Articles by Joshua Ostroff

Dead Space 2

Multi-platform

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2011

Horror games, much like horror films, appeal to a small, but hardcore, niche. Which is why aliens or zombies ― or, in the case of Dea...

Stacking the Odds

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2011

Charlie Blackmore may be a wee chimney sweep, but just because he's undersized doesn't mean he should be underestimated. As the star of Sta...

Costume Quest: Grubbins on Ice

Xbox 360 / PS3

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2011

Tim Schafer is the Joss Whedon of gaming: an immensely talented auteur with a fanatical following who can't quite crossover beyond cult her...

Back to the Future: The Game

PC / Mac

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2011

Back to the Future is such a genius piece of pop filmmaking that it's a mystery why it's taken so much time for a game to continue its lega...

Cape Town: Could <i>DC Universe Online</i> Kill PC Gaming?

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2011

My supervillain's name is Silent E, a ninja. No mere black-clad Asian acrobat, he can also fly, wield dual daggers and shoot awesome fireba...

<i>Call of Duty: Black Ops</i>, <i>Red Dead Redemption</i>, <i>Fable III</i> and <i>Super Mario Galaxy 2</i> Lead Exclaim!'s Year in Gaming

PUBLISHED Dec 31, 2010

This year was another fantastically diverse one for gaming so rather than assemble a 2010 top ten, these were the games that stood out for...

Disney Epic Mickey

Wii

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010

"Epic" and "Mickey" aren't two words often seen together. Maybe Donald's DuckTales nephews had some wild adventures, but Disney's mouse mas...

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010

If ever there was an argument in favour of videogame sequels, it's Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise. The first iteration was, in essenc...