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THPS 1+2 Becomes The Best Selling Game Of The Franchise

You don’t have to ask me twice, I’ll talk about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 until the cows come home, and then I’ll tuck them in and tell them a bedtime story of the game. Yes, I gave it a glowing review that…

Women and Queerness in Horror: High Tension

Warning: This article contains discussions of murder, (internalized) homophobia, animal death, mental illness, images of blood/gore, and spoilers for High Tension. This is (apparently) the second time in a row I’ve stumbled into a trifecta of thematically linked movies. Last time it…

Rocket League Goes Free-To-Play Next Week

Easily one of the best evolutions in gaming is doing something so unrealistic and fun, it was only built from that one segment in Top Gear. Rocket League is stupid in all the right ways, and I genuinely love it for being simple in concept,…

Super Mario 3D All Stars is Entirely Emulated

The announcement of Super Mario 3D All-Stars left many fans feeling excited and anxious to revisit three classic games. Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy are all incredible gaming experiences. For those who already played them, the joy of revisiting…

Minoria (PS4) Review

Jumping into a long-running series might feel like a leap, but I took the initiative to try out Minoria with no prior knowledge. A new fan of 2D Metroidvanias thanks to Rogue Legacy, I wanted to expand into a non-roguelike format and this…

Is It Wrong… Infinite Combate (Switch) Review

The full title of this game couldn’t even fit in our header. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate, which I’ll be politely calling Dungeon – IC for this review, is a mouthful. It’s also a full-fledged…

Hardsuit Labs is Taking Steps Toward Accessibility for All

I’ve spoken at length about accessibility in gaming over the years. I’ve talked about the terms we use to refer to ourselves, other people, and how inclusivity is important. Over the years that I’ve worked in this industry, I came to discover…

Video Games: Fun & Unrealistic

Yes, I’m banging this drum again, or if you haven’t seen me mention it before, for the first time. Games and realism don’t mix, and they never have. The first home console games that popularized the medium were Tennis For Two and similar…

Lovecraft Country Episode 4 Review: “A History of Violence”

Warning: This article contains mentions of colonialism, anti-Indigenous violence, homophobia, transphobia, and spoilers for Lovecraft Country. Lovecraft Country has a well-established trajectory of utilizing, playing with, and subverting familiar entries into various (white) literary and cinematic canons. Lovecraft Country’s fourth episode moves…

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time (PC) Review

Full disclosure: I completely forgot Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time released until release week when ads started showing up in my social media feeds. It was hard to gauge just what kind of game it would be based on the cinematic footage in these…