Episode 70: New Year, New Views: Predictions and Resolutions for 2014 (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The first episode of the new year and our first live video episode. Come and check out our predictions for this year and our discussion of our predictions from last […]
In my continuing look at game covers, I thought I’d explore the best-rated games of 2013 according to Metacritic’s compiled review scores. So far, I’ve looked at top-selling games instead of best-rated, or I’ve looked at a particular selection, as when exploring Xbox indies, and the results have been surprisingly […]
Do video game companies think that if you can find someone to hang out with that you probably have better things to do than play video games together? Is it some secretly sexist thing, assuming only one person per household plays games (assumedly the guy, of course)? Maybe it’s a […]
Possible triggers: sexual violence and assault. Game developer Brianna Wu of Giant Spacekat recently wrote a an essay that started as an examination of a game-of-the-year podcast and became a critique of gaming podcasts in general, an essay demonstrating how the dominant paradigm in gaming journalism — typically straight, white, […]
With last generation systems being so readily available at great prices this year they made great Christmas gifts and now new owners of these older systems are wondering which games are a solid bet. So this is where I give a totally objective list of 10 great games on each […]
So this is it, the year 2013 is officially over and 2014 has begun. For me, this has been a year of learning and growing up as I ventured into the “real world,” began a new position at the bank where I work, bought a new car, and, sadly, lost […]
Over the last couple of years there have been several studies (East Carolina University (US), Imperial College (London), NIA (US Gov), and more) that have suggested that learning something that is totally new can help to stave off Alzheimer’s Disease. The two most popular suggestions have been to either become […]
The holidays can be a joyous time, but also a stressful time. This holiday season has been particularly stressful for me, since I’m on the job market and pretty much in flux for the next few months about where I will work, buy a house, and live next year and […]
This just in: girls aren’t supposed to like things originally meant for boys, or at least not according to recent decisions perpetrated by executives and developers. Girls are not an “appropriate” audience for boys’ things. This revelation comes after executives at Warner Brothers canceled the Young Justice cartoon after the […]
Happy Holidays to you all regardless of what you do or don’t celebrate. This is the time of the year when we find ourselves surrounded by family either for a holiday celebration or simply because everyone has the day off. After you share a meal with ones that you love […]
Okay, I promise, this is the last time this year I’ll talk about it, but after several fits and starts and test games, the epic playthrough of State of Decay: Breakdown has taken over my life. Something simmering on the stove? Knock out a mission. Taking a break from wrapping […]
At last: the game I’ve waited for all year, or at least, the beginning of it: the debut episode of The Walking Dead’s second season, All That Remains, starring the young and vulnerable Clementine. For me, this episode’s release was an Event (capital E), and so I hope you’ll forgive […]
Episode 69: And Game of the Year Goes To… (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we end the year talking about our individual game of the year choices. Which would you like to spend some quality time with. Our regular co-hosts are joined […]
**Trigger warning: suicide, violence** Thanks for nothing, goodbye. Unlike the haunting message that introduces the tone of The Cat Lady, a side-scrolling horror game developed by the UK based company Harvester Games, even what small portion I have played thus far proves that this statement certainly doesn’t describe this narrative-driven […]
In our end of the year contest series we have a winner and a new contest announcement. The winner in the All I Want for Christmas contest and the new owner of a Steam copy of the puzzle platformer, Fez, is Kevin Blake. Kevin, I will be emailing you to […]
Every now and then, there are stories circulating the internet that do not necessarily have anything to do with video games that strike my interest and need a place to be written about. If you’ve been reading articles on the internet lately then you may have heard of a story […]