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Valve’s New Video Game: Steam

No doubt my fellow Steam users (Steamers?) were as initially perplexed by the advent of â€œtrading cardsâ€ as I was. I didnâ€™t know what the hell these things were, why I was being bombarded by them or what purpose they could...

The Ghosts of Consoles Past: Lessons from Gaming Systems of Yesteryear

This week I realized that I am, despite my best efforts, continuing to get old. After the initial panic that inevitably proceeds the realization one is in the twilight years of their twenties, my mind turned, as it usually does...

Nintendo Will Continue to Falter Without New IP’s

According to a Geekwire study of 2012 Q4 sales, worldwide sales of Sony and Microsoft consoles each outsold Nintendo. Nintendo was not only a full 1 million unit sales behind Sony, they were behind in the holiday season when th...

The Loneliness (And Appeal) of the Single-Player Star Wars Multiplayer

A disclaimer: Before I played Star Wars: The Old Republic, my only real experience with MMORPGs – except for running, terrified, in and out of IRC chats back when that was a thing – was a brief foray into Funcomâ€™s...

Skyrim: The Tales of a Gallivanting, Lifeless Mannequin

I recently started playing Skyrim, and I donâ€™t think Iâ€™m going to finish it. Hear me out before you make any pre-meditated judgments about the way in which I should conduct my life. Now, I must preface what Iâ€™m about to s...

First Impressions: The Wonderful 101

This past week, Spawnfirst had an opportunity to try out the Wii U exclusive title, The Wonderful 101, set to hit shelves this September. It’s a creative new game that makes great use of the Game Pad, and really entertain...

Scourge: Outbreak Review

Iâ€™ve always been a pretty big fan of third person shooters. I canâ€™t even begin to put into words how many hours my roommate and I poured into horde mode on Gears of Wars 2. So when I was assigned to review Scourge: Outbrea...

State of Decay Review

Editor's ChoiceSleeper Hit!Gold Award

LOVE AT FIRST BITE Amidst the influx of zombie games for the past few years, there have been very few games that have truly captured the intricacies and finer details about what it might actually be like to survive through a zo...

Rack N Ruin Interview

Indie games are a growing genre these days. In an industry that’s been dominated by blockbuster games created by well-known developers, it’s a refreshing change of pace to see smaller devs with big ideas get some of...

Grand Theft Auto V Gameplay Preview

If you’ve been living under a rock the last twenty four hours (or if you just don’t have the level of obsession for GTA as we do), then you might have missed Rockstar’s huge unveiling of a massive five minute ...

Why One Console May be Enough

Sometimes buying a new console requires you to take a new lease on life. With a flurry of new entertainment boxes making their way into our living rooms this coming holiday season, itâ€™s awful difficult to believe that a lot o...

Embrace the Past or Shut Up

I recently got into a heated argument with a friend over the relevancy of backwards compatibility in today’s world. I was a little pissed after Don Mattrick’s comment about the players who like backwards compatibili...

The Night of the Rabbit Review

Bronze Award

Daedalicâ€™s Night of the Rabbit is a charming fairy tale with fun– though not revelatory– gameplay, beautiful graphics, and excellent voice acting. Â Daedalic has a knack for off-beat stories (check out Chaos on De...

Deadpool Review

Finally, a Deadpool Game It’s been a long time coming, but everyone’s favorite fourth wall-shattering mutant mercenary for hire finally got his very own videogame. The game is lacking in some pretty major areas, but...

PokÃ©mon has been a crowd favorite for ages: Iâ€™ve been playing it for over 15 years now. Â Versions Red/Blue came out and it was the most amazing, addicting, adventurous game I had ever seen. Â But itâ€™s been 15 years…...