Meta-review: Call of Duty: Black Ops III (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
I have a love/hate relationship with Call of Duty. Like Assassin’s Creed, the annualized franchise has just worn thin as far as my gaming tastes are concerned. Black Ops II […]
Tag Archives: Call of Duty
Meta-review: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
The annualization of Call of Duty has been nothing but fuel for fodder when it comes to hardcore gamers and their fight against franchise fatigue. I’ll admit that I too […]
E3 2014: A Reprieve from Franchise Fatigue
Publishers love their franchises. They are the sure bets of the gaming industry and a guaranteed boon to the investors. Yet for many gamers, the constant string of games under […]
Ryse: Playing With History
In a medium where anything is possible, why do we rarely play with those pinnacle events from our past? Why do I play video games? One word: escapism. By escapism, I […]
{r}g Podcast 4: Prepare for TITANFALL!!!!
Tom and Mike drink Great Lakes Brewery’s Beard of Zeus Barley Wine (well before the don’t-drink-before date) and drop Titans like mics. We review the Titanfall beta, pit the mechs against […]
My New Years Gaming Resolution
The Opposite of my PC Rig While making my best games list for 2013, I was struck by how many titles I did not play this year. Now some of […]
{REFINED} GEEKERY END OF YEAR DISCUSSION: PART 2 – GAMES
Following our year end discussion on movies, we present you with the second installment of our 2013 conversation, this time focusing on video games. In this episode Tom and Mike […]
R. Geekery Podcast 2: Available in 1-Billion Frames Per Second!
Tom and I remain sober enough this time to coherently talk about the controversy, games and hardware of the ‘next-gen’ console releases, along with other media news.
The Week in Geek (November 3 – 9)
A lot of big stories broke this week in the world of geek entertainment and technology. Here is a quick taste of what made waves this week.
Refined Geekery 