Aliens: Colonial Marines is the gaming equivalent of what you’d get if you took the cadaver of James Cameron, gave it to Uwe Boll, showed that German prick the back of an Aliens DVD cover and then asked him to direct a made for TV after school special with a budget of three apples and a mule for the trade of goods and services. I honestly don’t think any more needs to be said. Read More »
Social media is a wonderful thing. Not only does it let users serve up banalities on a platter, but it sometimes produces something much more exceptional. Just the other day, a stand-off in tweet form occurred when Anthony Burch, lead writer for Borderlands 2, began to ardently defend Tiny Tina after a handful of disgruntled gamers labeled her as racist. Read More »
Sometimes, it’s just good to be bad. I’m one who constantly finds himself on the darker side of the line, often preferring beautifully written villains to the moral knights that strut through the battlefield, emerging from the dust and debris with the princess under one arm. These are just some of the generation’s villains just too hard to hate. The ones you can’t help but love. Read More »
I made no secret about my love for Borderlands’ first bit of DLC – Captain Scarlet and her Pirate’s Booty. It was fresh, funky and it proved to be a great little departure from the main story. Cue the collective sighs, because that winning streak is about to taken down a few pegs by Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt; an add-on that, I’m sad to say, is a bit of a letdown. Read More »
So, the time has finally come. With only one day left for 2012, what better time to announce what game we, the Dusty Cartridge team, have found worthy of this year’s Game of the Year Award. Which one is it? Read on to find out! Read More »
We might be hours away from announcing OUR Game of the Year for 2012, but we’re not ready to call it a day just yet. After all, every one of you dear readers was given the chance to cast your vote for some of 2012’s finest. With ten of the best to choose from, we were more than interested to see just what you all thought should be in the top spot. Read More »
We might have rattled off some of our least favourite games a few days ago, but there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. 2012 still presented us with some truly stellar titles, so here are but a few key staff picks you should go out and play! Read More »
Borderlands 2 is a game that needs no introduction, but for those living under Rakk, it’s the follow-up title in the smash hit FPS RPG Borderlands franchise, developed by Gearbox and published by 2K Games. The game has massive shoes to fill, so what new features and additions does the title bring and more importantly, was it worth the four year wait? Read More »
