Games

  I was born in 1988, a handful of years after Nintendo set the failing video game industry ablaze with the Nintendo Entertainment System. My mother and father split soon…

After a year of desolate and grim role-playing games such as Dark Souls III and Darkest Dungeon, Atlus’ latest project, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, stands out as vibrant, upbeat departure…

Keiji Inafune isn’t a bad game developer by any means. The disappointing news that surrounds his most recent project, Mighty No. 9, doesn’t change that, but it does represent a…

This is the photo that welcomed me on Miitomo today. Sitting apathetically, lost in his own thoughts, it dawns on me that for the first time in a long time,…

Fans of old-school computer RPGs are becoming more and more spoiled for choices and it’s only going to get better in the coming months. First we had the likes of Divinity:…

The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. Following the referendum, the Pound Sterling dropped to its lowest level against the US Dollar since 1985, and the FTSE…

It was on June 23, 1996, that the Nintendo 64 made its hotly-anticipated debut in Japan. Before that, it was known as Project Reality or the Ultra 64 (if you…

The genre of games known as the Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG) has been a dominant force within the gaming industry for over 30 years now. While essentially a version of…

The highly anticipated third episode of Hitman 2016 is set in the sunny, Arabic city of Morocco. Similarly to the previous episodes, “Episode 3: Marrakesh” features a main mission and…

I got the chance to ask a few questions of Matt Viglione of SomaSim about his and Rob Zubek’s upcoming simulation strategy game Project Highrise, and he was kind enough to…

Ever since the indie scene exploded back in 2008 with the arrival of Braid, a lot of the focus in this section of the industry has been around the idea of…

When people hear the words “bargain bin,” certain ideas tend to come to mind. They think cheap, they think old, and they think shitty. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Bargain bins can hold so much more than just the obsolete and rejected. Some of the best titles can go under the radar, completely unnoticed, because no one bothered to see past a silly price tag to realize that they had a hidden gem right under their noses.

Splatoon and Overwatch are brothers in arms of a sort, bookends to what has been the revival of the first person shooter. This may sound a little silly, or even…

Enter the Gungeon Developed by Dodge Roll Published by Devolver Digital Available on PC (Windows, Linux), Mac, PS4 What do you get when you cross twin-stick shooters like Smash TV with…

Hearts of Iron IV Developed by Paradox Development Studio Published by Paradox Interactive Available on PC (via Steam)   It’s hard to figure out where to start reviewing a game…

Congratulations recruit, you’ve been accepted into the Imperial Flight Academy! In a few short months, you’ll be behind the cockpit of the most feared ship in the galaxy, the Sienar…

Stretching way back into the history of art and existence, there has been the idea that art influences life, and conversely, that life influences art. Recent events have given me…

Trials of the Blood Dragon was first announced at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference this year with Redlynx announcing their fusion of the legacy that is Trials, and the stand-alone expansion…

While we know a lot about Breath of the Wild’s gameplay, much of its story is still a mystery. We know that Ganon’s back, that it takes place in a…

Fans often ponder where the Resident Evil franchise lost its survival-horror roots. Many people claim Resident Evil 5 truly set the series in a direction that catered to action/shooter fans…