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2015: The Year of Competition

2015: The Year of Competition

February 5, 2016 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Another five games meet in our arena today: Rocket League, Duelyst, Heroes of the Storm, Killing Floor 2, and Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void.

2015: The Year of Adventures

2015: The Year of Adventures

February 4, 2016 · by Haywire · in Distractions

We’re looking at a dead but very lively genre today with Dropsy, Deer God, else heart.break(), Hot Tin Roof, and Read Only Memories.

2015: The Year of Bullet Hell

2015: The Year of Bullet Hell

February 3, 2016 · by Haywire · in Distractions

We’re bobbing and weaving today with Undertale, Dungeon Souls, Nuclear Throne, Assault Android Cactus, and The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.

2015: The Year of RPGs

2015: The Year of RPGs

February 2, 2016 · by Haywire · in Distractions

We’re going through old character sheets today with Shadowrun: Hongkong, Pillars of Eternity, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Valkyria Chronicles, and Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel.

2015: The Year of Triple A

2015: The Year of Triple A

February 1, 2016 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Destiny, Bloodborne, Splatoon, The Order: 1886, and Soma kick off our look back at 2015.

Games of 2014 (15/15)

Games of 2014 (15/15)

February 20, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Games of 2014 concludes with Ether One, Garugol, Divinity: Original Sin, NEO Scavenger, and Shadowrun: Dragonfall.

Games of 2014 (14/15)

Games of 2014 (14/15)

February 19, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Unrest, Three Fourths Home, With Those We Love Alive, Talks With My Mom, and Banished take us towards the end of week three.

Games of 2014 (13/15)

Games of 2014 (13/15)

February 18, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Yet another five great games: Fract OSC, Dungeon of the Endless, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Oracle, and Bayonetta 2.

Games of 2014 (12/15)

Games of 2014 (12/15)

February 17, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Combine The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead: Season 2, Electric Tortoise, The Fall and Broken Age to create today’s post.

Games of 2014 (11/15)

Games of 2014 (11/15)

February 16, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Dark Souls 2, Gods Will Be Watching, Hoplite, Shovel Knight, and Luftrausers begin week three of our roundup.

Games of 2014 (10/15)

Games of 2014 (10/15)

February 13, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns, and South Park: The Stick of Truth in today’s assortment of games sporting colons in their title.

Games of 2014 (9/15)

Games of 2014 (9/15)

February 12, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Crawl, Nidhogg, Jackbox Party Pack, Broforce, and Mount Your Friends are having a ball in today’s look to the past.

Games of 2014 (8/15)

Games of 2014 (8/15)

February 11, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

80 Days, Monument Valley, Threes!, Revolution 60, and Bomb Gaza in today’s pocket-sized retrospective.

Games of 2014 (7/15)

Games of 2014 (7/15)

February 10, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Our walk down memory lane continues with NaissanceE, The Long Dark, Eidolon, Secrets of Raetikon, and Hohokum.

Games of 2014 (6/15)

Games of 2014 (6/15)

February 9, 2015 · by Haywire · in Distractions

Out There, Cosmochoria, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Sunless Sea, and Noir Syndrome take us into week two of listing games.

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