Slain: Back from Hell – Just another kind of Hell?
Slain: Back from Hell by Wolf Brew Games was pitched to me as a “metal Castlevania game”. On the surface, that sounded about as bad-ass as Continue Reading
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Deadpool – The Dorkadia movie review
I’m just going to come out and say it: Deadpool is a role made for Ryan Reynolds. Again. But this time with talking. The merc Continue Reading
Starship Troopers
“War makes fascists of us all” —Paul Verhoeven, director. Starship Troopers DVD commentary The best satire is subversive and can be interpreted in any number of ways. A Continue Reading
Mad Max: Furiosa Road
This movie. …I mean, holy shit. THIS MOVIE. Let me back up. I haven’t seen any of the Mel Gibson Mad Max movies. Never got around to Continue Reading
Silent Night, Unholy Night
Just who were the wise men, really? Sure, I knew the story. I was raised Lutheran. Three wise men appear in the middle of the Continue Reading
50 Shades of Pretty Woman
Pre-tl;dr: Yea this movie is bad, but with a few tweaks it could have been good. Even so, it isn’t the painful-to-watch monstrosity the source Continue Reading
Total Recall: Too Much Lens Flare and Not Enough of John Cho’s Hair
Total Recall reboot. Let’s face it, you already have an opinion. Whether you’ve seen it or not you probably already know how you feel about this Continue Reading
Floop the pig! – Card Wars
Adventure Time is a fantastic show and the Card Wars episode really struck a chord with me as a CCG player. So when I heard Continue Reading
Preview: The Elder Scrolls Online – Good, but not great
The most recent beta event for The Elder Scrolls Online is over and, thanks to the NDA being lifted a while back, a lot of Continue Reading
Preview – Mech fueled mayhem in the Titanfall beta
The Titanfall closed (and then quickly open) beta stress test has sold me on how fantastic this shooter is. Respawn Entertainment has outdone themselves with this Continue Reading
Everything Is Awesome
Everything is awesome! Everything is cool when you’re part of a team! Everything is awesome when you’re living your dream! Everything is awesome! Everything is Continue Reading
Thoughts on the Hearthstone open beta
A while back I wrote a review of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft while it was still in closed beta. At the time I thought it Continue Reading
Stinky Footboard: Hands on at PAX Prime
In an expo floor filled with flashing demos, thumping music, and live-size sculptures of League of Legends champions, the Stinky Footboard would have been an Continue Reading
Amnesia: The Dark Descent Review
I have yet to experience a game that is scarier to play than Frictional‘s Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The fear I experienced didn’t come from Continue Reading
Star Trek: Into Something Something Something
I wasn’t thrilled with the new Star Trek. I’m not using that phrase as an intentional understatement implying that I didn’t like the movie. I Continue Reading
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire
The confession that’s going to get me fired from this website: I’m not that into Star Wars. I sure don’t like dislike it, Continue Reading
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Is it Enough?
My fondest PC gaming memories are playing single player games tag-team with my best friend 15-some years ago. It’s easy to be nostalgic about a Continue Reading
The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild Review
It is a tricky thing, capturing existing stories in roleplaying games. As Reuben said, all of Western fantasy has its roots inextricably tangled up in Continue Reading
A Fast and Furious Review of Savage Worlds: Deluxe Edition
Savage Worlds isn’t a first choice. It’s not one of those super-massive RPGs that pull you out of a normal existence and into the orbit of Planet Continue Reading
Rekindling the Geoscape: XCOM Enemy Unknown Review
You’d be hard pressed to find a motivator in nerd cultures stronger than nostalgia. When Firaxis announced XCOM: Enemy Unknown as a spiritual successor to Continue Reading
Sevencore – Thoughts and Opinions from the Closed Beta
I’m apparently a sucker for beta tests. This weekend I spent several days immersed in the world of Sevencore, a new free to play MMORPG Continue Reading