A lot of people are suckers for games about pirates -- not so much the plundering and looting part but the part where you sail ships around and put broadsides into enemy vessels. Naval gameplay should give the player the feeling of excitement they would get if they were fighting in the climactic battle ...
For those who've been keeping up with "Hearthstone" (2014) expansions and adventures, it's become evident that developer and publisher Activision-Blizzard's solutions to initial problems with the game have made matters worse over the years. Many of the powerful cards in the ...
Activision-Blizzard's famed digital collectible card game "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft" (2014) is back again with its latest expansion, "Mean Streets of Gadgetzan," and its arrival could not come soon enough. Anyone who’s been trying to climb the ladder in "Hearthstone" ...
Back in the early 2000s, "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2" (2002) was a blast to play. One could design rides with just the right amount of corkscrews, helixes and inversions to get park-goers' adrenaline pumping. Until now, few roller coaster design and theme park management games have achieved ...
TFL Comedy may be one of the newest additions to the Tufts comedy scene, but the group is already making waves with its focus on creating a comedy group less focused on performances and more on building confidence and community.The challenges women face in comedy are well-documented by the media, but ...
At the kickoff of Blizzard's annual convention, BlizzCon, on Nov. 5, game developers informed fans about upcoming content and provided an opportunity for a deeper look into what is coming next for the company's titles. Blizzard's eternally-popular multiplayer online role-playing game ...
As a faithful owner of the fourth and fifth iterations of Sid Meier's "Civilization" series, it was only appropriate to cover the latest iteration in an acclaimed series that has long been the pinnacle of the 4X genre. Many players hoped that developer Firaxis had learned its lesson after ...
Online commentators describe "Black Mirror" (2011-present) as the best show they’d "never recommend to other people," which accurately sums up many viewers' sentiments. The show, created by Charlie Brooker, certainly has never held back when it comes to satirically confronting ...
Tanky man with a giant deployable shield? Small woman who freezes people and protects herself in a block of ice? When news of Hi-Rez Studios' "Paladins: Champions of the Realm" heroes was first publicized, the internet swiftly came to the defense of Blizzard's "Overwatch"(2016) ...
HBO fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” (2011-present) captivated viewers with its portrayal of flawed men and women pursuing power through pithy dialogue, sexual manipulation and epic clashes of blades and wit. Show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss skillfully brought brutality and grit to a world ...
