On this Super Bowl Sunday, we’re back in action, bring you all the news, reviews, and videos you can handle. Let’s just hope I do my job next week.

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What are we playing?

Austin

 

• Need for Speed

• Not A Hero

• Shadow Warrior

• Tennis in the Face

• Gigantic

• Downwell

 

Chris

 

• Resident Evil 0

• Cobalt

• Fortified!

• Unravel

 

#SupportGoodGames

 

• Castle Crashers

• Description: Castle Crashers is a 2D beat ’em up video game independently developed by The Behemoth and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It features music created by members of Newgrounds.

• Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows and Mac

• Time to 100%: 58 hours

• Achievement Guide

• Pricing: $14.99 on Steam, PSN, Xbox Marketplace, and Xbox One Games Store

 

What’s in the news?

 

• Doom is releasing on May 13th, check out the sweet collector’s edition and trailer

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a thing, cue the hype

 

• Bethesda is hosting another E3 conference

What have we put up this week?

Videos

The Vertical Slice

 

• Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Story Trailer “I Am Faith”

 

• Limited Edition Uncharted 4 PlayStation 4 Bundle Announce Trailer

 

• Hitman: World of Assassination Trailer

• Pillars of Eternity 3.0 Update Trailer

• Dying Light: The Following — Be the Zombie: Showdown

• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD — What’s New

• DOOM — Campaign Trailer

• The Witness Review

 

• What will Bethesda announce at their pre-E3 2016 conference?

 

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Announce Trailer

 

Austin

 

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review

• The Revenant Review

• Amy Review

• Wild Tales Review

• While We’re Young Review

• Dirty Grandpa Review

• The Finest Hours Review

• Lazer Team Review

 

Chris

Articles

The Vertical Slice

• New releases for the week of 2/2/2016

Austin

 

• Mirror’s Edge Catalyst gets some backstory, as well as a closed beta

• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Limited Edition PlayStation 4 bundle announced

• Doom drags you down to the seventh circle of Hell on May 13th

• The Witness Review

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a thing, cue the hype

 

• Bethesda is hosting a press conference at E3…surprise!

Chris

 

• Cobalt Review

• Fortified! Review

 

What games are worth picking up this week?

 

• Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC)

• Firewatch (PlayStation 4 and PC)

• Unravel (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC)

 

What social networks can you find us on?

• @VertSliceTweets
• @AustinBelzer
• @Heazie
• Vertical Slice
• podcast@theverticalslice.com
• @austinbelzer
• BladedTech
• BladedTechPS
• BladedTech
• The BladedTech Show
• The Vertical Slice
• VerticalSliceLIVE
• Heazie
• Heazie
• Heazie_USA
• Zombie Heazie

Who or what is worth checking out this week?

 

• Co-oping Toward Hatred

• Kickstarter:  Battalion 1944 (PC/XB1/PS4)

• Kickstarter: Knights and Bikes

• 16 Bit Themes