KGB Surveillance: The Division Open Beta

This past weekend, we spent many, many hours playing in the open beta for The Division. Rock and Pat came away more impressed than they expected, and are here to share some footage that they captured, as well as their overall thoughts about the game so far.

KGB Surveillance: The Forest

 

Rock and Pat take a walk through the insanely creepy survival horror game, The Forest. It's kind of like That Terrible M. Night Shyamalan Movie, only , you know, actually pretty scary.

KGB Surveillance: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

That loveable Patrick Ronk comes through again with another hot dose of KGB Surveillance. Here's over an hour of hot, streaming action as Pat plays through several rounds of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare with a bunch of friends. Stabbing dudes!

Watch Patrick Play Hotline Miami on Twitch.TV

We're still testing out our streaming setup, but Pat sat down and played Hotline Miami for a bit the other day. This is a rough test, so there's no commentary or anything, but if you wanna see the bizarre neon murder simulator in action, check it out!

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Hands-On First Impressions

The Metal Gear series is straight-up bananas. The newest game in the franchise, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a side story of sorts, a frantic action game from Platinum Games. We spent some time with the demo recently, and here's our thoughts.

Game of the Year 2012: John Newby

It seems to me that 2012 has been the year of the assassin. Games like Assassins Creed III, Dishonored, Hitman: Absolution, and Lego Lord of the Rings (just trust me) have all focused on the art of silent murder. Additionally, games like The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and Mark of the Ninja feature assassinations as central plot points. It would only make sense that my game of the year for 2012, Dishonored, is all about assassinating enemies.

Game of the Year 2012: AGTurbo

2012 was an amazing year, of surprising games. No game surprised and amazed me like Max Payne 3: my Game of the Year.

When I first saw the trailers of Max Payne 3 I was disappointed that it took place in Sao Paulo, he was bald, and the trailers consisted nothing but shooting, that there was a cover system, and was a complete affront of the series. Further I progressed in Max Payne 3 the more I enjoyed it. I have beat the single player 4 times, beat the game on New York Minute, and legend twice on multiplayer. With no doubt I give Max Payne 3 my GAME OF THE YEAR.

Game of the Year 2012: Chris Linendoll

 
If you were to ask me at this time last year what I'd choose as 2012's Game of the Year, XCOM: Enemy Unknown probably wouldn't even cross my mind. To be honest, I was pretty excited for the XCOM FPS that was (is?) in development at 2K Marin. I've never played the previous, classic XCOM games, and I haven't touched strategy games since the late 90s. But, somehow, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is unquestionably my Game of the Year.

The Garden of Eden: Assassin's Creed III Review

Utterly. Batshit. Insane. There is really no other way to convey the wild storytelling of Assassin’s Creed III. After spending the past three games with Ezio Auditore, ACIII finally introduces new protagonists, not the mention an entire New World. The time-bending meta-story of Desmond Miles is also heavily featured, eventually wrapping itself around into the present day. Multiple location shifts span decades, making Assassin’s Creed III feel like the most expansive entry yet.

Hands-On First Impressions: Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

After a lackluster Summer of Arcade, there have been some high caliber titles on XBLA lately. Chris takes a look at Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit. Get ready for some adorable ass-kicking.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown- Hands On First Impressions

For most of his life, Rock has been intensely interested in the subject of UFOs. Before video games, comic books, movies, music..almost other hobbies came into his life, he was into UFOs.  So it should surprise no one that he was incredibly excited to play a game that let him take the lead in defending Earth from nefarious beings from outer space.  Rock recently got some hands on time with the demo for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and he likes what he saw. Time to die, alien scum!

Inside Man: Sleeping Dogs Review

Sleeping Dogs has the distinction of possibly having the most convoluted journey to store shelves that has ever produced a quality game. Just this past year, we saw an example of what typically happens when a game with a troubled development cycle is finally released: the abysmal Duke Nukem Forever. Put that abomination out of your mind, though, as Sleeping Dogs rises from the ashes to reach amazing heights. United Front Games and Square Enix have given us one of the best open world experiences of this generation.

Fallout: New Vegas- Adventures Through the Western Wasteland Part 3

And the bodies of the evil doers continue to pile up! Let no fiend stand in the way of Rock's righteous wrath! Read on for more adventure and daring-do as Rock continues his trek across to New Vegas wasteland.

Doom 64: An Overlooked Horror Gem

Hell must have frozen over. KGB Radio co-host Pat Ronk actually managed to write an article. Speaking of Hell, here's a look at Doom 64. This version of the classic id shooter had some major differences from other ports, and Pat takes a look at what makes this one so special.

Just Cause 2 Goes Full Retard: Plus, a Bonus AGTurbo Says

Things are getting out of hand in the PC version of Just Cause 2. A new mod is turning the game into an absolute insane asylum. Check out the wild video, plus a bonus installment of AGTurbo Says!

Kill Them All...Again! Orcs Must Die! 2 Review

  
Rock's been eagerly awaiting the release of Orcs Must Die! 2 ever since he first laid hands on it at PAX East. Was it worth the wait? Does it live up to expectations? Read on to find out!

A Tasty Review: Lollipop Chainsaw

How many licks does it take to get to the center of this lollipop? Read on to hear Humor Tumor's verdict on the new Suda51 game: Lollipop Chainsaw.

Modern Classics: Metro 2033

Rock jumps in to share his love of Metro 2033. It's a shame that a lot of people decided to pass it by when it first came around! Well now that the sequel has been delayed until 2013, there's no better time than now to check out this absolute gem of a shooter!

Arise Uhh...Arisen: Dragon's Dogma Review

After spending many grueling hours digging deep into the finer points of Dragon's Dogma, fearless Rock has finally finished it!  Here now are his unadulterated feelings on this quite unique RPG.

Hands-On First Impressions: Spec Ops: The Line

Oh boy, here we go. Another third person shooter, complete with cover mechanics, macho alpha males, and douchechill-inducing American patriotism. To be totally honest, those were my exact thoughts when I first heard of Spec Ops: The Line, and had written the game off as decidedly "not for me" pretty long ago. I don't tend to enjoy games outside of my comfort zone of the action-adventure and grappling sports entertainment genres. Shooters for me are simply too chaotic, too jock-tacular for me to ever really get into, outside of some of the true standouts in that space. Much to my surprise, I found Spec Ops to be completely enjoyable.