Posts By Frank Streva
20 More Indie Games To Watch For In 2018
February 1, 2018 | Frank StrevaJanuary has been a pretty slow month for new releases, but that doesn't mean the rest of the year will be. Picking up where my previous two articles left off, here's 20 more indie … Read More
Contrast Review
December 3, 2013 | Frank StrevaContrast is a game I’ve been looking forward to since I first saw it on Steam Greenlight over a year ago. The intriguing vaudeville-inspired setting, unique platforming that transitions between 2D and 3D, and catchy jazz soundtrack on display … Read More
Kickstarter Highlights
November 11, 2013 | Frank StrevaIt’s already been well over a year since Double Fine Adventure first appeared on Kickstarter and arguably paved the way for all the successful video game crowd funding campaigns that followed. The game’s initial Kickstarter success proved that crowd funding … Read More
The Release Valve
October 28, 2013 | Frank StrevaWelcome to the Release Valve, formerly the Greenlight Spotlight. I finally found a better, more creative name for the series at the suggestion of a friend. Since my last article, Valve has announced two new batches of Greenlit titles, … Read More
Escape Goat Review
October 22, 2013 | Frank StrevaEscape Goat is a prime example of the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover.” I first played the game some time back when it appeared on Xbox Live Indie Games. It’s still one of my go-to … Read More
PSA: Dark Matter is Unfinished
October 22, 2013 | Frank StrevaDark Matter, the new game from Nuclear Dawn developer InterWave Studios, has a gigantic, glaring problem: It is literally unfinished. The Steam forums are full of customers complaining after they found out that the otherwise rather decent game abruptly … Read More
“Not On Steam” Sale Is Exactly What It Sounds Like
October 4, 2013 | Frank StrevaFlippfly, developer of Race the Sun, has made no effort to hide just how poorly their game has done without that valuable Steam release. Race the Sun may have finally been Greenlit recently, but that hasn’t stopped the small … Read More
Ring Runner Updated With Dota-like Multiplayer Mode
October 1, 2013 | Frank StrevaThe newest patch for indie space shooter Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages (Reviewed here) includes the promised MOBA-style multiplayer mode Space Defense League. Since it is bundled with a patch, this means that it is a free update … Read More
Race The Sun Struggling Without Steam Release
September 25, 2013 | Frank Streva
Flippfly, developers of procedural racer Race The Sun, have released some rather depressing stats that prove just how important a Steam release is for a small indie game. Race The Sun came out a month ago and has … Read More
Early Access: Paranautical Activity
September 18, 2013 | Frank StrevaConsidering the rant I wrote about the failings of Steam Greenlight a while back, it’s only natural that I cover Paranautical Activity. This modest little FPS Roguelite by Code Avarice had a difficult time getting onto Steam. A publishing … Read More
News
10 Most Surprising Games of the 2010s
November 8, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
There’s something about surprising games. While you see some great games coming from a mile away, there are others that nobody could have anticipated. More often than not, it’s those games that you remember most.
That’s almost certainly going … Read More
Why The PlayStation 2 Will Never Be Outsold
October 31, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
You may have recently heard that the PlayStation 4 recently outsold the Nintendo Wii and the original PlayStation. The final figures aren’t quite in yet, but it’s pretty clear at this point that the PS4 will comfortably rest as … Read More
Overwatch 2: Too Soon For a Sequel?
October 28, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
Overwatch 2 hasn’t been confirmed, but recent leaks suggest that it’s basically about as confirmed as Diablo 4. That is to say that we’re just waiting for Blizzard to say the words.
It’s in this awkward in-between period between … Read More
Articles
10 Most Surprising Games of the 2010s
November 8, 2019 | Matthew Byrd There’s something about surprising games. While you see some great games coming from a mile away, there are others that nobody could have anticipated. More often than not, it’s those games that you remember most.
That’s almost certainly going … Read More
PlayStation 5: Five Possible Launch Games
October 8, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
Sony recently shocked absolutely nobody by confirming their next console will be called the PlayStation 5 and that it will release late in 2020. Now, though, questions regarding the console turn to some of the more interesting specifics.
With … Read More
It’s time to bring more Zelda to the Switch
October 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo
After an enjoyable journey through the classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, I realized that it would be nice to revisit more of the games between A Link to the Past and Breath of the Wild – and … 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
Game Pass Grows, Game Ownership Withers – Who Will Own Your Game Library?
November 15, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Microsoft’s X019 conference was quite the show as they announced numerous new games and new additions to the Xbox and Game Pass. The massive announcement included games like Wasteland 3, Ori and the Will of the Wisp, Halo Reach, … Read More
Top 10 Most Metal Games
November 7, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Metal and Gothic Fantasy have gone hand in hand for quite some time now. While I’m not sure where it all started, there’s no separating them. Video games have become one of the best purveyors of fantasy within that period … Read More
Why is EA coming back to Steam?
October 29, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Today EA finally confirmed its return to Steam by allowing preorders for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on the platform. EA was one of the first companies to move on from Steam to its proprietary platform, Origin, back in … Read More