An Open Letter to the Girls of 2013 (and the Boys of GTAV)
Pouring One Out for the Girls of 2013 (And the Boys of GTAV) I’m imagining all of you sitting across from me at a very long banquet table, staring me down like I’m on the receiving end of the world’s weirdest interview. ...
The Walking Dead Season 2: All That Remains Review
Silver AwardWaking the Dead TellTale Games returns with season 2 of the superlative The Walking Dead game, shaking its choice-based moneymaker for all that it’s worth. It’s an emotional, occasionally scary, occasionally slow entry in w...
Blizzard Exclusive Interview: Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
Hey, Spawners — we here at SF scored an exclusive interview with Anne-Sophie Lefebvre, a software engineer for Blizzard’s upcoming Diablo III expansion, Reaper of Souls.  (Which looks, objectively, awesome, and w...
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 1 Review
Silver AwardGreat DLCIt’s probably easier to start by describing what Burial at Sea is, rather than what it does for the BioShock legend: it is, quite simply, BioShock in the first, recast with Elizabeth and Booker Dewitt.  BaS doesn̵...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Tag-Team Review
Bronze AwardThis is how I imagine the planning session for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag went: Ubisoft brings in some branding guru, who says to them, “Hey, guys, you know what you need? A pirate game.†And the Ubisoft designers loo...
Beyond: Two Souls Mega-Review
Whatever else I say here, however critical, there’s one thing you should know up front: I played this game all the way through in what was, in essence, one sitting— of my own volition. This probably says as much about me ...
We’ll Miss You, Mr. Clancy
I wanted a different way in which to tell my stories. Coming up with concepts for computer games gives me another avenue of creative expression. It’s not just me telling the story, it’s me designing the idea for a ...
Papers, Please Review
Papers, Please is one of those games that it’s easier to like the idea of than it is the implementation.  If there are some lessons, any lessons, from Papers, Please, it’s that life is hard, work is hard, and de...
Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Review
Editor's ChoiceGold AwardHoly.  Crap. Grand Theft Auto V is, in a word, awesome. It’s hard to find a game that so seamlessly combines gameplay and story in a way that isn’t just rewarding– it’s impossibly fun. The characters a...
Outlast Review
Silver AwardOutlast, by Montreal-based Red Barrels, is an exercise in pure survival horror. Â Red Barrels has a doozy of a team made up of EA and Ubisoft vets who clearly decided to take what makes survival horror games most successful and...
Dragon Con 2013: Dragon Age: Inquisition Preview
The one thing that can sum up BioWare’s Dragon Age: Inquisition, the worthy and exciting follow-up to BioWare’s sometimes-disappointing Dragon Age 2?  “Shut up and take our money.”* There was something...
Dragon Con 2013: Best of Video Game Cosplay (So Far)
I and my laconic but charming cameraman (my brother, Edward) set ourselves a task: find the very best of video game cosplay at Dragon Con 2013. Â Many came, few were chosen.* Check them out here. ELIZABETH AND BOOKER, BI...
Dragon Con ’13: Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Preview
SpawnFirst is live from Dragon Con 2013 and bringing you live updates as we get them. One thing is for sure, Blizzard knows how to rock an opening cinematic. Â Blizzard’s new Diablo III expansion “Reaper of Souls...
SFQA: The Game That Made Me a Gamer
Aloha, Spawners– here we ago again, another entry in the SFQA, in which we answer hard-hitting and not-so-hard-hitting questions about games. Â Tell us how you feel in the comments below! The Game That Made Me a Gamer Bri...
The Trouble with Clementine: Choice in Games (An Exploration)
Telltale Games did something incredibly right when they put together last year’s The Walking Dead. It probably could have been a disaster: an existing and hugely popular intellectual property (though Telltale has often show...
