Editorial

Call of Duty Zombies: Story in Co-Op

One of my earliest articles on TopTierTactics was about story in multiplayer games, dealing specifically with Team Fortress 2. At the time, TF2...

How to make Knights of the Old Republic work on Windows 7

As always, Steam's annual Christmas sale meant I'd be dumping the best part of two months' rent on cheap and shiny video games to...

Skyrim Mod Spotlight: Three mods you need to download

The Steam Winter Sale is over, the holidays have come and gone. All our wallets are a little lighter. There's a good chance some...

A Wii U Review by Nintendo fanboy shake_zula

As a devoted Nintendo fan, I was pretty upset when the Wii U was first unveiled at E3 2011. Satoru Iwata's promise that, this...

Another year, another year of gaming loot… what’s yours?

While some wishful thinkers believe Christmas and gift-giving in general are about expressing your appreciation for those nearest to you, gamers know better. Christmas...

Countertrolling: Five Effective Ways to Respond to Hatemail

Whether you're really good or really bad at a game, odds are you're gonna get hatemail. Hell, you'll probably get it anyway. After all,...

The Windows 8 gaming apocalypse isn’t coming

Prior to the Windows 8 launch, gamers and PC power users in general were losing their (quad core, liquid-cooled) minds over the implications...

Tips to survive Far Cry 3: Initial Impressions

I wasn't planning on getting Far Cry 3 until sometime around Christmas. I was, however, getting bored with shooters, and frustrated with Assassin's Creed...

Xiant’s early lessons from Assassin’s Creed 3

I've been streaming for the past couple days, and I'm beginning to identify a few weaknesses in my playstyle. It's still too early...

The 4 things every Assassin’s Creed 3 MP player should stop whining about

It happens with every multiplayer game. As the initial excitement wears off, complaints begin to surface: bugs, glitches, server problems... a whole host of...