RPGs

Article: Hyper HeatSig: 7 Upcoming Games to Watch, Ep. 1 [Video]

The past month has quite possibly been one of the busiest months in hardware history for recent years -- we've seen the new consoles detailed, GTX 700 line launched, and Haswell drop. And that's just the hardware side of things; gaming certainly doesn't...

Article: WildStar MMO Scientist & Settler Explained: Player-Made Buildings

To bring something new to the MMORPG genre in 2013, Carbine Studios is heavily pushing a variation of the typical, streamlined character progression for its upcoming title, WildStar. Carbine recently organized a media QA in which they discussed their philosophy behind their “Paths” rewards system and revealed some more details regarding specific Path types.

Article: Civilization in Minecraft: CivCraft Mod Now Available

Minecraft has undeniable appeal to creative gamers, especially those with a love for Legos, but it's also incredibly easy to get burned-out on Minecraft. There's not a lot of depth beyond building, so once you've got an empire constructed, it's often a case of "well, now what?"

Article: Folk Tale Gameplay: Fantasy City Builder / RTS Updates

We first covered Folk Tale back during the overwhelming rush of Steam's Greenlight service in our "Greenlight Spotlight" series, found here. Some serious progress has been made by Games Foundry, the team behind the upcoming "fantasy city builder strategy game," and we're here to highlight a bit of that today.

Article: $694 Big Picture Gaming HTPC Build - May, 2013

As Cable companies find themselves facing their impending obsolescence, we've seen a surge in interest for living room PCs that double as DVR replacements and gaming consoles; our original $357 gaming HTPC posts proved the affordability of these custom builds, but today we're out to prove their versatility.

Article: Logitech G500s Gaming Mouse Review & Specs

Hot on the heels of Steve's review of Logitech's high-end G700s, we're regrouping to bring you another Logitech mouse review -- this time, it's the Logitech G500s gaming mouse. The mouse uses a chassis that brings back memories of the MX518, G5, and G500 (non-s) mice by Logitech, using a similar chassis/frame layout, a powerful sensor, quality hardware, and a mid-range...

Article: Logitech G700s Review - Wireless Gaming Mouse Tear-Down

Gaming peripherals are currently spearheading our efforts to deconstruct the underlying components within gaming hardware and, following our Genius Gila review, today we look at Logitech's new G700s mouse. We first spoiled Logitech's new gaming peripherals right before PAX East, where we covered hard specs and talked a bit about...

Article: Genius GX-Gaming Gila MMO/RTS Mouse Review & Tear-Down

Following-up with our Genius DeathTaker and Logitech G600 reviews, and our Logitech pre-PAX round-up, we're now looking to Genius' Gila (pronounced hee-la), a high-end gaming mouse. This review looks at the Genius GX-Gaming Gila...

Article: WildStar MMORPG Impressions, Paths, Player Housing

After announcing that Guild Wars 2 will not give rise to formal expansion releases, NCsoft’s next big step forward in North America will be WildStar, a sci-fi/fantasy MMORPG slightly inspired by NCsoft's traditional fantasy franchises. NCsoft and developer Carbine Studios have teased us about WildStar for almost two years, but are now just a few weeks from taking it into closed beta. Time to explore out why it's worth checking...

Article: Genius GX DeathTaker MMO/RTS Gaming Mouse Review

We've been busy with PAX here at GamersNexus for the past weeks, but now the team is back and it's time to catch up on some peripheral reviews. First in line is a mouse—and it isn't Logitech this time (but you should also check out our Logitech roundup)—no, this time it's the Genius DeathTaker. Just let that name sink in for a...

Article: Heat Signature #12: Planet Explorers RPG Overview & Gameplay

In this episode of Saturday Heat Signature (the 12th installment!), we take a gander at the upcoming Kickstarter project by Pathea Games: Planet Explorers. The game focuses on survival and colonization, with the core concept being that you (a survivor of a crashed colony spaceship) must scrounge-up resources, establish...

Article: New Bethesda Store: Skyrim & Fallout Figurines, Paintings, Etc.

We're all for consumption of things that make you happy, and apparently so is Bethesda. Granted, I'm sure they quite like the money, too. Bethesda's new online storefront is selling Dragonborn statuettes (for $100, mind you), gaming clothing (Vault 101 shirts,...

Article: New Logitech Peripherals - G700s, G500s mice; G510s, G19s keyboards

Logitech's made our job of titling a post difficult this time. With impeccable timing, the company is unveiling eight new products (two headsets, two keyboards, four mice), and has effectively renewed its dedication to PC gaming. This launch sees marketing material surrounding their G-Series branding—a letter that is clearly superior to its 25 competitors, all vying for power—with the...

Article: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Review

There was a recent burst in demand from our community (that's you guys) to cover more gaming peripherals—keyboards, mice, headsets, the works—and start reviewing the options out there. Following-up with our video production rig, which endeavored to detail some great audio peripherals, this review signifies the impending publication of several new mouse &...

Article: Neverwinter MMORPG Preview & Gameplay Impressions

MMORPGs: Plunging into a world wrought with thousands of heroic warriors, each challenging god-incarnates, courageously marauding across war-ravaged country-sides, donning immaculate armor, and -- who are we kidding? They're killing a pseudo-arbitrary count of orcs; waiting until level 15 to wear the red gloves; and they're delivering letters from one lifeless NPC to another, whose pointlessness is superseded only by that...

Article: Neverwinter MMORPG Character Creation Preview & Settings

After breaking news on the upcoming Neverwinter game at PAX East last year (very early in its development), we waited calmly for our first opportunity to dive into the new MMORPG. Well, nearly an entire year later, that opportunity finally came: In a special preview event of the new Neverwinter game—which, as emphatically stated by Perfect World, is not to be considered part of the N...

Article: Heat Signature #11: Artizens, Reimagining Customization

Today brings the return of our popular Heat Signature video series, which has brought games like Cube World and Castle Story to the forefront of our coverage; this series looks at up-and-coming games that we find particularly worthy of attention and would like to share with all of our readers.

Article: Holiday / Xmas Game Sale Round-Up - Games Worth Buying

As all the digital distributors try to finish off the year with a high-yield sale, we're seeing fierce competition between competing game distribution outlets. Contrary to popular belief, Steam is not the only digital distributor -- there are several other excellent game download services (Good Old Games, Amazon, and Desura, to name a few), so we've done the hard work and...

Article: Star Citizen Technology Interview: Gaming for HW Enthusiasts

When left uncorrupted by the technologically-crippling nature of consoles, PC gaming's propensity for visual and mechanical immersion provides an unrivaled entertainment medium for gamers. Even the cheapest, most stripped-down budget gaming PC has technology that far-and-away surpasses the capabilities of the current-gen consoles. Transistor count alone is indicative of the vast leaps made in the last 7 years: the...

Article: Everything We Know About Cube World So Far

It's been a while since we last posted a major story about Cube World, the Zelda- and Diablo-inspired voxel action-RPG, but the time is right: Wollay is hopeful for a 2012 or early 2013 launch, and as such, has released numerous updates on the state of the game. This video-centric post will cover all of the major improvements to Cube World since our last video,...