May 13
A recent release that may have flown under your radar is Soul Sacrifice, an action RPG for the PS Vita developed by Marvelous AQL and Sony. One of the main combat mechanics is the decision between sacrificing or saving downed enemies and allies. Saving an ally brings them back at the cost your health, while …
Apr 18
Sports games don’t get a lot of love on this site. If genres were children, sports games would be forced to live in the cupboard under the stairs, and sit quietly in the corner when first-person shooter comes over to brag about their fantastic opening weekend and thriving multiplayer community. Imagine dealing with friends, family, …
Apr 09
While no game has beaten WoW in the single combat that is the MMO marketplace, some games didn’t even make it to the arena.
Mar 26
Just because Undercover was a bust doesn’t mean we’ve given up hope on the concept.
Feb 28
This past Valentine’s Day, while I was on my date with five different supermodels…oh wait, I think I misspelled getting drunk and playing Fallout: New Vegas. Well, tomato tom-ah-to. Does anyone else think that phrase looks weird typed out? I’ve never typed it before. Anyways, Rebellion Entertainment dropped a V-Day announcement regarding one of my …
Feb 22
So we talked about content creation last week, but this time around we’re going to chat about an issue of a lack of original content. More and more we’re seeing a trend developing in the gaming industry that promotes the idea of space marines. These games frequently involve a single soldier or squad of galactic …
Feb 08
Creativity is the name of the game. The video game, that is. Just like on the internet, original content is what draws people to a video game, but we’ll have a debate on whether reposts or remakes are worse on a later day. And also like the internet, it’s important for the community to give …
Jan 17
Last time I checked the kind of AI’s we deal with in games wouldn’t exactly make good cabinet ministers.
Jan 07
The two series that defined my childhood are each getting three new movies. The first in a three-part film adaptation of Tolkien’s The Hobbit came out a couple of weeks ago to mostly positive reviews, smashing box office success, and a display of nerdgasms from the audience, yours truly included. Is there a lot of …
Dec 26
Listen to the whole HBHUD crew bicker needlessly about what we loved this year, what we hated, and what’s getting awards.
