About Christopher Gates
Christopher Gates
Christopher Gates is a Los Angeles-based writer and pop culture critic. In his spare time, he watches too much baseball, reads too many comics, and drinks too much beer. You can find him on Google+
What Can We Do to Preserve Gaming’s Past?
November 23, 2018 | Christopher GatesGaming has a nostalgia problem.
Not nostalgia itself, of course. There’s plenty we can still learn from older titles, and fun is fun no matter how old a game might be. That’s why, when the Internet Archive launched The … Read More
Games about games, 2014’s hottest trend
November 17, 2014 | Christopher GatesSunset Overdrive. Bayonetta 2. Super Smash Bros. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. What do all these games have in common?
For one, they’re some of this fall’s biggest releases. Also? They’re all part of a growing number of video games about … Read More
With Mario Kart 8, Nintendo gets DLC right
November 12, 2014 | Christopher GatesThis week, Nintendo rolls out the first of two downloadable content packs for the Wii U’s Mario Kart 8. The release marks the beginning of a new strategy for the Kyoto-based game maker: instead of a steady stream of … Read More
This War of Mine: More realistic than Call of Duty?
November 4, 2014 | Christopher GatesYears ago, a friend was telling me about Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The multi-player was great, he said. Just like “being there.” When I told him I don’t really play shooters — I’m terrible at them and just … Read More
News
‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’ Freeplay for 4 days
June 13, 2019 | GV
Starting today, June 13th and through Sunday, June 16th Ubisoft is offering free access to Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 on PS4, Xbox One and PCs via Uplay.
PS4 users can find The Division 2 on the PlayStation Network, while Xbox … Read More
Xbox Scarlett: 10 Facts You Need to Know
June 12, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
Microsoft has officially entered the next-gen race with the reveal of Project Scarlett; the name being used to describe their next flagship Xbox.
A lot of people are talking about Xbox Scarlett after E3 2019, but there’s so much … Read More
Marvel’s Avengers: Marvel’s Worst Mistake in Years
June 12, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
It’s hard to believe that we’re not that far removed from Marvel almost going bankrupt. Of course, that was before Marvel went all-in on their movie projects. As a result of those efforts, five of the top ten highest … Read More
Articles
How To Make a Quality Twitch Stream for Less
June 16, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Streaming games is more popular than ever. Hundreds of thousands of people are watching tens of thousands of people streaming right at this very moment. One of the things responsible for making streaming so popular is how easy it … Read More
Rage 2’s use of Open-World design does not work
June 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Recently, I finished Rage 2. I set out in the game with the hope that it would deliver something reminiscent of the magnificence of Doom while drawing some of the enjoyable open-world aspects of an Avalanche developed game. I … Read More
What the hell is going on in Death Stranding?
May 30, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Death Stranding is Hideo Kojima’s first game developed outside of the wiry fingered death grip of Konami, and it has finally has a release date – November 8, 2019. Some are surprised that it’s so soon, but the speculation … Read More
Reviews
Rage 2’s use of Open-World design does not work
June 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo Recently, I finished Rage 2. I set out in the game with the hope that it would deliver something reminiscent of the magnificence of Doom while drawing some of the enjoyable open-world aspects of an Avalanche developed game. I … Read More
PlayStation Now: Does it Need to Change to Survive?
March 25, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
In many ways, PlayStation Now is shaping up to be Sony’s biggest missed opportunity of the PS4 era.
PlayStation Now sounded like a pretty exciting service when it was first revealed in 2014. At the very least, it offered … Read More
Crackdown 3 or Anthem: Which is More Disappointing?
February 21, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
February 2019 was supposed to be one of the biggest months for games in recent memory. Headlined by titles like Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3, and Anthem, many gamers were left wondering just how they were going to play all … Read More
Opinion
Will Xbox Game Pass be gateway to more Games as a Service?
June 5, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Most people are already aware at this point that Microsoft is expanding Xbox Game Pass to include PC titles. It has had some PC versions Play Anywhere – which included a handful of options like Sea of Thieves and Forza … Read More
Rage 2’s use of Open-World design does not work
June 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo Recently, I finished Rage 2. I set out in the game with the hope that it would deliver something reminiscent of the magnificence of Doom while drawing some of the enjoyable open-world aspects of an Avalanche developed game. I … Read More
Call of Duty: 10 Most Controversial Moments
May 31, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
The reveal of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its “ripped from the headlines” story has gotten people talking about Call of Duty‘s controversial moments. Already, a scene in the new Call of Duty involving a child … Read More