Some Belated (and Extended) Thoughts on Halo Infinite The latest chapter in the Master Chief’s never-ending battle leaves me wanting more, in both good and bad ways. Mar 2, 2022
Children of Morta Is a Heartfelt Epic About One Family’s Battle Against Evil (Review) With its gorgeous pixel art design, colorful characters, and engaging storyline, Children of Morta is an RPG gem. Jan 27, 2022
Review Roundup: 343 Industries’ Halo Infinite Critics react to the return of the Master Chief. Dec 6, 2021
Halo’s Master Chief Campaigns Ranked, From Worst to Best In preparation for Halo Infinite, I played through the previous Halo games to see where they succeed — and fail. Nov 29, 2021
Halo Mythology 101 The popular first-person shooter series is built atop some surprisingly deep and complex lore. Let’s break it down. Nov 15, 2021
Before There Was Halo, There Was Marathon Bungie’s original first-person shooter trilogy set the stage for the Master Chief’s epic saga. Nov 9, 2021
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Makes the Galaxy a Much Bigger Place This successful video game uses what’s familiar about Star Wars to show us new things in a galaxy far, far away. Jan 13, 2021
The Alto Collection Alto and his snowboarding friends are coming to your favorite console soon. Aug 8, 2020
Playing Through The Game Bakers’ Haven Xbox One Demo Billed as an “RPG adventure about love and freedom,” Haven boasts a stylish aesthetic and potential for engaging human drama. Jul 24, 2020
Itch.io’s Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality This is the best gaming bundle that I have ever seen, and it’s all for a good cause. Jun 11, 2020
Epic Games Reveals Unreal Engine 5 The upcoming version of Unreal Engine promises to make games even more realistic and immersive. May 15, 2020
Baldur’s Gate 3 Opening Cinematic: Illithids, Dragons, and Gith, Oh My! The latest installment of the acclaimed video game franchise is based on D&D 5th Edition. Mar 3, 2020
Blood Music’s VirtuaVerse Gets a Release Date The “cyberpunk point & click adventure” evokes the classic LucasArts and Sierra games of ’80s and ’90s. Feb 22, 2020
If video games are “art,” how should they be critiqued? If video games are ever to be considered “art,” then gamers need to let them take some hard knocks. Jan 4, 2020
What makes a good Lord of the Rings video game? In which I pitch a Dúnedain-centric “Lord of the Rings” video game. May 23, 2019
How do violent video games affect their developers? I confess, I’ve never given a second thought to the trauma that video game developers might experience while making a game. May 16, 2019
Watch the First Teaser for the Long-Awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake The recent teaser looks good, but I can’t deny that nostalgia plays a pretty major role in my response. May 10, 2019
Hyper Light Drifter, The TV Series I’m cautiously/hopefully excited about this. But how well will the game’s elegiac tone translate to TV? Mar 31, 2019
Heart Machine Announces Solar Ash Kingdom The still-mysterious game is a followup to the acclaimed Hyper Light Drifter. Mar 13, 2019