Skyward Sword: Everything Wrong with it
In my opinion, Skyward Sword is one of the worst Zelda games out there. "What about Zelda II: Adventures of Link?" is what you might be asking. No. I actually like that game. It's well designed and...
View ArticleEducation, What's Wrong With You?
If you didn't know, I'm 17 in sophomore year of High School and through the one year of me experiencing High School, I found something out I should have seen so long ago. Well, it's mostly the school's...
View ArticleAmnesia: 63
Lights flicker in the room, on and off every second, Xavier, sitting on a metal chair along with a table with another chair on the other side. He looks around in thought, thinking of what to think...
View ArticleThe Contract
A tavern. Small, but still had more than it could carry. Men around the county came here just to set their arms down and take a nice drink of Armoanian Ale. I came to as my time was done in my job....
View ArticleThe Games Brian Shea Finished In 2016
I love playing through as many games as possible each year. Though I know I'll never get through every big or worthy release in any given year, I feel like it's part of my responsibility as a game...
View ArticleCheck Out 25 Years Of Game Informer's GOTY Awards
In 1992, Game Informer published its first annual video game awards. The one-page celebration of the year featured just a handful of categories, including Best Concept, Best Playability, and Best 8-Bit...
View ArticleAriana Grande Is Coming To Final Fantasy
Singer/actress Ariana Grande is coming to the Final Fantasy world. Grande is to be featured as a character in the mobile title Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, which is currently available on Android and...
View ArticleI Have Become An Annoying Video Game Dad Coach
When my two kids started playing soccer, I braced for the worst. I'd heard horror stories about parents turning into freelance coaches, barking orders and yelling with officials about a game that was...
View ArticleThe Sports Desk – The Year To Come
This year is going to be an interesting one for sports games. While it's no surprise that the yearly franchises will give us plenty to talk about this fall, I feel like the whole genre is at an...
View ArticleMy Most Anticipated Games of 2017
2017 is going to be a good year for games. There are quite a few I'm looking forward to, but these eight are the games that can't release fast enough for me! 1. Mass Effect: Andromeda - Despite the...
View ArticleYou Know You Play Too Much Overwatch When...
Can't stop playing Overwatch? I'm right there with you. The game dominated my spare time this year, with me often playing until the wee morning hours, all in the name of the next loot box or to extend...
View ArticleTop Digital Card Games Of 2016
The world of digital trading card games sees plenty of entries each year, so there are many options to pick from. 2016 had many options to pick from – whether they were released in prior years, or in...
View ArticlePassing the Torch to the Next Generation
Typically during the holidays, even when family visits, I end up working for most of it. Over the past decade I have worked every single Black Friday as well as either the day before or the day after...
View ArticleDoes it Hold Up??? Backyard Baseball 2003
As I begin playing Backyard Baseball 2003 I’m having one of those moments where something I loved as a kid proving to be...odd. I noticed a “forget about it” line in the Italian girl’s profile. Okay,...
View ArticleRetro Review: Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy said goodbye to the PS One with a strong title. Taking everything that has made all the previous entries so memorable, FF IX nor only combines, but also improves upon many of the series...
View ArticleEx-Crytek Studio Becomes Independent Developer
Crytek recently downsized, shedding five studios. One of them, Crytek Black Sea in Bulgaria, has been reborn as an independent studio now named Black Sea Games. That's the studio's original name,...
View ArticlePlanet Coaster Dev Suing Atari
Frontier Development, the studio that worked on RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and other titles for Atari, and which has also created Elite: Dangerous (above), is suing old publisher partner Atari for that...
View ArticleKingpin Actor Hints At Character's Return To Marvel Netflix Shows
Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk was a big part of Marvel's Daredevil series on Netflix in its first season. Since then, however, we haven't seen too much of the character; he's only popped up briefly...
View ArticleStarbound Developer Teases Turn-Based Strategy Game
After the success of the its space-faring title Starbound, Chucklefish Games has already begun working on its next project, which looks to take equal influence from Nintendo's Fire Emblem and Advance...
View ArticleSuper Replay – The Worst Sonic The Hedgehog Ever
When I decided to turn the 12.31 Super Replay into an annual event, I knew the focus needed to be on bad games. People enjoyed watching us suffer; that was the hook that stood out. We used Overblood as...
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