Out of the Abyss: Mental Illness in Horror Games
Madness has played a leading part in horror since long before the invention of digital entertainment, to the point where it has become a staple of the genre. Countless movies,…
LA Cops (Early Access) Preview
A long time ago, I was lucky enough to review Hotline Miami. It was a brilliant game, so it really disappointed me knowing that most people would probably never play…
Control Your Destiny: Agency and Video Games
Let’s face it: the world is nuts, and near-miss asteroids, urban cannibals, bath salts, and Westboro Baptist Church are only the tip of the iceberg of crazy. In the midst…
Crawl (Early Access) Preview
It’s been a very long time since I played a good local multiplayer game for PC. In fact, the very notion of it still feels peculiar to me. It’s a…
There Be Monsters: Expanding a Classic Bestiary in Silent Hills
Silent Hill holds a special place in gamers’ hearts – a dark place, full of encroaching fog, bottomless pits, riddles in blood and the piercing, inhuman cries of tormented souls.…
Darkwood Preview
It takes a lot to scare me in a game, many titles both AAA and indie have failed, so it was a pleasant surprise when I was genuinely unsettled and…
The Art of the Kill: Top Ten Most Memorable Video Game Weapons
Talking things out is all well and good, but sometimes you just gotta shoot – or bludgeon, or shred, or impale – something. When the time comes, it’s best to…
Orcs Must Die! Unchained Preview
Orcs Must Die! was a surprisingly good first title for Robot Entertainment. It proved popular enough to warrant an ambitious sequel that featured co-op and a mountain of content spread…
Destiny Beta Preview
Their time has come! No longer under the thumb of Microsoft, Bungie is free to make anything they want! So what did they do first? They ran straight under the…
Warface Preview
Dear Reader, If you just want a yay or nay on whether to try the Warface open beta on Steam, I’m going to save you a lot of time here.…