Joe McCallister
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Denver, CO, United States
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Review: Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Battlefront is at times a Schrodinger's cat of games, neither a Battlefront nor Battlefield, while simultaneously being somewhat both. → Read More
Review: Fallout 4 – Well worth the wait, and the hype
Traversing the wastes I came across a radar installation taken over by super mutants. → Read More
Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Zombies Exclusive Interview
Sony use Paris Games Week to announce exclusive zombie content for Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 3. But what exactly is Giant Zombies? → Read More
How Treyarch’s zombie AI will hinder Black Ops 3 gamers from Kiting
Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies mode has always had a certain strategy and approach. Every player knows it, and everyone has some variation of their own. → Read More
How money and Reputation will impact your Need for Speed experience
Cars, the people that drive them, and the culture that surrounds it all is a deep and complex environment. → Read More
Cutscenes total up to a ‘full-length movie’ says Need for Speed Producer
Need for Speed has always toyed with the idea of being a full entertainment property, with a movie, and previous games having their fair share of interlude between racing to build tension and give som → Read More
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided; Conspiracy, Choice, and Consequence
Deus Ex represents a series unlike many in gaming today. It offers choice, consequence, freedom, and a setting we find seldom explored. → Read More
How Adam Jensen will try to redeem himself in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex Human Revolution's gravel voiced protagonist Adam Jensen returns in Mankind Divided to try to make sense of the choices and events of the previous entry, but Executive Narrative Director Mary → Read More
Why is Deus Ex: Mankind Divided set two years after Human Revolution?
Now that games like Deus Ex have a few entries, characters, and a defined arc, the full breadth of a narrative world comes into focus. → Read More
Characters who seem bad in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, might not be what you think
Choice, consequence, and redemption are but a few of the themes that Deus Ex has become known for over many years and a few entries, and though those themes are most apparent, what typically goes unde → Read More
Review: Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut – This Land is My Land
Wasteland 2 Director’s Cut is the throwback fans deserve, on a new console, with updated visuals, dialog, voice acting, and generally more everything. → Read More
What to look for in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided conversations outside of words
Any effort like Deus Ex Mankind Divided stands to push character interaction in new directions with each new effort, offering players of past entries a brand new and exciting evolution on systems they → Read More
How real-life themes such as Religion play into Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
As gaming matures and the experiences put forth from indie to AAA expand, it’s expected as a medium to explore real-world issues and talking points. → Read More
Eidos talks doing Human Revolution justice and pushing choice forward in Deus Ex
Deus Ex introduced players to a new type of game all the way back upon its initial release in the year 2000. → Read More
Review: Skylanders Superchargers
Skylanders Superchargers is an utterly enjoyable mix of platforming and vehicular action, mixing a great variety of gameplay elements with creative settings and interesting characters, along with some → Read More
Review: NBA Live 16 – Mid-Range Shooter
NBA Live 16, at its core is a decent basketball game, but never really goes above and beyond that. → Read More
Review: FIFA 16 – The Equalizer
Annualized franchises, especially in sports, can be tough to innovate on year after year, and iteration after iteration might feel stale or marginally enhanced. → Read More
How Skylanders wants to be different than other online racers like Mario Kart
Skylanders has never been a series about being behind the curve, and with Skylanders Superchargers, Vicarious Visions is aiming to mix it up even more. → Read More
Review: Blues and Bullets Episode I: The End of Peace – Moody Blues
Blues and Bullets aims to be a true noir story told with stylistic choices and direction that make it stand out, offering choice, consequence, narrative, and general good gameplay. → Read More
Skylanders Superchargers’ Currency and the types of Power-ups discussed
Vicarious Visions has its work cut out with the upcoming Skylanders Superchargers, as a premier player in the toys-to-life space, Superchargers aims to mix up gameplay greatly with some vehicular mayh → Read More