It's the first Weekly Wrap-Up of 2014, which means we've got two weeks worth of content right here. In case you've been on vacation this whole time and missed any of our latest reviews and GZ Originals, you'll be able to check them all out here. Happy New Year and so on. Now that the damn formalities are out of the way, let's talk us some vidya games!
Reviews
Halo: Spartan Assault Review: Nickel and Dime
This ain't no Geometry Wars.
Intake Review: Like popping pills at a rave without the consequences
Cipher Prime's latest proves to be one of the most unique shooters in recent memory.
BandFuse: Rock Legends Review: School of rock
Whether you want to learn how to jam or just party with friends, this guitar game is a great avenue for either option.
GZ Originals
New Year's Resolutions for Gamers
What should you be focusing your 2014 on as far as games are concerned?
10 indie games of 2013 you should’ve played
If you haven't already, you should totally play these indie games.
New Year’s resolution: Tips for defeating your gaming backlog
Have a bunch of games piled up that you've yet to play? Refer to these tips to tackle that blasted backlog!
The Great Holiday Outage of 2013
Christmas 2013 will forever go down as a dark, morbid day.
Dr. David's Indie Spotlight: Pier Solar is a modern Mega Drive RPG
This game was totally released on the Mega Drive not too long ago, dude!
'Should I get the Xbox One or PS4?' – The most popular holiday question I heard
The answer to the question every single person and animal in the world is asking.
Hearthstone's biggest problem is its limited card pool
Look at all of those cards! Just kidding!
My Sony PlayStation 2014 wish list
No games on this list, silly! But there are some much desired features!
Dr. David's Indie Roundup: Nidhogg, Yuji Naka's new game, To the Moon, and more
The dude who created Sonic totally made a game about looking at whales doing whale stuff!
Damn good storytelling can indeed carry non-traditional gameplay
See? Video games can have excellent storytelling!
Up Up Down Down: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Raiden's gonna cut you to shreds, yo!
My son thinks everything is a next-gen video game
My, games sure are gettin' pretty realistic, aren't they?
Seven years old, and the PS3 is still worth it
The Last of Us is worth it alone, but take a look at all of those other games!
What does the Xbox One need?
Let's Play Godus Episode 1 – A finger to raise a civilization
So this is what Peter Molyneux has been working on.
Top 10 Gargoyles/Demons in games and movies
Creatures!
Need Humanity: Dark Souls 2 will never be as difficult to a ‘Souls’ fan
Please refrain from losing your smile.
December 2013: The no good, very bad month if you stream video games
Ah, the business of streaming games on the good ol' Internet.
The maturity of Clementine in The Walking Dead: Season Two: as told by you
Our Clementine is all grown up now, isn't she?
Friendly competition: Recommending the right console
Try not to get your dirty underwear in a bunch. Let's just take a look at some suggestions.
Will 2014 finally be the year of the Vita?
Come on, Vita! Show us whatchu got!
5 awesome free Minecraft servers you should check out
This one's for all of you Minecraft playas in the house!
Is PS Now a good enough solution to the PS4's lack of backwards compatibility?
Are you happy with this upcoming feature?
What will the next Skylanders game be like?
What can we expect from Activision's next dragon toy game?
Counterpoint: Backwards compatibility is a privilege, not a right
How about a different school of thought?
Steam Machines have been priced and I’m unimpressed
Better start looking under your couch cushions for some extra change.
Balancing Hearthstone: The meta see-saw
Hopefully this whole thing gets sorted out before the full launch.
We couldn’t stop the always-on beast
Hey, look over there! It's Lucifer!
What would you say to virtual reality … tomorrow?
The future!
Braid: The game of a generation
You may not know it, but Braid is quite the iconic game, and here's why.
Dr. David's Indie Spotlight: Cuphead is like a 1930s Technicolor cartoon
It's like you're watching a beautiful old cartoon!
Mad Science: Could PlayStation Now Become a Console All Its Own?
I know I used this line already, but: the future!
The Get Even Problem: Should developers be aiming for photorealism?
Ya know, it's not always just about games looking as real as possible.
Reversing the curse? Why I'm (cautiously) optimistic about Alien: Isolation
There's hope. There's always hope.
Week in Mobile: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed returns to burn the mobile speedway
Let's check out the mobile version of one of the best mascot racers in recent memory.
Bigger isn't always better: why we're so hung up on Titanfall's player count
Quit yer belly achin'!
PlayStation Now could help Sony win this generation
Sony just needs to, you know, make sure it works on day one.
Up Up Down Down: Dragon’s Dogma
We enter Capcom's dragon-filled world.
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