2016 was a seminal year for the world of video games. Virtual reality made its commercial debut, Nintendo broke into the mobile space, and the entire world briefly embraced its inner gamer during the summer of Pokemon GO. It was also a significant year for the modern shooter (with at

With the success of last year’s Pokémon GO, many trainers have been anticipating getting their hands on the promised supplementary wearable. While the Pokémon GO Plus isn’t a game-changer, it does provide fans of the mobile title with a host of features, and can effectively alter the way

When I’m in the mood, I like looking for cheap things on Steam or the Humble Bundle, and I usually come up with decently great finds, such as The Music Machine or Cat Goes Fishing. When I want to be really frugal, I tend to look at games under

David Bowie, Prince, Michael Jackson. We’ve lost so many 80s legends over the past few years that it’s kind of depressing, to be honest. However, these people remind us that the music back then was top-notch, and rhythm games that get their inspiration from that era are always

The most well-known area control board game has to be Risk.  While other games like Axis and Allies and Samurai Swords had more depth, pushing the Roman numerals around the map while the jerk turtled in Australia was commonplace on weekends.  Other area control games have come out since including

Medieval times were hardly for the faint of heart. Treachery, wars, plagues, and famine were all too commonplace. Lords of the period were in a constant battle for power and prestige with only the savviest, and perhaps most brutal, rising highest among the ranks of nobility. Despite the horrific backdrop,

It’s Shantae! She’s here to save the town, but the town’s problems are a little too big for her cliche genie breeches. Platforming, belly-dancing, trancing out, and flailing her hair, Shantae does work in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and through some madcap comedy, serious danger, and lots of

Games based on comic books have come a long way, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past, the DC Deckbuilding Game, and Marvel Legendary becoming hits.  However, it’s not often that you’ll see a game based on a fictional comic book.  Other than Guardians Chronicles and