Beyond the Surface
Some of my favorite gaming protagonists would not have won the “most likely to save the world” award in high school… from humble plumbers like Mario and Luigi to the […]
Unworthy: Sony’s New Patent and the Kindest Rewind
While the next console generation is likely several years away, a new gameplay feature was potentially revealed in a patent that Sony filed… and it will make the future a […]
John 117: A Traumatic Backstory and Scars That Save
The backstory of the Master Chief isn’t pretty… the ordinary boy known as John-117 endured massive and horrific trauma that both scarred him and transformed him into the super soldier […]
Sora x SSBU: A Light Wherever We Go
After years of being found exclusively in the Kingdom Hearts series of games, fans were shocked and delighted to see him appear as a playable character in Super Smash Brothers […]
Disrupting the Peace?
Over the years I have developed a very consistent and methodical approach to my multiplayer games… I use the same load outs, I rush in the same predetermined order towards […]
Xbox Live Parties: A Friend for Every Season
One of the best features Xbox added before their competitors did was the ability to join an Xbox Live “party” with your friends and bounce from one game to another […]
Xbox Live: Giving Away the Fruit
One of the savviest decisions Microsoft made when launching their controversial new online “Xbox Live” service was to give away the first taste of it for free… almost every game […]
The First Descendant: Participation Problems
“The First Descendant” from Nexon Games has achieved a modest amount of notoriety in the few short weeks since its’ launch for multiple reasons… such as liberally borrowing most of […]
Mass Effect: The One Choice We All Make
The original Mass Effect trilogy was packed with unique choices, but after answering all of these hundreds of smaller questions the entire game still led to one final decision… how […]
Nintendo Power Magazine: Portable Power
This might sound dumb, but one of the things I miss the most about the early Nintendo years was the “Nintendo Power” magazine… from cool tips and tricks to assist […]
Finding God in Video Games 