“Development was pretty much done when I got a publisher. Originally, I had made this game a lot smaller with only a couple of levels, and Dan did three songs for me and I paid him in pizza and snacks and stuff like that.” Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield is an upcoming runner from Detroit-based developer Neil Jones, aptly […]
How To Prepare For The Witcher Season 2 Later This Year
Despite several delays as a result of the pandemic and Henry Cavill injuring his leg, it was widely believed that The Witcher’s second season wouldn’t debut until some time in 2022. If you’re as into The Witcher as I am, that probably came as a disappointing but understandable revelation. Fortunately, recent news implies that The […]
Dragon Age 2’s Isabela Still Has The Best Introduction In RPG History
Isabela is not necessarily my favourite Dragon Age companion – that honor would likely go to Dorian, Morrigan, or Merrill. That being said, none of my three favourites make quite as much of a first impression as Thedas’ infamous pirate queen, who, to put it plainly, has the single best introduction in a BioWare game… […]
Ryne And Gaia Should Have Been Final Fantasy’s First True Gay Romance
I’m totally guilty of going “this should be gay,” to countless different games, films, and anime. Your Name? Make it gay. Yakuza? Make it gay. Hades? Oh wait – that one is already a little bit gay. That’s mostly because I relate more to stories that correspond with my identity, to pieces of entertainment that […]
MLB The Show 21 Review – A Familiar Crack Of The Bat
When a long-running sports series migrates to a new console generation, the fan base expects change. Developers usually answer that call with improved visuals, inventive gameplay ideas, and enhanced feature sets that couldn’t be achieved on older hardware. MLB The Show 21 doesn’t make a strong case to upgrade in any of these areas. You have […]
Emerging Healthcare Trends in VR
Virtual reality (VR) has seen a leap in both technology and accessibility in the past decade. A wide variety of standalone and tethered devices are available to consumers at a reasonable price, like the Oculus Quest 2 and the HTC Vive. A majority of the public interest around VR has been as an immersive gaming […]
Games Need To Respect The Player’s Time More
I had an unusual amount of free time this past weekend so I decided to treat myself and dive into a new video game, choosing to ignore my ever-growing backlog of half-played titles I promise I’ll get to one day. Summer in Mara was on sale, a game I’d been meaning to play it since […]
Mortal Kombat’s secret weapon is comedy (and Kano)
Despite paternal and political hand-wringing over ripped-out spinal columns and characters clutching still-beating hearts, the Mortal Kombat games have always had a silly side. Even the modern games’ gruesome, now photorealistic fatalities, where a crumpled fighter’s intestines are pulled out of their mouth by magic, aim to provoke a laugh at the absurdity of it […]
Why Were There So Many Blues Brothers Games In The ’90s?
Video games were rising in popularity in the ’90s, and one of the most popular types of games were those based on movies and television shows. During this time, we were also gifted with several games based on The Blues Brothers movies. The original Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, first premiered on Saturday Night Live musical sketch […]
Why Is Pokemon The Only Franchise That Cares About Its Birthday?
Video game anniversaries are like buses. You wait ages for one and then three show up at once. Well, in this instance, a lot more than three. Mario, Sonic, Tomb Raider, and so many more iconic franchises have either celebrated a big milestone recently or are preparing to do so. Actually, the use of the […]