True Gaming United

By Oliver Giles Release Year: 2009 Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX Goodwill Price $3.99 Every major franchise has to start somewhere, and for Gearbox Software that was on mainline consoles and computers back in 2009. While the company as a whole doesn't have the best track record when it comes to games, Gearbox struck gold when they introduced the world to Borderlands, an RPG-style first-person shooter with an instantly recognizable comic book aesthetic and a good sense of humor to go along with fun and challenging gameplay. As the world prepares for the launch of the spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands in just a few days, I figured it would be a perfect time to pick up a copy from Goodwill and see just how well the game has aged almost thirteen years later. As a disclaimer, while I had never owned the original version of the game prior to picking it up, I do own the remastered Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition from 2019 and greatly enjoyed it...

By Oliver Giles Remasters are a touchy subject in the video game community nowadays. While there are plenty of so-called remasters that are little more than barely-improved cash grabs, there are also plenty of remastered games that have been made with plenty of care and are genuine improvements upon the original versions of their respective titles. With that being said, there are still plenty of games that deserve modernized updates, with improved graphics and better frame rates , to say the least. Welcome to True Gaming United's official list of games that absolutely deserve remasters, in no particular order. Skate Franchise Publisher: Electronic Arts It's safe to say that fans of one of EA's most beloved properties rejoiced the world over when it was confirmed in 2020 that a new Skate game would finally be in production in the near future, following almost a decade of requests from fans. And while we don't yet have a release date for Skate 4, now seems like the perfe...