Edmund Blackadder once told the Queen:”Life without you is like a broken pencil – point-less.” Even though the team at Power Up Gaming respect Her Majesty immensely, we… Continue reading
Author: Justin Otto
Kojima and Sony left everyone watching the conference astonished and completely baffled with the cinematic trailer for his new game Death Stranding. Instead of giving you what would… Continue reading
Sony and Capcom sent shockwaves and goosebumps through viewers with the announcement and gameplay-esque trailer of Resident Evil 7. It seems as though Capcom has listened to all… Continue reading
After revealing South Park: The Fractured But Whole at last years E3, Ubisoft gave players quite a bit of information regarding The Stick of Truth sequel through a… Continue reading
At their E3 conference, Microsoft announced a new initiative called Design Labs for customizing Xbox One controllers. This new initiative will allow gamers to order controllers with engravings… Continue reading
State of Decay fans rejoice as the multiplayer focused sequel is coming to both Xbox One and PC next year. Within the trailer shown, players can join up… Continue reading
Within the gameplay trailer for We Happy Few shown during the Xbox E3 Conference, players were introduced to a dystopian-esque world of which the protagonist seems eager to… Continue reading
Microsoft showed off their next entry into the Forza series coming in the form of Forza Horizon 3. Both a cinematic trailer and in-game gameplay sessions were shown…. Continue reading
Although Prey 2 was highly speculated to make a return at this year’s Bethesda E3 presentation, a bit of a curveball was thrown as a Prey reboot was shown… Continue reading
The online, multiplayer, first-person-shooter genre has always been an interesting case study of successes and failures. It can be a tough to predict which games will sell well,… Continue reading
In the immortal words of Will Smith, it’s “Summer Summer Summer Summertime”. While the staff here at Power Up Gaming are not allowed outdoors to enjoy the glorious… Continue reading
At a glance, Battleborn presents itself as a game bringing several ideas together from first-person shooters, MOBAs, RPGs, and MMOs. On paper, it sounds like a win-win by… Continue reading
Video games are awesome. At their very best they can become modern marvels from an artistic standpoint, combining compelling visuals, evocative music and deep narratives into a cohesive… Continue reading
Being passionate sorts, we at Power Up Gaming like to pontificate about video games. We tend to discuss their forms, themes and technicalities, whiling away the wee hours… Continue reading
When the original Mirror’s Edge was released, its promise seemed to surpass its execution leading to good but disappointing critical reception. Despite this, and despite poor sales, the… Continue reading
It’s nearly impossible to enter a digital video game store and not spot several new roguelike titles immediately. It’s become a “hip trend” that seemingly blossomed after survival games in… Continue reading
Here at Power Up Gaming, the higher-ups allow us to play any games we like. Most of the time we choose to play Leisure Suit Larry exclusively, but… Continue reading
Whether you’re after some recommendations for the weekend, or you just really want to know what makes our staff tick, here’s what we’ve been playing this week at Power Up… Continue reading
Space Moth DX is a top-down, “bullet hell” style game that looks to take the previously established formula within classics such as DoDonPachi or Batsugun and mix things… Continue reading
The concept of Curvatron is great: take a beloved, classic game, revamp the gameplay, add a few new modes, and implement player created levels. The game is very much based… Continue reading