Video Games

There are few better excuses to run around a Steampunk Victorian England than a plague of monsters, seriously, just try and think of one. Ok, fine, ‘political intrigue/ assassination’ isn’t bad, but I don’t think it tops wolfmen (and whatever creatures we haven’t seen yet). This is the world of The Order:1886, and alternate earth where monsters slink in the dark places, King Arthur has returned, and an order of superpowered knights (aided by an explosion of technical advancement) stand to stem the tide. Basically it goes like this ‘monsters, monster, steampunk, monsters monsters, really cool weapons’.  Heard enough?

Cops and Robbers anybody?  Oh, come now, I know you remember that feeling of running free, murdering your friends in an endless and (mostly) harmless series of battles.  No, I’m not talking about your last round of COD, I’m talking that earliest form of multiplayer… childhood.  Its probably why these FPS games are so enticing really… the kids grew up with the ability to reproduce that feeling into a digital realm, and so, we have Battlefield: Hardline.  The ultimate good guys vs bad guys, its time do ‘draw the line’…. ‘hard’.

The first name in shooting family, friends, and strangers in an online multiplayer setting, Call of Duty has been filling headsets with profanity and living rooms with gunfire for most of this century. Redefining the genre, Modern Warfare changed the game, a generation on and the series aims to do so again. Making a statement about the Multi-shooter FPS in the new generation of hardware, its Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (with pre-order bonus!).

The longest running EA Sports franchise is back for edition #26! Madden Football is the first to officially kick off EA Sports Game season in August, and this year’s edition plans to give you a much more stabilized defensive system, recreated environments (on the next gen consoles) and more!  When you Pre-Order Madden 15, you’ll also get access to some free Ultimate Team content!  Read on to find out more.

This year’s going to be a big one for the NHL series.  It finally debuts on the next gen consoles utilizing the new IGNITE engine. Not just that, but you’ll enjoy a huge boost to in-game physics with some help from one of the engineers involved with the Large Hadron Collider, and a great Ultimate Team Bonus Boost if you Pre-Order the game. Curious about the bonus, or how the Large Hadron Collider ties into the NHL game this year?  Read on to find out.

What does EA Sports have in store for those pre-ordering their most popular sports gaming franchise this year?  FIFA is back for another year with numerous gaming enhancements bringing you closer to the real game itself. What better time to announce a pre-order bonus than during the World Cup?  Click on to see what EA has in store for this year’s Pre-Order for both standard and Ultimate Team editions.

Do you like causing chaos and havok amongst pirates and corrupt military organizations? I know you do! After an allstar showing with Far Cry 3, Ubisoft have brought us another ‘dude against some evil regime in a small country’ bonanza that promises to be full of weapons, exotic animals, and lots of untamed wilderness. Easily one of the heavy weights when it comes to dollars vs content, Far Cry has come again.

It’s been a long couple of years since the release of UFC Undisputed 3. For UFC fans, this has basically been an eternity. In the last two years, the Flyweight division was announced, as was women’s bantamweight. These are two of the many new things you’ll see in EA’s first UFC title. Was it worth the wait?  Let’s check it out.

It was probably the most anticipated game of E3 2012, and then the most anticipated game of E3 2013. Finally, Watch Dogs is out for pretty well every major console (WiiU coming soon) and promises to be one of the most tense, nail biting thrill ride games in years, stepping you in the shoes of an anti-hero hacker. But was it worth the wait? Click below and find out for yourself.

A game about a small world of Miis who actually have personality. In fact, that personality is the driving force behind their Tomodachi Life. The sort of thing Animal Crossing fans will understand immediately, Tomodachi Life pits you against the daily needs of your own personal island and the Miis that inhabit it, and manages to win your heart in the process.