David Roberts

Murdered: Soul Suspect reminds me of a bygone era – the PS2 era, specifically. It was a time when mid-tier development was actually a thing, when developers with a smallish budget and a few unique mechanics could thrive and find a modicum of success. Games like Psi-Ops or Disaster Report, while

iOS controllers haven’t exactly had the best run of luck lately. Whether they’re too damn expensive, or just plain not up to snuff, it’s been hard for hardcore gamers to find a controller solution that will let them play console-quality titles on their iPhone or iPad. Steelseries

Sony hasn’t exactly had the best run of luck in porting its classic games to its versatile handheld. The Vita is capable of pulling off some fantastic visuals (one look at Killzone Mercenary will blow away even the most hardened skeptic) but for some reason, ten-year-old PS2 games have

Season Two of TellTale’s The Walking Dead is shaping up to be quite the excellent package of narrative delight. The game is more visually appealing than the first season, and is less glitchy. It also hasn’t missed a storytelling step. Most importantly, though, it looks as if the

The Last of Us was a fantastic achievement in storytelling and art direction – in fact, we liked it so much that we named it 2013’s Game of the Year. It was a triumph, a marriage of narrative, gameplay, characters that, while seeming to tread familiar ground, took us on

The Mario Kart franchise values slight upgrades and iteration over massive sweeping changes. Mario Kart 8 is no exception. No, Nintendo is content to add new gameplay components slowly, improving the experience over time. And while the newly added items, characters, kart upgrades, and anti-gravity tracks certainly help make Mario