With the full retail version set to release later this year, Gears of War 4 currently has an open beta available to Xbox Live Gold members which will be running until May 1, 2016. The beta focuses solely on multiplayer, offering two…
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‘Battleborn’ Open Beta Impressions
From the creator of Borderlands, comes a new team-based hero shooter with MOBA elements called Battleborn. I had hands on with a story mission at the EB Games Expo last year, but recently an open beta was held for all who wanted to…
‘DOOM’ Beta Impressions
This past weekend saw DOOM expose the world to its open beta resulting in countless space marines and demons being brutally slaughtered. We here at Analog Addiction were among the players partaking in the bloodbath and have spent the last week organizing…
Interview: Nnooo on Blast ‘Em Bunnies, Game Development & Being Indie
If there’s one development studio that’s created some of the most varied gaming experiences, it’s Australian developer Nnooo. From the augmented reality of the DSi Ware title Spirit Hunters Inc, to the real-time strategy of Wii U’s Cubemen 2, and finally the…
AA Roundtable: Games We Always Go Back To
January is often a quiet month when it comes to video game releases. Sure, independent games are released all year round, but the big AAA publishers often give January a miss. This means gamers can find themselves finished with the…
‘Hitman’ Beta Impressions
Agent 47 is returning next month, as the Hitman franchise makes its debut on next generation platforms. The long running series has seen many changes throughout its history, but it’s easy to argue that the new episodic release structure of the upcoming…
‘The Division’ Closed Beta – The Good, The Bad & The Memorable
Before January 28, 2016, we knew very little about what The Division actually was. Clearly it was a shooter, but how much of an RPG was it? How did multiplayer or the shared world experience work? Should we be as excited for…
Analog Addiction’s Game of the Year Winners 2015
Last week Analog Addiction revealed its long awaited Game of the Year nominees, and after a week of voting between our editorial team, AA can finally reveal our Game of the Year winners for 2015. Visuals of the Year Winner –…
AA Roundtable: Continued, Rebooted, or Remastered.
Throw back Thursday, 8-bit arcade bar’s, and constant rebooted remakes of a remade film. A not-so-new trend is growing in our lifetime. While some argue that trend is due to a lack of new writers or people wanting to live…
‘Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2’ Beta – The Good, The Bad & The Memorable
Plants vs Zombies started as a crazy, lovable and unique version of the tower defence genre, eventually evolving into an online multiplayer shooter. Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 continues the online multiplayer series, adding even more crazy, lovable and unique features; possibly…