Lego Marvel’s Avengers review

The opening level of Lego Avengers is easily one of the worst in all of the Lego franchise. Depicting the opening action sequence of Avengers: Age of Ultron, it’s meant to serve both as tutorial and hype builder, giving you control of each of the titular superheroes in turn as you endeavor to learn how …

E3 2015: Star Fox Zero rolls into trouble (Wii U)

What was it? A 15-minute playthrough of one stage and a boss fight. What did we learn? — Players are encouraged to use the GamePad for precision aiming…. — …Which can cause some issues. — It’s somewhat unwieldy and slow. How was it? Initially, Starfox seems like a bust. It’s not a looker, by any …

Five Nights at Freddy’s World is back, and it’s free

Five Nights at Freddy’s World was removed from Steam last month because it wasn’t very good. Creator Scott Cawthon admitted as much, writing that he wasn’t satisfied with the state of the game following an avalanche of negative feedback on Steam. Everyone who bought it – no matter how long they had played it – was entitled …

XCOM 2 review

XCOM 2 is at its best when it’s pulling you in ten different directions at once. On any given turn, I may be juggling research assignments, weapon upgrades, and wounded troops — each one clawing at the last few coins in my meager piggy bank. Managing XCOM is an ever-evolving challenge that demands you carefully …

Halo 5: Guardians Review (Xbox One)

I’ve never thought of myself as a Halo fanboy, but I guess I am. I bought an imported US Xbox just to play Halo: Combat Evolved. I made CDs of E3 Halo 2 footage, and then distributed it to my friends. Halo 2 is one of the only games I’ve put serious time into online. …