Review: Ape Out is a Symphony Of Jazz and Action
This is our second review of Ape Out–you can check out our other take here. Ape Out is a top-down action game developed by Gabe Cuzzillo, Matt Boch, and Bennet Foddy, who […]
Polymorphism: Queer Encounters of Intimacy in Games Continues Through April at VGA Gallery
If love or sex comes up in a video game, it’s often the muscle-bound male protagonist bedding buxom women. Some games even have an accompanying minigame to put you in […]
Preview: Bit Bash to ‘TAKEOVER’ Emporium Logan Square with Four Locally Developed Indie Games
Love indie games? Want to play some indie games that have been developed right here in Chicago? Well, Bit Bash and Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square is giving you […]
VGA Limned the Video Star—Interview with Tiffany Funk of the Video Game Art Reader
What’s the status of art in state of the art video games? Do pixelated citizens have a sense of aesthetics? Will we find a Van Gogh or Basquiat skin among […]
Preview: Celebration for the Release of VGA Reader Issue 2 at Quimby’s This Weekend
Video games are art. I think I can say that authoritatively since great organizations like the Video Game Art Gallery go to lengths to approach these works in a scholarly […]
Review: Ape Out is a Brutal and Stylish Action Masterpiece
I’ve run into Ape Out at a few indie gaming event around Chicago for the last year or so. I first remember running into it when I first covered Bit […]
Review: Metro Exodus is Inches from Being a Masterpiece
I’ve always had a soft spot for post-apocalyptic games, no matter what form they take. There’s just something about Earth after civilization that makes a really interesting video game setting […]
Review: Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove is Funkin’ Great
Toejam and Earl are video game icons. Everyone I know that played games in the 90’s knows who they are, even if they never played one of their titles. After […]
Review: Far Cry New Dawn Manages to Re-Endear Me to the Far Cry Series
Plot spoilers follow: Far Cry New Dawn is here with little fanfare. After the extremely disappointing ending of Far Cry 5, I thought I would be done with my love […]
Preview: Dive into the Frigid Waters of Subnautica Below Zero
Subnautica Below Zero has been one of my most anticipated releases this year. The standalone expansion to Subnautica—the widely acclaimed narratively driven survival game that landed a spot on our […]
Review: Colorful, Crazy Cult Classic Katamari Damacy Reroll Returns
The Nintendo Switch has increasingly been home to some unforgettable games from the past. Whether that’s with things like Nintendo’s Nintendo Entertainment System on Nintendo Switch Online or with the […]
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Is An Odd Duck, But a Good Duck
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is the third game in the No More Heroes series of action-adventure hack-and-slash games, developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and headed by Goichi “Suda 51” […]