Open-world games are not exactly new. Akalabeth: World of Doom (precursor to the Ultima series) was arguably first, but games like The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall come to mind, as do more modern titles like Crackdown, the Assassin’s Creed and Batman: Arkham franchises, and Grand Theft Auto. As games

It’s impossible to avoid that Cities: Skylines stands on the shoulders of its predecessors. SimCity laid the foundation for modern city building games, and Cities: Skylines very much slips into the role that many of us felt that EA’s SimCity would when it released back in 2013. Sure

The Nintendo DS holds a special place in my heart. Years of road-tripping, traveling, and stealth-gameplay-sessions during study hall or concert band practice bonded that little red piece of hardware to me. I discovered many titles and genres I never would have played otherwise because of that DS, including the

Oh, dating simulators. Your existence has long been one that confused many people. The simple concept of placing someone in a virtual world where you are forced to socially interact in a romantic way is an idea that many people mock daily. For good reason, a majority of the games

Killing Floor is one of my go-to games, a title that survives every formatting and OS reinstall of my main PC gaming rig. When I want FPS cooperative action, it’s always the first choice on my Steam favorites list, the sort of game that I’m never really done

GT Plays - Jotun (Alpha) Watch this video on YouTube [The video above contains some language on my part, and is an archive of the stream I did of my first playthrough of Jotun’s Alpha] Jotun, like a lot of games recently, draws upon Norse mythology as its inspiration.

[The following contains spoilers for Act I of Broken Age, but none for Act II. Reader discretion is advised.] Given the conditions under which Broken Age was developed, it makes sense that playing through the game in its entirety never once comes across as something that was meant to be

The legend himself, Sean Lama, joins Eric, Kenneth, and Travis for this week’s extra-long Gaming Trend Reboot podcast. This week, we’re talking Broken Age, Dark Souls vs. Bloodborne, and Kenneth gives his final Borderlands update after finishing The Handsome Collection. As for the news, we talk the state