Chicago New Media Artists for Racial Justice Raise Funds With Great Game Bundle
If you wanted a way to support some great local causes and support local new media artists, the VGA Gallery has collaborated with 19 creators to release the Chicago […]
Introducing: Third Coast Streamer Spotlight
As you well know, streaming is nothing new. It’s hard to believe but streaming giant Twitch has been around since 2011. But streaming has become even bigger since coronavirus, with […]
Review: Japanese Fighter Samurai Shodown is Finally on PC
Hell yes, Samurai Shodown is finally on PC. Released on every major platform so far, including Nintendo Switch and showing up as one of Stadia’s Pro launch titles, it’s about […]
Preview: Cut Ships Down into Salvage in Sci-Fi Hardspace:Shipbreaker
Science fiction is rarely mundane. Usually, it’s about what makes us human, some evil empire that must be brought down—or really, any number of stories that deal with deep philosophical […]
Review: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is back on Steam, and Now on Switch—Nostalgia Not Required
The RollerCoaster Tycoon name may have been tarnished by more recent releases—I’m looking at you RollerCoaster Tycoon 4, RollerCoaster Tycoon World and RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures—but Planet Coaster seems to be […]
Preview: Epic RPG The Waylanders Featuring Real-Time with Pause in Early Access Tomorrow
The Dragon Age series is loved by many, but even its fans know that Dragon Age: Origins has never been able to be reproduced. The Waylanders is perhaps the closest […]
Review: Summer in Mara is an Escape into Paradise
These have been some dark days. 2020 has been, for a lot of us, a pretty crappy year. I think that’s why games like Animal Crossing have been so popular. […]
Review: Desperados III Is a Wild West Stealth Tactical Dream
I never played the Desperados series before. I had certainly heard of it, but this almost twenty year old series was just outside the games I usually played–which is too […]
Interview: Can’t Get Enough Games Hooks Us Up with the Latest on Cold Calling
We’re video game advocates here at Third Coast Review. We believe in the power of play and that games are art worthy of recognition just like film, literature and physical […]
Review: House Flipper for Nintendo Switch: We’re Not Mad, Just Disappointed
One of my guilty pleasures is HGTV–more specifically, shows about flipping houses, or hunting for them. I don’t really care about the hosts necessarily, or even the circumstances surrounding the […]
Review: Evan’s Remains Is a Great Game Bogged Down by a Messy, Convoluted Story
Video games are great, because they aren’t bound to any one way to tell a story. Hell, some don’t even have stories, and are purely mechanical. Others are extremely narrative […]
Review: Beyond Blue is a Love Letter to the Ocean
I loved Subnautica and Soma. They’re two very different games, but they’re both terrifying glimpses into the deep unknown. But those games were built to scare, and weren’t so […]