Somewhere in the Shadow

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the world of video games will surprise you in the best possible way. This…

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A farmer, a hitman, and a little boy all walk into a bar. Everything’s moving in…

Two of us saw Ubisoft’s attempt at transmedia franchising, and we did not care for it. Not one bit.

Hitman’s Episode 6, Hokkaido, is elegant, full of possibilities, and leaves players with more questions than…

If a game tells me I’m going to carve up demons with a chainsaw called the “Warrrsaw,” it puts my expectations in…

Mafia III takes hours to really get going. Sometimes it’s a predictable, janky slog. Once it finds its groove,…

Welcome to the next generation, FIFA. What took you so long?

How does one craft a new anthem for a decade some 30 years past? I have no idea, but Stan Bush has done it. The man…

Our favorite games are often the ones that made us feel these really cool, powerful things. How’d you feel when you…

I have an overactive imagination. When I read books, I imagine myself as being in the book’s world, as sharing the…