Category: Gaming

Slender: The Arrival coming to Steam

Blue Isles Studios’ Slender: The Arrival, based on the Something Awful character the Slender Man, is coming to Steam courtesy of Majesco Studios’ Midnight City label just in time for Halloween. Written by the creative team behind Marble Hornets, Slender: The Arrival is the official video game adaptation of the Slender Man mythos. It stars Laura,

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Review: Zero Charisma

It’s rare to see a movie that doesn’t portray geek & nerd stereotypes that Big Bang Theory has reinforced since its inception. Too often are we played up as two dimensional characters whose purpose is purely for comedy, usually at the expense of our culture. That’s where writer / co-director Andrew Mathews comes in and shines

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Gaming
Jordan Pollock

No Offense: PC Diablo 3 is a port of Console Diablo 3

Diablo 3 has finally been released to the delight of console gamers, while PC gamers worldwide let out a collective sigh of discontent. So before getting into the meat and potatoes of the console version of Diablo 3, it would be best to take a look at the original version that came out on May

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Gaming
James Trauben

Assassin’s Creed 4 “Pirate Heist” Trailer

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is a flashy departure from the rest of the series, and the latest trailer is no exception. The “Pirate Heist” trailer frames the latest entry in Ubisoft’s history-spanning saga of Assasins, Templars, and the historically-significant bystanders caught in their struggle as a straightforward heist-flick. Of course, the time and place

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Review – Plants vs Zombie 2: iOS

The world of gaming is certainly filled with various genres, but none caught me more by surprise then Tower Defense. It was a name I heard kicked around the internet, usually connected to German music videos. That was when someone introduced me to Plants vs Zombies, a great introduction into the world of tower defense.

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Gaming
James Huneycutt

[Review] Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one of the most impressive, terrifying cult hits in PC history. With a miniscule budget and none of the advantages that a huge development or publishing house can provide, Amnesia became a fan favorite almost immediately after its launch, terrifying critics and gamers alike. Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs bears a

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To Timidly Go: Are Sci-Fi Film Tropes Holding Back Sci-Fi Gaming?

With souped-up graphics and processing power, Playstation 4 and Xbox One will bring us one step closer to truly “cinematic” video games. But could game developers’ long quest to emulate silver-screen cool actually limit the creative potential of next-generation console titles? This question came to mind after the recent burst of publicity for Destiny and

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[Game-play Impressions] Grand Theft Auto V

  Let’s be honest: odds are, you’re going to play this game.  You probably either already have it or have schemes to obtain a copy.  It’s Grand Theft Auto – the franchise that put open world sandbox titles on the map.  I’m not going to bandy words or go into a long diatribe about the

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Gaming
James Trauben

Killer is Dead and shallow absurdism

Criticizing any Suda51 game for not making sense is a dangerous business. Surrealist, deliberately bizarre narratives are the eccentric developer’s stock in trade. And Killer is Dead’s jumbled mishmash of vague globe-trotting assassination narrative, well-worn eclectic gameplay, and decidedly jarring neon aesthetic is too deliberately incoherent – studiously so, even – for mere accident. Making

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