What Makes Outer Wilds Great – and Why I Gave Up On It

There are plenty of 2019 “Game of the Year” lists out there that contain Outer Wilds. It was even nominated for the GDC Game of the Year.  Mobius Digital’s unique take on exploration and discovery is undoubtedly one of the … Read More

Raid Shadow Legends Twitter Account Claims They Do Not Sponsor Anyone *Updated*

**Update**

Now the repeated claim is being walked back as a “confusing and one sided reply.”  Apparently the very clear statement of “we do not sponsor” wasn’t the message they meant to send.  Thankfully it only took them just … Read More

March is Stacked With Big Game Releases

It’s no mystery that 2020 is filled to the brim with highly anticipated games. Even though several have been delayed until later in the year, March is still set to be one of the biggest months of the year. These … Read More

Blizzard Teases Us With a Disappointing Diablo 4 Diorama Trailer

Diablo 4 may be on some unknown horizon, but Blizzard wants to make sure you’re aware that it’s still out there.  They have released (via IGN) an official trailer teaser featuring “Cannibals” with the caption “Check out the … Read More

Five Classic Games That Need to Come Back

We all know not every game franchise can live on perpetually. Some deservedly fade away while others end abruptly because of poor sales, developers shutting down, and a host of other reasons. Sometimes games don’t even manage to reach a … Read More

Steam Can Now Help You Decide What To Play

Today Steam announced the “Play Next” experiment that uses an algorithm to help you decide what games you should play. This process uses similar technology to the Interactive Recommender Valve released some time ago. While I’ve … Read More

How to Make Anthem Better

A couple of days ago, Bioware announced that they would now be working on a “longer-term redesign” of Anthem over the coming months. It’s no mystery that Anthem had a rough start and was often touted as one of the … Read More

Can Valve’s First “3” Be Portal 3?

Nearly nine years ago we were once against tossed into the broken down laboratories of Aperture Science with Portal 2. The game followed up a franchise introduction that practically created the bar for puzzle platforming. Puzzle games, especially those from the first-person … Read More

Doom Eternal Is More Than It Seems

I’ve pored over quite a bit of Doom Eternal content lately in anticipation of the upcoming release and a lot is going on. Following up on one of the most successful games of 2016 and a revival of the … Read More

Playing a Game vs. Watching a Playthrough

I recently saw a poll on twitter asking the question “Can you be a fan of a game if you’ve only watched a playthrough of it?”  The results were a resounding “yes,” but I found myself disagreeing with this … Read More