LudoNarraCon 2021 and the 11 Featured Indies We’re Looking Forward to Most
It’s hard to believe LudoNarraCon was already a week ago. Yet, here we are, having come away from the celebration with a lot more than we started out with. As […]
Preview: LudoNarraCon 2021 to Bring Interesting Indies and Engaging Conversation to Steam Beginning Tomorrow
It’s been well over a year since Covid-19 went and changed just about everything. Which means it’s been over a year since in-person conventions were a thing. By now, most […]
Phenomenon: Pac-Man Exhibit at Chicago Gamespace Brings Pac-Man’s Legacy and History to Life
When I went to check out Nom Nom: 40 Years of Pac-Man Design and History at Chicago Gamespace, there was a lingering question in the air. The question no one […]
The Big Upgrades You Can Expect for PS5 and Xbox Series X
The next-gen consoles have arrived, and for the first time, one of the biggest questions being asked is “what are my old games gonna look like?” Consoles are becoming more […]
2020 In Review: Our Favorite Video Games of 2020
So long 2020—you were a terrible year for a lot of reasons, but a surprisingly good year for video games. Sure, there was the big letdown that was Cyberpunk 2077. […]
Games and Tech Gift Guide 2020
Christmas is fast approaching, and 2020 will be soon behind us. 2020 has been a challenge for most of the country—and it’s making the holiday season a little bit […]
Review: Now Bardin Has a Machine Gun in Vermintide 2–Ho Ho Ho
Ever since the release of Marcus Kruber’s new career, the Grail Knight, we’ve been playing a lot of Warhammer: Vermintide 2. Bardin was my main for the longest time, but […]
Interview: Organizing the Organization: How Chicago Inspired SomaSim to Create City of Gangsters
1920s Chicago is an era that invokes a lot of immediate images and has inspired even more movies, books and games. It’s got so much imagery attached to it, too–the […]
Interview: Chicago’s Own Backslash Games Gets Ready to ‘Cat’apult Kakatte Koi Yo Into Full Release
Cats rule the internet. Cats and fish go together like peanut butter and jelly. And fighting games are the bread and butter of a lot of great co-op experiences with […]
Interview: Emergent Gamespace: Jonathan Kinkley Brings New Vision of Game History and Art with Chicago Gamespace
One good turn deserves another, they always say, and with any luck, one good idea can turn into another too. In the relative normalcy of January 2020, change was already […]
Interview: Matt Tesch Tells Us Killer Queen Black’s Amazing Origin Story and the Current Buzz on Future Plans
Everything has an origin story, but not all origin stories are created equal. Sometimes things begin without much fanfare–but sometimes the story of how things came together is one of […]
Interview: VGA Gallery’s Brice Puls and Eleanor Schichtel on Going Virtual, Future Plans and VGA Zine
The last time we saw the gang from VGA Gallery, things were a lot different. It was January 2020 and we were crowding the VGA Gallery’s small space on Bloomingdale […]