Gaming

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Multi-platform

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2014

British author J.R.R. Tolkien has been the alpha and omega of the fantasy genre since long before Peter Jackson's blockbusters began rollin...

Clear Eyes. Valiant Hearts. Can't Lose.

What Are War Games Good For?

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2014

War may be hell, but it can also make for a helluva game. After all, what is chess but an analogue warfare sim? War-themed videogames have...

Destiny

Multi-platform

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2014

Destiny, the new IP from Bungie, the acclaimed creators of Halo, is the most expensive videogame ever made at a cool half-billion bucks. Th...

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Nintendo DS

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2014

Pop culture loves its crossovers, be it Spidey teaming up with Superman in comic books, Aliens taking on Predators onscreen or the Simpsons...

80 Days

iOS

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2014

80 Days is not actually named after the 1980s, though the iOS game is something of an homage to that decade's beloved Choose Your Own Adven...

Spies Like Us

What 'Watch Dogs' Wants To Teach Us About Privacy

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2014

Timing is everything in pop culture, but it's often as much about luck when it comes to capturing the zeitgeist. Terror-era TV shows like B...

Shovel Knight

Wii U / 3DS / PC

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2014

Summer may be blockbuster season for movies, but apparently even otherwise pasty-faced gamers like to play in the sunshine. This pretty muc...

Shining A Light On the Future of Graphics

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2014

When the current console generation launched last fall, much of the conversation focused on the graphics, as it always does. But unlike the...