Review: Battlefield Gothic: Armada II Offers Satisfying Capital Ship Combat
In the grim darkness that is the future of Warhammer 40,000, perpetual war is the way of life through the cosmos. The Imperium of Man fights an endless war […]
Everything We Learned From Yesterday’s Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal
We got our first real glimpse of Mortal Kombat 11 from Chicago-based NetherRealm Studios with yesterday’s reveal event, including actual gameplay, a sneak peek at the story, as well as some new […]
Review: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Continues the Trend of Wii U Games on Switch
The Nintendo Wii U was a flop, despite being a great console with some great games on it. New Super Mario Bros. U was one of those great games, though […]
Preview: Polymorphism: Queer Encounters of Intimacy in Games at VGA Gallery Explores Sex and Relationships through Games
Some of the work here is of a sexual nature, and may be NSFW The Video Game Art Gallery in Chicago is a vital part of the video game culture […]
Adler Arcade Puts the Spotlight on Game Making Workshop Full of Art and Heart
Giant, comfy beanbags lay side by side in one of the Adler Planetarium’s spacious theaters. Super Smash Bros., one of the hottest video game releases in the past few months, […]
Review: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Lives Up to its Name, Delivers the Ultimate Smash Experience
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lives up to its name. Easily the biggest (and one of the only) reveals during Nintendo’s E3 conference, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate looked poised to be […]
2018 in Review: Our Favorite Video Games
2018 is now gone, so we’re going to take a look at some of our favorite games from a year full of great releases. It was a great year for […]
Review: 60 Parsecs Excels in its Comedy and Simplicity
You’re in space, Earth has gone into nuclear disarray and one of the warheads is heading straight to your ship. You have 60 seconds to pack as many things […]
Review: Just Cause 4 — Lots of Explosions, Little Impact
Developer Avalanche has made a name for themselves with the Just Cause series. Since 2006, Rico Rodriguez has been explosively liberating small countries that have been oppressed by dictators, sowing […]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Doesn’t Exactly Reinvent the Wheel, But Did We Really Want it to?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It marks the 15th game in the Call of Duty franchise and the fourth […]
Review: NES Controllers for Switch Provide Authentic Feel, Not Much Else
With the release of the Nintendo Switch’s online capabilities was the announcement of, and subsequent preorders for, classic NES controllers that can pair to your Switch to be […]
Review: DUSK is a Chunky, Bloody Throwback to the ’90s
There was a time when first-person shooters were known as “Doom clones”—a reference to the extremely popular 1993 game that popularized and shaped an entire genre of games, and many […]