Often when discussing games people will focus on either the theme or the mechanisms included. Like that one time you played a game about saving the world from disease, or the game where players had hidden roles. Theme gives way to epic stories and vivid imagery, giving us a prompt

The title of this review is a quote from Alphonse Gabriel Capone, leader of The Chicago Outfit. Al was a “businessman” specializing in the distribution of beverages of an intoxicating nature. This was the era of Prohibition. Thanks to the wet blankets and bluenoses of the era, the manufacture and

We’re just over a week away from our journey to the gaming mecca, our 4-day vacation in which we do nothing but sit in front of our TV and computer screens watching people talk about video games, our Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Diwali… you name it. E3

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

The Worms Series started nearly twenty years ago and spans more than 20 titles available on nearly every platform along the way, so it’s a safe bet that if you’re a gamer, you’re familiar with the series. Their latest title, Worms Battlegrounds, brings the familiar gameplay to

Unless you’re an only child, to which I say “hurrah”, you most likely understand the concept of sibling rivalry.  Sisters and brothers vying for attention, respect, space, and comfort in an ever shrinking space filled with raging hormones and total bummer parents inevitably leads to a few bruises and

At this point it’s safe to say that “roguelike” has made its way into most gamers’ lexicons. Dynamic level generation, punishing difficulty (often with permadeath features) and more are associated with the term, which is now being used to describe titles in more and more diverse genres. Batterystaple Games

Occasionally you hear of a concept so crazy that you think that there’s no way that it can work. When Final Fantasy X-2 was released with the concept of a pop band switching the characters’ wardrobe to change their class and abilities while fighting enemies and leveling up, it