Gallery: Fan Expo Chicago Saturday Cosplay
Fan Expo Chicago on Saturday was a beautiful day. Aside from the fantastic weather, there was a healthy sized crowd of fans making their way to the Donald E Stephens […]
Fan Expo Day 2: Master Chief and Solid Snake Meet Up for the First Time in Fan Expo’s Greatest Crossover Event and More
Years ago, Wizard World was the place for video games, whether you wanted to check out Razer’s newest tech or participate in a tournament. Fax Expo is trying to get […]
Preview: HexGaming Introduces the Hex Rival Pro for PS5 today
If you’re into competitive gaming or you just like controller customization, HexGaming has a lineup of peripherals made for serious gamers. New to their line-up is the Hex Rival Pro […]
Preview: A Choose Your Own Adventure Guide to Fan Expo Chicago 2022
What you once knew as Wizard World is now under the banner of Fan Expo, and this year’s first major Chicago area convention kicks off in just one day! Fan […]
Review: Survival Horror Fobia—St. Dinfna Hotel Pays Homage to Resident Evil
Resident Evil was a hugely influential franchises that defined survival horror when it released back in the 90’s. Not only is the series still going strong, but there are also […]
Review: Cuphead—The Delicious Last Course Serves Up a Heaping Helping of New Cuphead
Cuphead was a phenomenon when it released, both because of its unique (for a video game) art style, and its insane difficulty. I’ve never played such a visually appealing side […]
Review: Capcom Fighting Collection Is an Eclectic Mix of Great Fighting Games
Capcom is known for creating great fighting game franchises over the decades, especially the Street Fighter series. While there have been a number of Street Fighter collections, there hasn’t ever […]
Glitch Art and the Surreal—a Look at 鬼鎮 (Ghosttown) Spirit Simulator, the Newest Exhibit at Chicago Gamespace, and a Conversation with Jonathan Kinkley
The curator for Chicago Gamespace loves video games. You can tell by the way he talks about them—and not just the games you know, but games that defy boundaries and […]
Review: Redout 2 Is Slow to Get Off the Line
I love racing games—especially the futuristic type of super speed racers that seemed to be inspired by F-Zero. There is definitely a demand for spaceship looking cars careening through space, […]
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
I can’t tell you how many hours I spent at home on NES and SNES or at the arcade playing Turtles beat ‘em ups like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: […]
Review: In Card Shark Cheating Is Life and Death
I love video games. They’re able to give us experiences like Card Shark, where no other medium possibly could. I would say the closest films come to the same feeling […]
Review: Biomotor Unitron Shows its Age, but Its Modern Release is Important
I’ve always been a huge proponent of video game preservation, and the Pocket Color Selection from SNK is a beacon of shining light in an industry that often neglects its […]