Review: Shiver me timbers, Skull and Bones has finally come out and it’s a game indeed!
Avast ye landlubbers! There’s enough pirate booty in Skull and Bones to fill the coffers of the entire Spanish Armada.
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Epistory – Typing Chronicles Review
It’s odd how so few videogames make use of typing. With so many available on computers, you’d think more would try and incorporate the act of typing instead of mapping complex control schemes onto a keyboard. And when we do get typing games, they always play off the same foundation of writing out words as…
Embers of Mirrim starts off strong, but is ultimately undone by its own mechanics
Earlier this year when I reviewed Flywrench, I talked about how, despite being unable to finish the game, I still came away from it feeling positive. How it being so difficult that I eventually was physically incapable of meeting its demands would usually leave me frustrated, but instead left me content. It all came down…
Review: Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster is yet another NightDive retro triumph
Nightdive’s treatment of Star Wars Dark Forces, one of the greatest first-person shooters ever, sets the bar even higher for future retro re-releases.
BGS 2018: As the crow flies straight, so will Days Gone in 2019
Days Gone has been a hard game to pin down as something that I’m dying to play ever since its announcement a couple of E3s back. It has always felt way too similar to The Last of Us in terms of setting, as both deal with some sort of zombie apocalypse or another, and gameplay,…
Atari 50’s ‘The First Console War’ highlights Intellivision’s origin and battle with the 2600
Atari 50’s The First Console War shows how the first big competitor to Atari’s dominating 2600 console came in the form of Mattel’s Intellivision. But they certainly didn’t stop there!
Review: What Alaskan Road Truckers lacks in polish it makes up with charm
Hauling cargo has never been like it is in Alaskan Road Truckers.
Review: Expect good, bad and a bit of ugly in Weird West
Weird West is an indie action RPG that has strengths, but also a design which was arguably too ambitious for the small team that made it.
2022 is set to shake up Saints Row in a big way
Saints Row is getting rebooted next February and we got a glimpse of what’s to come!
From E3 2017: Zombies are both friend and foe in Dead Alliance
At first glance, tossing zombies into a competitive shooter as a means of making it stand out is maybe not the most interesting idea. Dead Alliance seems to understand this, however, designing around them to make sure they’re more than a mindless addition. The hook of Dead Alliance lies in temporarily recruiting the undead to…