The Riot Retort

SJW’s Attack THQ Nordic Over AMA

February ends just like any other day, with the professionally offended and morally superior Social Justice Warriors crying, planning boycotts, and showing how tolerant the “progressive” mob is. This time, the target of their hateful mob justice is video game publisher THQ Nordic. What crime did THQ Nordic commit to warrant the reeeing of the mob? Their PR guy held an “Ask Me Anything” on … Continue reading SJW’s Attack THQ Nordic Over AMA

Saints Row 4

Saints Row IV Review

My favorite gaming genre is third person shooter set in an open world. This generation has produced many of these types of games, and a lot of them have been really great. Riding horses and mowing down outlaws in Red Dead Redemption was awesome; skydiving and blowing stuff up in Just Cause 2 was great; visiting historically accurate settings like Rome and colonial America in … Continue reading Saints Row IV Review

UFC Undisputed 3

UFC Undisputed 3 Review

Good evening all and welcome back to the eighth edition of The Backlog. Tonight we will look into THQ and Yuke’s third offering of mixed martial arts excellence, UFC Undisputed 3. There were great strides made from the first offering to the second in this series, and this year’s edition was also noticeably improved. One would usually hope and expect that a sports franchise would … Continue reading UFC Undisputed 3 Review

WWE '12

WWE ’12 Review

The past few years have been rough for fans of wrestling games. On one hand, the presentation of the annual WWE simulation series Smackdown vs. RAW continued to evolve and become more and more like its real life counterpart. On the other hand, the actually gameplay itself was boring and marred by poor AI, and even online play against real human opponents couldn’t make up … Continue reading WWE ’12 Review

WWE Allstars PS3 Review

WWE All Stars Review

WWE’s video game universe has returned to the world of arcade style fighting, and the end result is a game that puts every Smackdown vs. RAW to shame in terms of overall enjoyment and excitement. Sporting one of, if not the, best rosters in a WWE game, All Stars features 30 of WWE’s best (15 current Superstars and 15 Legends). Among these legends are high … Continue reading WWE All Stars Review