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 […]
Review: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 DLC Back to Ubersreik Brings the Ubersreik Five Back to Their Roots
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has been one of my go-to games this year. Developer Fatshark isn’t always popular with its entire fanbase (Which developer is?) but they have been steadily adding […]
Review:Pokemon: Let’s Go is a Middling Adventure Into the World of Pokémon
Pokémon : Let’s Go, Eevee! and Let’s Go, Pikachu! were a huge deal when they were first announced for the Nintendo Switch earlier this year. After the success of Pokémon […]