Shawn Petraschuk

Fearless leader, dashing and debonair Executive Editor, and Co-Founder/Owner of COGconnected. Raised on an NES, came of age on the PS1, turned 'crusty, old grumpy gamer' on the Xbox One and PS4. I play it all from shooters to RPGs all while grumbling about getting owned by 12 year olds. The reflexes just ain't what they used to be ya know?

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King’s Quest Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember Review – Old School Nostalgia, New School Style

Long live the adventure game! The resurgence of the genre over the past few years has come full circle with the return of King’s Quest. One of the most loved and well known adventure franchises of them all makes a charming come back.

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3 Up, 3 Down – The Best (and Worst) Games from July 2015

Here we are with the second instalment of our newest monthly feature where we give you the three best and three worst games of the previous month. If you’re curious what to pick up and what to avoid then look no further.

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Review – An Atmospheric and Haunting Masterpiece

Rebuilt from the ground up using the Unreal 4 engine this wonderfully realized gem debuts on console. Atmospheric and haunting you’ll have a hard time believing this gorgeous adventure came to you from the same minds that brought you Bulletstorm.

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Transformers: Devastation – The Collective Wet Dream of Every Child of the 80s is Here

If you grew up in the 80s you watched Transformers. If you watched Transformers you hate Michael Bay for bastardizing everything we know and love about the franchise. If you hate Michael Bay, you’ll LOVE what Activision and Platinum have in store for the ‘Robots in Disguise’.

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The Best Games of the First Half of 2015 – From Batman to Bloodborne, It’s Been a Great Start

The first half of 2015 has seen some amazing games hit shelves and we pick a few of our absolute favourites. We’ve covered dark and punishing, light-hearted and fun, visceral and gory, and a few games that’ll kick you right in the feels. Have a look.

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Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Preview – Visceral ‘Gangs of New York’ Feel Makes AC Fun Again

The Assassin’s Creed franchise has a lot riding on its newest installment AC: Syndicate. Ubisoft knows it can’t afford another Unity situation and after actually playing Syndicate it seems that Ubi may have just learned their lesson.

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E3 2015: Horizon Zero Dawn Preview – Step Aside Nate, Aloy is the New Queen of PS4 Exclusives

Sony fans have a new franchise to rally around! After a jaw dropping reveal, and a behind closed doors demo from the team at Guerrilla Games, we crown Aloy and Horizon Zero Dawn our ‘Game of Show’ for E3 2015.

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E3 2015: The Technomancer Preview – AAA Bang from a Small Studio with Huge Ambition

We met with the team from Spiders at E3 this year to take a look at their upcoming game The Technomancer. While these are early impressions it would appear that if they continue on the path they’re on this could be the game that catapults the small studio into the big leagues.

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided E3 2015 Preview – The Much Anticipated Return of Adam Jensen

We get a behind closed doors look at one of Square Enix’s most anticipated games of E3 2015. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided looks to improve on what Human Revolution brought to the table a few years ago and it looks like they’re on the right track.

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Guitar Hero Live: E3 2015 GHTV Preview – The Rebirth of MTV

Guitar Hero Live has a lot of people excited and for very good reason. Freestyle Games is taking the franchise in a fresh direction with some interesting new gameplay and an amazingly cool online experience. We get a look at GHTV here at E3 and it could quite possibly be the star of the Guitar Hero Live show.