Brittany Vincent

Borderlands 2 'Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep' DLC review: Roll for initiative, suckas Borderlands 2's Tiny Tina has got some bizarre quirks and qualities a vocal few openly denounce, but she's memorable in a way so few women in games are. All that, and she's still a little girl. The frenetic little firecracker is a bundle of energy, so it makes perfect sense that she should host a game of Bunkers & Badasses, an obvious parody of Dungeons & Dragons. In "Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep,"

The punishing difficulty ensures defeat in most cases, making it an absolute certainty that a restart will be necessary at least once. That same frustration, however, is what attracted the droves of players to Capcom's open-world RPG in the first place.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is the latest game from Koji Igarashi, assistant director and writer of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Igarashi was a lead on many fan-favorite Castlevania games, and his departure from Konami meant the end of an era for the series.

For a side-story that’s not as fully realized as it could be, 'Youngblood' still manages to get the most important aspects — the gunplay, level design, and spectacle — right. In Wolfenstein: Youngblood's harrowing alternate version of the '80s, the Nazi regime still rules most of the world with an iron fist, but the Blazkowicz sisters are putting up a hell of a fight.

Watching established characters stab each other in the back, scheme, and even cheat their way to victory as Yumeko is able to stop them nearly every single time is just as satisfying as watching Sailor Moon defeat the bad guys each episode. You know what the end result will ultimately be, but it's an addictive rush the whole way there. This tension (as well as the sheer absurdity of each wager) is literally expressed with dark colors, sinister music, and not least of which the absolutely terrify

Snapchat's gaming platform Snap Games is host to a few fun-filled mini games that you can invite your friends to play on the go. One of the first titles for the platform, Tiny Royale, proved it was just as formidable of a diversion as any "bigger" console release, and could easily capture your attention while being played right from within Snapchat. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of Snapchat's new Bitmoji Tennis game, which is colorful but ultimately hollow.

Mobile developer Niantic's Pokémon Go was a massive success, and it's still attracting eager players with each passing month. According to Sensor Tower, Pokémon Go's loyal player base pushed its total revenue earned into the billions, as the game reached $2.6 million just days ahead of Niantic's next game's release: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Put simply, it’s the best crime drama not on TV. Sega and Ryu ga Gotoku Studio's Yakuza series, while excellent, is still unfortunately relegated to niche status by most gamers. Luckily, fans know quality when they see it, and with 2016's Yakuza 6: The Song of Life giving legendary series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu a fitting end for his storied legacy, fans have been clamoring for another sojourn back to where it all began: the fictional city of Kamurocho. Judgment (Judge Eyes in Japan) is a spi

Out of Bethesda's myriad properties, one of the least likely to receive a sequel seemed to be 2011's Rage. Yet, here we are. With Avalanche Studios (Just Cause, Doom) taking over main development duties from id Software, Rage 2 set out to make something bigger and better than the first installment. Does it succeed? Sort of.

When you aren't facing off against Freakers, there's still plenty to do. The open world is positively teeming with various subplots to explore and side quests to pursue. Deacon and Boozer have their own unique narrative threads to unravel, but along the way you'll become entangled in others' stories as well. There's a wide variety of different survivors to chat with who'll need your help taking item A to point B and everything in between. Most of your time will be spent traveling via Deacon’s m

Today, games try to be a little of everything. Every month we have a new open-world, narrative-driven, high-production, content-packed, 100-hour magnum tour de force blockbuster release, and it’s a great time to be a gamer. Titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War blew us away with just how far the art of video games has come. Secretly — just between us — sometimes all that content just wears me out. I’m not always looking for some big damn epic journey. Sometimes, I want something a li

From the cotton candy clouds of pink to the rainbow lens flares dotting every scenic vista and cerulean waters in which you cast your fishing line, Far Cry New Dawn is peaceful and beautiful. Disturbingly so. Unsettling minor-key background music underpins the notion that, while everything seems hunky dory in Hope County, there’s something still quite sinister afoot.

After you leave the tunnels and begin careening around Russia in the Aurora, you'll be faced with a wide world to explore. It's a joy, despite the run-down aspects of the once proud country, to finally come out from underground and see what's out there waiting in the world.

Of course, when speaking of Kingdom Hearts, you’ve always got to start with the confusing, terrifyingly convoluted story. The overarching Kingdom Hearts story is a daunting, often intimidating narrative that can be frustrating to parse. Square Enix is aware of this, and thus included a few prologue videos that can be viewed ahead of playing through the game, though to be frank they end up making things a bit more confusing for newcomers.

You’re hurtling through space as rainbow-tinged sparks fly through the air, coupled with twinkling stars and ancient artwork. You’re on the edge of infinity, caught somewhere between exuberance and thoughtful meditation as you immerse yourself in one of the most beautiful games of “Tetris” you’ve ever played.

Virtual reality titles often excel at offering immersive experiences, but too often the isometric, platformer games of the medium lack a crucial element: The feeling that one is truly inside the game. With few exceptions, most of these sorts of VR games that have you controlling a tiny figure inside a game are content with giving players a front row seat as sort of powerful, omniscient spectators, but rarely as a figure in the context of the actual game. That’s why “Astro Bot Rescue Mission” is

Your first brush with frustration in Shinji Mikami’s blood-drenched action horror saga The Evil Within comes only minutes after you’re first given control. Bound and hung from the ceiling via meat hook with only corpses surrounding you, you’re forced to swing from side to side until you can free yourself and run to safety. There's a hulking behemoth of what appears to be a deranged butcher in your way, however. He stands before a table, doing who-knows-what to the poor, unfortunate soul in fron

The Dragon Age series has always been a bit of a polarizing experience for fans. When Dragon Age: Origins hit stores in back in 2009, it received praise from players and critics alike. It was an example of what BioWare does best: Creating an expansive and interesting world filled with lore rivaling established fantasy franchises like George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire

Assassin’s Creed Unity was a game I really wanted to like. I’ve been a fan of the Assassin’s Creed series since its debut, and have always gotten a kick out of the games, despite some flaws. After last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag really raised the bar for the series in both scope and storytelling, I couldn't help but get excited at the prospect of another grand fight with the Templars. However, Unity has jaded me not only to the Assassin’s Creed brand, but to Ubisoft as a whole. I c

I’ve been in a torrid love affair with zombie games since I first played Resident Evil in 1996. Over the years there’s been a gradual build-up of fatigue as far as the subject matter goes, and I find myself sighing when yet another “innovative” zombie apocalypse-themed survival horror game comes down the pipe.