Despite an obsession with bombastic violence and a near-constant objectification of the female body, there are signs of maturation in gaming. Faced with refreshingly pensive objectives, Catherine challenges participants to prevail against the type of ...

Sure, Splash Damage missed their projected date of ‘early July’ for the release of Agents of Change, Brink‘s first downloadable content package. Although the developer is a bit late on delivery, they are still holding ...

This week, DesertEagle, Samurage, BlueSwim and special guest Aaron from GameEnthus offer impressions on Catherine, From Dust, UFC Personal Trainer, and well as SNK recently released selection of PlayStation Minis. Greg Kasavin, creator director of ...

Let’s be honest: over the last few years, Comic-Con has focused less on those illustrated paperbacks on more on games, movies, and general geek culture. Need proof? Take a look through the eyes and camera ...

With the release of ten classic NEO GEO titles on the PlayStation Network last January, SNK Playmore seemed hell-bent on capturing the hearts of retro enthusiasts. Regretfully, the publisher seemed equally intent on emptying gamer’s ...

Remakes of coin-operated titles are an irrefutably tricky undertaking. While staying true to the conventions of the original games, a remake should also update both the mechanics and aesthetics of a game to contemporary standards. ...

What is the concept? As the inaugural effort from a seven-person development team known as Supergiant Games, Bastion delivers a masterful modernization of the action-role playing game. Recalling the action and narrative heft once displayed ...

From sheep springing to life in one’s dreams (Catherine), tribal shamans jellifying tsunamis (From Dust) to little blue creatures shaking their asses to Katy Perry (The Smurfs: Dance Party) there’s an abundance of surrealism in ...

For years, the Resident Evil franchise seemed content to remain in the refuge of the survival horror genre. Sensing stagnancy (and circumventing a contractual obligation with Nintendo for numbered series entries), Capcom began taking its ...

What is the concept? Revisiting the ingenious mechanic  which propelled 2009’s ‘Splosion Man to critical and commercial success, Twisted Pixel’s latest game requires players to cultivate Olympic-level triple-jumping skills. Each of the fifty levels which ...