[UPDATE: Unfortunately before we could edit this in time, it was confirmed that Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts 3 won't be shown at E3. While certainly a downer it still doesn't take away from our excitement for the titles.] E3. Is there more that needs to be said about this exciting event? Every year, [...]
Favorite Video Game Characters: The Spy – “Team Fortress 2” (2007)
By Marshall Garvey Last year, Terry Randolph and I compiled our lists of our top 20 favorite video game characters. This piece in no way alters that original list, which, much like my top 100 movies list, I would only alter after much deliberation and a good number of “no brainer” additions that I feel would [...]
Misogyny in Gaming? Big Surprise.
HOLY DISCLAIMER, BATMAN: This post was written before the Santa Barbara shootings. Due to its lighthearted irreverence, you might find it more offensive now than you would have a week ago. Try to keep an open mind and look at what is being said, not just HOW it's being said. Feminism's a thing now, if [...]
The Sound of Gaming
By Terry Randolph Sound design is the most under-appreciated part of a gaming experience. Yet it’s also one of the most critical components that makes or breaks how good a game can be. How many times have you had a game that gets bogged down by lagging dialogue? Or thrown off by the lag between [...]
A day at an Indie Game Development meetup.
The original post came from my personal blog. Come check it out here and give it some love too!Hello everyone!It has been a long while since I was last active in making games. Since the game Sean and I both created for the Candy Jam, I became burned out from working nonstop at my job and working [...]
In the Valley of the Land of “HD” Remakes
Recently, Pokemon Company through Nintendo announced remakes of the games Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire renamed Alpha Ruby and Omega Sapphire. Like many Pokemon fans, I was excited although for a different reason; this was part of the series I had yet to play. With it coming to 3DS (and I’m missing my GameBoy Advance), I [...]
Nostalgia Game Review: Spyro The Dragon
By Jake Rushing Ahhh, Spyro the Dragon. This was an another game that I remembered playing at my aunt’s house years ago during the glorious Playstation One years. I was drawn to this game because of the fact that you could play as a dragon. I also saw the commercials for the game which made [...]
The Cutting Room Floor: Should Star Wars EU be Irrelevant?
Within the last few days, various media sources are confirming something that might be disheartening to many fans (including myself) Star Wars Expanded Universe (EU) content is officially non-cannon. What does that mean? The only part of the franchise fans have gotten to enjoy that count as the official story are the six movies [...]
MLB 14: The Show (2014)
By Brad Beneke I’ve been a fan of The Show since it became a PlayStation exclusive a few years ago. I’ve seen the evolution of the game, and am very pleased with a lot of the progress from 13 to 14. Everything from the menu boxes to the player rating system has changed. I won’t [...]
Nostalgia Review and Reflection: “Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire” (1996)
By Marshall Garvey It’s a great time to be a “Star Wars” fan these days. OK...anytime is a great time to be a fan of arguably the best sci-fi franchise to grace the earth. But with concrete details of Episode VII (filming as we speak) emerging, the period until its Christmas release in 2015 [...]