In Scotland, we have a few sayings to sum up how into something you are. For instance, if you were chocolate daft or chocolate stupid you would love chocolate. I’m not really sure how this came about, and I don’t care enough to inform myself but for some reason we’ve taken that daft/stupid methodology and
Markus Persson, more commonly known in the gaming community as Notch is about to hit the big time, again. I say this loosely as the guy is already worth hundreds of millions of dollars in personal wealth, and his net worth is probably over a billion if you factor in his company equity and all
Destiny is — as the kids say — the new hotness in town. Destiny is the first non-Halo game from Bungie in what feels like forever. It is a whole new universe with new lore and the game is a whole hell of a lot of fun if you haven’t checked it out yet. I
With the final quarter of the year coming upon us, it seems that there isn’t as much hype surrounding video games as there normally is. At this time is when we first start to see huge releases, which we did just see the release of Destiny but outside of that, there just isn’t that much
9/9/99. 15 years ago today marked the launch of the legendary Sega Dreamcast. I remember like it was yesterday, the buzz around it at the time was like no console launch I can remember. My dad purchased it for me the day it came out along with Power Stones, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing and Sonic
Jordan “Kootra” Mathewson, founder of the gaming group The Creatures, was arrested by a group of police officers while playing Counter-Strike on a live stream. Before they entered his room, Kootra speculated he was about to be “SWATted.” It’s a phenomenon that is gaining familiarity, as hackers sometimes conjure false threats to inconvenience their opponents
Today is a special day. At the time of writing this, it’s Tuesday 09/09/14. Today is the day the world stands still for a single second, longingly gazing into the warming glow of the ether. Watching patiently as the clock ticks and tocks away, for the most important thing in their lives at this particular time.
MORTAAAL KOMBAAAT. Those two words are the Rick Roll of nineties dance music. If you don’t have the Mortal Kombat theme in your head right now then I don’t even want to know you.Many would argue that Mortal Kombat is the greatest fighting game series of all time and they’d be right – I’m not
What could I possibly write in this space to declare my love even more for EA MMA? If you’re on this site today, you know MiddleEasy considers EA MMA to be the best MMA game in the world, and in general one of our favorite multiplayer experiences since, hell, Goldeneye/Perfect Dark. EA MMA was a
I write this with glee as a fairly amateur crafter. I haven’t built big sexy palaces and I have no desire to recreate Narnia in Minecraft – however every so often I do like to mess about with blocks. It’s that childish instinct in us all to build and create something wonderful out of something
Basketball is such a form of masochism for me. My enjoyment of basketball hinges on the sad, pathetic New York Knicks. The false hope they always present me with time after time. They convinced me Stephon Marbury was the savior, then Eddy Curry, well surely Steve Francis will help us, we’ll at least we have
For a while I was one of those guys who was talking about how the JRPG seemed all-but-dead. I mean, in a way, it made sense at the time. The Final Fantasy games have gotten increasingly more confusing if not flat-out bad and the rise of Western game developers has left Japanese game developers running
I’m not even sure what to say about Civilization: Beyond Earth outside of me being so incredibly excited about it. Civilization V is one of those games that I could play endlessly (note: I have done this) and the hours seem to just stack up while time gets away from me. I know that I’m
Online console gaming is such a given now, games are expected to have online multiplayer, even if it has to be shoehorned in. Back in 2004, just a measly ten years ago, it wasn’t like this. With the release of Halo 2, the landscape of console gaming couldn’t have been more different. Halo 2 for
There aren’t many games out there that get love just for the sake of getting love from us here at MiddleEasy, but there is one game that Jason has said “just keeps on giving,” which would be Mount & Blade: Warband. Whenever there is a Steam sale one of us will end up pushing it
In an entirely expected twist at PAX, we’re getting another reboot of an existing game. With standouts like Metro: Redux Extra Russian Edition and The Last of Us Super Mega Depressing Edition – Xbox One users will be treated to a revamp of State of Decay. That little XBLA arcade game that captured the hearts