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Call of Duty Black Ops 4: A Look at The Controversy

6/29/2018

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Written by Rick Warren / gfn21
There has been plenty of hype around the Blackout mode and the numerous Zombies offerings launching with Black Ops 4... but there has been just as much controversy due to the lack of campaign and the Black Ops pass. As a huge fan of the series, I wanted to take a closer look at these two complaints and give my opinion on everything going on with this year’s ambitious (and risky) Call of Duty title.

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The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit - Review

6/27/2018

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Developed by: DONTNOD
Release Date: 6/25/2018
MSRP: Free
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC (played on PS4)
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Written by Rick Warren / gfn21
With the sequel to 2015’s surprise hit Life is Strange on the way, DONTNOD decided to skip the trailer and tease their game in a different way: a free prequel episode. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit tells the story of a young boy named Chris Erikson, a kid with a huge love for superheroes and plenty of imagination. While it certainly has some issues, there’s some truly great setup for Life is Strange 2 here. Capitalizing on the same type of storytelling that made the original game a success, Captain Spirit succeeds in making the Erikson family interesting in its short two-hour runtime.

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Luke Cage Season 2 Review

6/26/2018

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Written by Rick Warren / gfn21
​While the inaugural season of Luke Cage was solid, it saw a steep drop in quality after the early exit of Mahershala Ali’s Cottonmouth. This season, the writers had to go an entire season without the excellent-but-underused villain and prove that the show could survive without the character. Thankfully, they did just that. The cast is given good material to work with, and they take it a step farther with their great performances. Supporting characters like Misty Knight and Shades get interesting subplots, and Bushmaster, the new antagonist, is particularly brilliant. Most importantly, though, Luke Cage himself is more interesting here than in his previous appearances. While it does suffer from having too many episodes and more than a few slow scenes, Luke Cage season 2 is still a must-watch for Marvel fans.

For an in-depth and spoiler-heavy review, read on.

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Vampyr Review

6/12/2018

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​Developed by: DONTNOD
Release Date: 6/5/2018
MSRP: $59.99 USD
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC (played on PS4)
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​Written by Rick Warren / gfn21
Set in post-war London during the year 1918, Vampyr puts players in the shoes of Dr. Jonathan Reid, a brilliant doctor-turned-Vampire. His journey consists of two major tasks: finding the Vampire who gave him eternal life and rescuing London from a deadly epidemic. With the story accompanied by action-oriented combat, a detailed open world, and a unique morality system, Life is Strange developer Don’t Nod has completely left their comfort zone with Vampyr. The resulting product might not be the best game of this year, but it’s certainly the most interesting one.

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Detroit: Become Human Review

6/4/2018

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Developer: Quantic Dream
Release Date: 5/25/2018
ESRB/PEGI: M/PEGI 18
MSRP: $59.99 USD
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The future is here…the future is now. What if androids could service your every need, want, and desire? What if androids replaced humans? What if androids could develop human emotions, thought and logic and fight for their own freedoms and rights? The story of Detroit: Become Human explores all three of these simple, but philosophical questions along with a lot more and the context in the grey.
 
In Detroit: Become Human, you play as three androids: Connor, a straight-laced by-the-book android investigator; Kara, a simple housekeeper searching for a better life, and Markus, an android escaping to unite other androids against the system. While all three androids have different ambitions and goals, each story is defined with depth, meaning, sorrow, and every emotion in between and everything else dependent on player choice and how he/she wants the story to go.

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