While waiting for my appointment to demo the Oculus Rift, I struck up a conversation with two guys nearby. They happened to be independent developers focusing on creating VR titles; I was a little taken aback, as I had never tried virtual reality and was optimistic, but skeptical. When I

One of my favorite parts of any co-op game is finding ways to impede, hinder, or mess with the people I’m supposed to be working with. It should be no surprise, then, that I love a game that allows you to pick people up and toss them off the

Games with dinosaurs can often be a difficult thing to develop. With some dinosaurs that tower over a human player, finding game mechanics that feel balanced can be hard to achieve. After all, when a T-Rex needs to be tamed due to its potential to end a fight in a

The excitement of the Disney Infinity series has always come from partnering up some of the most iconic characters to ever grace the big screen. Between Disney’s decade’s worth of films and Marvel’s huge slate of heroes, there’s a magical feeling to seeing some of the

Steam’s Early Access service is constantly bombarded with roguelike survival games, but The Flame in the Flood from The Molasses Flood gives direction to what is normally an aimless genre. The Flame in the Flood follows a girl and her dog rafting down a Louisiana Bayou-inspired river in post-societal

Hoth is to Star Wars: Battlefront as Omaha Beach once was to World War 2 shooters. It is the signature battle, known to everyone and often a perfect set piece to show off their dynamic engines and mechanics. I had a chance to demo the new Star Wars: Battlefront’s

The Dark Souls series has long been a wonder of confusion for people who dislike it, and a trophy of glory for fans. After Bloodborne’s release, many were curious what From Software and game director Hidetaka Miyazaki would do from here. That question was answered during the Microsoft E3

When I played Insomniac’s reimagining/remake/whatever you’d like to call it of the original Ratchet & Clank, I couldn’t help but be taken back to the feeling of playing and watching the original PlayStation 2 trilogy. However, in bringing Ratchet down to its basics, I did