• Best Mini-Games From Gaming’s Biggest Hits

    Best Mini-Games From Gaming’s Biggest Hits Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of big games take center stage, wowing everyone with their expansive worlds, impressive gameplay mechanics, and characters. And sometimes, the best of these games are so impressive, and so massive, that they include their own miniature games...
  • Super Smash Bros. Remains King Nearly Two Decades Later

    What is best in life? To crush your enemies. See them driven before. To hear the lamentations of their women. And to beat the ever-loving shit out of your best friends as a midget plumber with a mustache. Though I was unaware of this quote in 1999, there was a...
  • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Review

    Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Review By Richard Lynch I’ve often thought that the term “video game” isn’t necessarily the best descriptor for the interactive medium that video games are. It can be misleading, implying fun and joy. There is nothing joyful about Hellblade, in fact, it might be one of...
  • Why We’re ACTUALLY Getting Kingdom Hearts III Soon

    If you love the Final Fantasy franchise and films created by the Walt Disney Company, there’s a good chance you’re also a fan of the Kingdom Hearts franchise.  There’s also a really good chance that you’ve played the first two games in the video game series – Kingdom Hearts...
  • Nintendo Switch 2K18

    Nintendo Switch was released this year with much success. Though it didn’t have many games at the start, it quickly began releasing them, from classics like Mario Kart to new and popular games like snipperclips. Nintendo has started announcing games to be released in 2018, and while some of...
  • Gotta catch ‘em all: ‘Pokémon GO’ celebrates 1-year anniversary

    Gotta catch ‘em all: ‘Pokémon GO’ celebrates 1-year anniversary By Brittany Cruz The game that took the world by storm and let everyone fulfill their childhood dreams of becoming a Pokémon Master is celebrating its one-year anniversary. “Pokémon GO,” the augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic and Nintendo,...
  • The Cinematic Influences of Prey

    The Cinematic Influences of Prey By Richard Lynch   Earlier this year, the Alamo Drafthouse hosted a series screenings for movies that developer, Arkane Studios had been influential in the development of its latest game, Prey. Today, we’re going to look at these films and see how their influences...
  • E3 2017: Strangely the Same

    E3 2017: Strangely the Same By Richard Lynch Once a year gamers around the world come together to see the latest gaming news that comes out of E3. Over the years, the Expo has gained a reputation for showing off gameplay reveals, trailers, and most importantly, surprise announcements. This...
  • Steam: The Best of Indie Sci-Fi Games

    Steam is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to smaller games. Sure, there are the triple-A titles that your console friends obsess over, but then there are the indies. Here are five sci-fi games that will play great on even the cruddiest laptop.   FTL: Faster than Light...