Epic Games

Truth In the Land of Impostors

Through interviews with indie game developers Alexander Bruce, Corey Nolan, and Mike Kime, guest contributor Alec Holowka explores a psychological phenomenon known as impostor syndrome.

PAX East: A Photoblog

There's no wrong way to do PAX. Dork Shelfer Wesley Fok details how he did it his way at Penny Arcade's gaming wonderland in Boston.

Xbox Spring Preview

Dork Shelf is ready to say goodbye to winter and checked out Xbox's spring game line-up, including BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider and Gears of War: Judgment.

News Shelf: 25/10/12

And now, all the game news that's fit to print. Eurogamer is embroiled in controversy, PAX goes down under, Apple unveils the iPad Mini, Zynga lays off 5% of its work force, and Square Enix licenses the Unreal 4 engine.

News Shelf: 10-06-12

One of gaming’s most visible faces walks into the horizon, a Toronto-based game wins honours at Indiecade, and World of Warcraft gets pulled into the equally bizarre world of U.S. politics.

Gears of War 3: Fenix Rising DLC Impressions

This past week the newest Gears of War 3 DLC, entitled Fenix Rising, became available for download on Xbox Live. The DLC features several new character skins, five new maps, and a new leveling system for those who just cannot get enough of Gears 3. For 800 Microsoft points Fenix Rising offers some decent content but not everyone will use all the features available for download.

Gears of War 3 Review

Gears of War 3 from Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios is one of the most definitive and comprehensive third-person shooters on the market. Gears 3 offers fans an action heavy conclusion to Delta Squad’s story, as well as an excellent selection of online game modes. The game provides the same solid gameplay and great visuals the series is known for, but even some Gears fans may find the game’s singleplayer campaign lacking in substance. On the other hand the game’s polished and varied versus and co-op game modes should convince many gamers to give Gears of War 3 a try.

Gears of War 3 Features Interview

At the recent Gears of War 3 press event in Toronto we had a chance to sit down with Jeff Rivait, Product Manager – Xbox Games and Accessories, and ask him a few questions about the development, gameplay, and features of Gears of War 3.

Bulletstorm Review

So what is Bulletstorm? Originally hyped up due to the presence of developers Epic and People Can Fly, many folks expected a heinously cheeky, violent slaughterhouse that only a name like Bulletstorm could suggest. But as time went on, evidence started to mount that there was going to be something special about Bulletstorm, once again hard to pin, but unmistakably present.