Red Dead Redemption

If there’s one thing true about the Nintendo Switch, it’s that developers love to port years-old games to the console. From Undertale and Wolfenstein II to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and New…

Red Dead Redemption II is one of those rare, monumental video games that seems destined to serve as a watershed moment for the industry going forward, like a great chasm…

Tis the season, the season for the best games of the year to release, accumulate their accolades, and potentially walk away with the coveted GOTY tag.  But what, specifically, makes…

Westerns Recommended for fans of ‘Red Dead Redemption’ For over 100 years, Westerns have been a popular, uniquely American staple. In fact, Westerns made up the dominant film genre for decades until…

Undead Nightmare is an obviously non-canon, zombie themed spin-off to Rockstar Games’ critically acclaimed open-world western, Red Dead Redemption. Released as DLC for the vanilla game close to Halloween of…

“Change is only good when it makes things better.” Red Dead Redemption’s narrative is defined by three core themes: redemption, revenge, and resistance. John Marston’s arc is driven by his…

This week’s Game Boys is all about made up modes in the games we love.  Sure, you can have plenty of fun playing Mario Kart, but how do you get…

In 2010, the release of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption gave us an open-world that was pretty unique compared to anything that had come before it. Sure, modern 3D open-world games…

I firmly believe that people’s favorite games are those they play in their teenage and early adult years, and, well, that’s where I’m at now.

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 by allowing them to tell…

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 by allowing them to…

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 by allowing them to…

There’s no denying that Stephen King is one of the mostly influential novelists of the twentieth century. His prolific novel output is matched only by the works his stories have…

It was the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere, somewhere nestled between Tall Trees and the Great Plains. I had to watch out for bears, chop wood, and…

Thus far, there are only five titles slated for the Nintendo Switch launch: 1-2-Switch, Just Dance 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Skylanders: Imaginators, and Super Bomberman R.  While…

The turkeys have been devoured, the trees are at the curb, and you won’t have to see your family for the next 360 days. Yup, it’s January, it’s a new…

One year ago, a few intrepid young gamers took it upon themselves to start their own gaming website. That project eventually became Goomba Stomp.

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 of human greed and ambition…

In May of 2010 gamers were treated to developer Rockstar’s newest game, a spiritual sequel to Red Dead Revolver (made in 2004). This new title made was more akin to that…

From lackluster final levels to stories which fail to provide closure, a good ending can be hard to come by. Fortunately though, over the years, gaming has provided us with…