Nate Gillick
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Metro 2033
Creating a truly immersive game world is no easy task. To create a world so compelling that players forget they're playing a game, everything must be perfect, from the visuals and audio to the characters and environments. Developer 4A Games should be commended for Metro 2033's carefully crafted world -...
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 is all about choice. Players who import their character from the first Mass Effect will have the pleasure of seeing how their choices influenced the galaxy, and the number of story points carried over is surprisingly high. Expect to reencounter several characters from the original, some of...
Everything about Modern Warfare 2 screams larger than life. Over 10,000 retail outlets across the US held midnight releases to meet demand, and Activision announced first-day sales of approximately 4.7 million units in North America and the UK alone, with an opening of $310 million. Riding in on a massive...
Borderlands
Successfully fusing two genres into a whole that is greater than its component pieces is tricky business. The balance of yin and yang that will produce a successful hybrid is going to be different for every game. Borderlands isn't the first game to blend shooting with character progression systems familiar...
Even twenty-five years after the original movie's release, Ghostbusters remains a beloved franchise, which has seen the spawning of cartoon series, comics, toys, and everything else that mega-franchises entail. It was this love of the franchise that led developer Terminal Reality to meet with Sony Pictures to discuss the possibility...
Resident Evil 5
The Resident Evil franchise stands out as one of the most well-known game franchises, spanning several console generations, and is the one of the grandfathers of horror games as we know them. Following the success of Resident Evil 4, the series now makes its debut on current-generation consoles, and sends...
Afro Samurai
Set in a distinct universe where cell phones, cyborgs, and rocket launchers meet old-fashioned feudal Japan, Afro Samurai tells a tale of revenge. In this world of turmoil, there are two special headbands; Number One and Number Two. The owner of Number One is said to rule the world as...
Gears of War 2
After the release and instant success of the original Gears of War, it quickly became apparent that Microsoft wanted to place it next to the Halo franchise as part of a one-two punch to sell as many 360s as they possibly could. Being labeled as a console-selling title puts a...
Fallout 3
The Fallout franchise tells the tale of a parallel-universe, where history proceeded very differently in the aftermath of World War II. US culture remained stuck in the '50s, while technological evolution expanded much faster than in the world we know. Unfortunately, it all ends in tears in 2077, with China...