E3 2012: 10 Rumors That Aren't Coming True
E3 2012: Rumors Debunked
E3 2012 is close at hand, and is set to take place in Los Angeles from June 5 to June 7 this year. Barring any complications—like an earthquake swallowing the entirety of Southern California—the whole event is expected to go without a hitch, and allow games developers and publishers... More »
But Then I Took a Dragon Break to the Canon: A Glimpse at The Elder Scrolls Online
Riding on the coattails of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind’s tenth anniversary nostalgia-fest, The Elder Scrolls Online was announced the other day, its expected release date a vague “2013”. As expected given the series’ recent boost in popularity (see: Skyrim), the internet’s gone berserker mode over... More »
The Elder Scrolls Online: Top 10 Must-Have Features
That the Elder Scrolls is taking its world online should come as no surprise to anyone who's been following the rumors of the game's development for awhile now. The game has since been confirmed for release on both the PC and Mac in 2013.
Only time will tell whether the game will be just another MMORPG or... More »
A Girl's Guide to Call of Duty: Black Ops II — What You Need to Know Because You Are a Moronic Female
As your boyfriend probably told you, Call of Duty: Black Ops II will have women in it. And you, dutiful girlfriend, will be required to play it even though (as previously mentioned) there will be boobs all over the place which automatically makes it like 1000 times more dumb than the dumbest thing that was ever dumb and also... More »
Prototype 2 Glitches Are Pretty Damn Amusing
Prototype 2 Glitches
Prototype 2 has just been released, and as it is with newly released games, it's still pretty buggy.
Anyone who's picked up the game on day one will have to contend with some of the glitches the game has on offer, at least until Radical Entertainment and Activision come... More »
Orcs Must Die! 2: The Gameranx Interview
It can be tough to talk about Orcs Must Die! 2 without first talking about the game's predecessor, Orcs Must Die! so we'll start at the beginning as it's as good a place as any to start an interview.
Orcs Must Die! is a strategy game which combines Tower Defense game mechanics with that of a third person... More »
Platform Tectonics: The Evolution of Touch and Waggle
In the first part of Platform Tectonics, I laid out the disappearance of differences between the big modern gaming platforms.
As I mentioned in the last article, the Wii is the odd one out this generation, due to a number of reasons. First, the controls. The Wii - just like the Gamecube - doesn’t support a second... More »
History of the Never Changing War: A Fallout Retrospective
“War. War never changes.”
There are very few lines in gaming that carry as much weight as the phrase above. Whenever there is a discussion on influential RPGs, Fallout is bound to be mentioned a few times. To anyone that’s actually played the first two games of the series, this is pretty much a given. To... More »
Black Ops 2: Nine Things Treyarch is Doing Differently
Black Ops 2: This is what's new
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has just been announced and with that announcement, its developers at Treyarch are laying to rest player speculation with some very hard facts about their upcoming game which is slated to see release on November 13 for the PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox... More »
Diablo III: Monk Support Skill Guide
Diablo III is about more than just hacking and slashing. It's a cooperative game that not only recommends that players work together, but requires cooperation on the higher difficulties.
To that end, every character class in the game—from front-line fighters like the Barbarian to the more utility-based... More »
