this... (more...)

Last week we did a review about futuristic shooter/MMO Global Agenda by Hi-Rez Studios. Now Global Agenda celebrates its second anniversary by providing anniversary content that introduces Switchblade Pet, PvP Tournament Reward, and Back Catalog of Flair Items. If you haven’t tried the game earlier, now you have the perfect opportunity to try it. Why is that you ask?... (more...)

To the Final Frontier and Back Home Again Sol Exodus is a diamond in the rough. It doesn’t try to simulate an entire galaxy of barren worlds or force you to learn about things like trade routes or remember the market price of Unobtainium. What it does do is space combat and manages to do it well while including a nice selection of mechanics that simplifies but also... (more...)

Battlefield 3 is the sixth game in the Battlefield series…..ok, not exactly, but there’s a little more than 3, and if you count Bad Company, it’s also not exactly the third installment in the series either. However, this game ended up to be Battlefield 3, and it’s been anticipated by a lot of people, especially those who feel like they are sick... (more...)

ICO: the game whose strength relies on restraint. It relies on a sense of mystery, ambiguity, a disciplined minimalism, your interactivity, physical communication as opposed to heavy use of dialogue, an immersion within a carefully crafted world, and a very personal connection with its characters that only gameplay can bring about. Yeah, well let’s make that a book.... (more...)

When you put together a futuristic third person shooter with a massively multiplayer game experience, you get Global Agenda. Global Agenda, developed by Hi-Rez Studios, is a massively multiplayer game where you can shoot other future soldiers and they will go down… or that happens to you. Global Agenda has both, PvE (player versus environment) and PvP (player versus... (more...)

With such a large amount of “easy platinum trophies” search queries in Google each month, there has to be reasons why trophy hunting is so popular. Is trophy hunting only a waste of time? Are trophies or achievements a useless feature that shouldn’t exist? And most importantly: What turns a gamer into a trophy junkie? Google Insights shows the likelihood of users... (more...)

DISCLAIMER: I have not played the first Deus Ex game. Actually, before playing this game, I tried playing the first game, but I got stuck on the first level and just decided to play the newer game. I’ll get around to beating the first game, for those who think I should play it through, because it can’t be claimed to be the greatest PC game ever made for nothing,... (more...)

The Binding of Isaac (later BoI) was created by the twisted minds of Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl. McMillen was recently behind the widely popular Super Meat Boy; however, BoI is quite a different experience, excluding difficulty! Here, I’ll give you a few word groups: morbid and creepy; frustrating and infuriating, exciting and addictive. What do they all have... (more...)

Recently we gave you our first Impressions of the new Tribes: Ascend. We loved it so if you’re aching to try the game yourself, here is an opportunity for you. We received handful beta keys for Tribes: Ascend by Hi-Rez Studios and now the time has come to share them. To get one, all you need to do is to leave a comment and tell us why you deserve a closed beta... (more...)