Top 10 Games with Staff Writer, Alex Aldridge
Top 10 Games is a new, semi-regular series that hopes to offer a bit of insight into the twisted minds of Goomba Stomp’s writers, editors, and podcasters...
Top 10 Games with Staff Writer, Carston Carasella
Top 10 Games is a new, semi-regular series that hopes to offer a bit of insight into the twisted minds of Goomba Stomp’s writers, editors, and podcasters...
5 Upcoming Horror-based Titles That Look Wonderful
2017 for the most part has been filled with some fantastic games, and horror has really taken genre-related strides this year. Friday the 13th, Dead...
Montreal ComicCon 2017 Day Two: Sir Patrick Stewart, Kevin Conroy and more!
The second day of Montreal ComicCon has ended and I am exhausted. If yesterday was a good time, then today was a total blast. As...
Games That Changed Our Lives: ‘BioShock’ & the Art of Story Building
The majority of first person shooters aren’t widely renowned for their enthralling narratives. Unlike their cousins, the RPG, they tend to focus far more heavily...
Tribeca Games Festival 2017: Hideo Kojima on his cinematic influences, making movies, virtual reality and more
The inaugural Tribeca Games Festival took place this weekend and with it came panels featuring conversations with some of the industries brightest talents including Ken...
Trailer Anatomy #004 – No Gods or Kings, only Trailers
Trailer Anatomy is a series in which I analyze video game trailers. To see other entries in the series please click here. The subject of...
‘Final Fantasy XV’, Game Preservation, and Evolving Art
Hajime Tabata – the director of Final Fantasy XV – recently announced that Square Enix will be tinkering with the story of the game both in...
The 20 Best Games of the Century (So Far…)
by Staff
One year ago, a few intrepid young gamers took it upon themselves to start their own gaming website. That project eventually became Goomba Stomp....
The Games that Inspired HBO’s Westworld
HBO’s new hit series Westworld has wowed audiences with its thought provoking narrative and engaging cast. The underlying themes of robotic ethics and the limits...
15 Scary Moments in Non-Horror Games
It’s that time of the year again where many people watch horror movies and play horror video games to get into the Halloween spirit. But...
Game Boys, Ep. 34: The Iron Rises
Destiny: Rise of Iron has finally landed, an expansion that celebrates where the game started years prior. Simultaneously, the Game Boys do exactly the same,...
Ludonarrative Dissonance: How Gameplay Interferes with Story
Gameplay is easily one of the most important parts of a game, but what if gameplay could be a hindrance to a game’s plot? Despite...
‘We Happy Few’ Early Access Impressions
One of the biggest draws at Microsoft’s E3 press conference last month was We Happy Few, an indie game from the Montreal-based development studio known...
Why Fans Old and New Should Play ‘Bioshock: The Collection’
Late last week 2K and Irrational Games announced that their highly successful Bioshock trilogy would be coming to current-gen consoles in the form of a...
Looking Back at ‘Bioshock Infinite’
by Mike Worby
“Are you afraid of God, Booker?” “No, but I’m afraid of you.” These are the ominous words that open Bioshock Infinite, a promise of terrors and...
Story/Stark: The Gaming Industry is Starving for Story
by Tim Maison
Rarely, if ever, is a game so exceedingly great it warrants a remake only a year after release. This was, however, the case with The Last...