assassin's creed origins

Justin’s E3 Pick — Assassin’s Creed: Origins (with special mentions)

I’ve been waiting. And waiting. I’ll admit, I got pretty used to having a new Assassin’s Creed game every year. It was nice. Sure, things were getting stale in some ways; they had all but dropped the future storyline on its head after AC3, but I still looked forward the getting my hands on a new AC game every October/November. When they took a year off, I was a bit disappointed, but I felt it was honestly in the best interest of the franchise.

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4 Great Dads in Gaming

Disclaimer: May contain minor spoilers for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Mass Effect: Andromeda, The Batman: Arkham franchise, and Fallout 4 It’s that special day of the year we all set apart to celebrate dads. Some of our favorite dads wear jean shorts and taught us how to swear, and some of our very favorite…

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Kevin’s E3 Pick – Tropico 6

I love E3, I love it for the same reason kids love Christmas. No, it’s not the presents, although I received some swag for attending PlayStation’s E3 simulcast at the Pittsburgh Mills Cinemark. It’s the surprise of it. It’s finding an official Red Rider, carbine action, two hundred shot range model air rifle waiting for you behind the desk.

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Dustin’s E3 Pick – Super Mario Odyssey

After the sneak peak from the Switch reveal, followed up by the official announcement with the launch of the Switch, Super Mario Odyssey has been the game at the top of my list of anticipated titles. Though Nintendo has made some spectacular Mario games in the past decade or so, it’s been nearly fifteen years since the last open sandbox style game with Super Mario Sunshine.

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