Review by Rob P. What’s this? We’re reviewing memory cards now? Have we gone insane? Fear not, my friend. This memory card is actually pretty cool. I know it sounds unlikely, but trust me on this one. You should definitely keep reading. Let’s start with the bare facts. The Eye-Fi…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Tin Man Games, the specialist in digital gamebooks (no, seriously, if you haven’t checked them out yet this developer releases these things at a prolific rate and they are almost always excellent), has expanded beyond the written word. Its upcoming gamebook Appointment with F.E.A.R is a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It frustrates me when a developer goes to all the effort to create a compelling narrative, setting, and character, and then falls back on a safe set of tropes for the actual gameplay. This is, in a word, Munin. The developers clearly went to some effort…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. It’s hard to make a twin-stick shooter that stands out from the rest. Crimsonland, brought to us by developers 10tons, is the next game to try. It takes takes the steps needed to advance the formula, only to take a few steps back in the process.…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. In the Mass Effect series, Liara was my leading lady. My Commander Shepard, in spite of all the temptations and opportunities to flirt or fornicate with his beautiful and talented (and sometimes psychotic) shipmates, remained – throughout the entire trilogy – faithful to his well-spoken Psionic…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. For you fortunate women and men among us who’ve taken the loyal initiative, gambolled into the electronics department of a local conglomerate or mom-and-pop shop, and thoughtfully (or thoughtlessly, depending on your priorities and financial situation) purchased, with an irresistible voice that was a combination of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Every so often there has been an attempt by a filmmaker, writer, or mainstream journalist to chronicle video games in a way that explains to those outside of this growing community what it is about games that is so important to modern culture. Video Games: The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It seems that after the success that Telltale Games has had with episodic games, other developers have been inspired to mirror the release style. One such developer is Australia’s own Epiphany Games, which has announced a six-part episodic role-playing thriller. This is set in an alternate…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. At first glance, I would seem to be the target audience for a game like this. I have been playing Magic: The Gathering in card form since the Fourth Edition set and have had a chance to play every one of the Planeswalkers video games (and…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Forza series has always been an agreeable racing franchise for me, despite the fact I myself am not always particularly good at racing titles. I tend to lean towards racing games that focus more on comic mischief (think: Mario Kart), but the Forza racing series…
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