8-Bit Armies | Review

8-Bit Armies | Review

In 2003, when EA destroyed Westwood studios, the creators of Command & Conquer, one final group of original Westwood employees resigned and formed Petroglyph Games. Later, EA also destroyed the Command & Conquer series by releasing Command & Conquer 4. Yet with the recent announcement of 8-Bit Armies, there seemed to be some hope for people looking for a modern game with that classic Command & Conquer flavour.

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Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void | Review

Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void | Review

Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void is the second and final standalone expansion in Blizzard's Starcraft II Trilogy. Though, to call it an expansion simply does not do this game justice. While at first myself and many other players may have felt short-changed at the copy/paste nature of the game's mechanics from the original Starcraft, Legacy of the Void looks, and plays like the culmination of all Blizzard has learned since Starcraft was released in 1998. That's a long time to perfect your craft...it's a long time to perfect your Starcraft.

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Shuffle or Boogie? | Frank Klepacki & Grey Goo

Shuffle or Boogie? | Frank Klepacki & Grey Goo

Grey Goo was one of my most anticipated games of 2015, so this time I'll be talking about Frank Klepacki, his work up until now and how this new game's audio shapes up. Frank Klepacki is a Las Vegas based composer and sound director. His story begins at only 17 years old when he joined the company that many might describe as the masters of real-time strategy: Westwood Studios.

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