HOTLINE MIAMI has become a rather lazy example to liken a game to in reviews, but in my defense, RUINER invites the comparison ...

“Kiwami” means “extreme.” Or it could also mean “climax,” even possibly “remake”—I’m still not entirely sure. According to YAKUZA KIWAMI, it means “extreme,” ...

A quick question, before I begin—is anyone still playing their 3DS at this point in 2017? It seems like with very few exceptions, ...

In the fall of 2009, I stumbled across a little series known as Fatal Frame while browsing my dial-up internet one day after ...

I’m just going to say this upfront: DISHONORED: DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER is pretty underwhelming. That’s not something I say lightly, mind you; ...

Few reviews write themselves quite as easily as an entry from the Uncharted series. Usually, with new video game releases, I’m forced into ...

DARK SOULS, DARK SOULS, DARK SOULS! Everyone in the collective gaming journalism biz likes comparing everything to DARK SOULS. Even I’m guilty of ...

Jump scares: I fucking hate them. Not only because I’m probably the most anxious person in existence, but because they’ve become both the ...

If you have even a passing knowledge of video games and spend a majority of your time plugged into the World Wide Web, ...

I’m fascinated with things like game jams and 48-hour film competitions: the ability to think of a thing, plan it, and execute in ...