Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Mothergunship is a First Person Rogue-Lite that Makes You the Bullet Hell

Developer Grip Digital’s follow-up to Tower of Guns came as a bit of a surprise. First person shooter rogue-lite bullet hell Mothergunship first showed off its fast-paced action and gun […]

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Games & Tech, Tabletop

Bonus Round Plays: Photosynthesis

Bonus Round Plays is a new series about tabletop games featuring the staff of Bonus Round Game Cafe on Clark Street. Our friends at Bonus Round love to play games […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Two Years Later Doom Remains Relevant

With Doom Eternal recently announced at this year’s E3, Guest author James Brod takes a look a 2016’s Doom, and examines how it has impacted action games over the last […]

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Art & Museums, Beyond, Event, Games & Tech, Museums

MCA’s I Was Raised on the Internet Is an Eclectic, Dark and Deep Look at the Internet Age

Before the internet. Believe it or not, there are married people carting around children in minivans that never experienced a time without it. They wouldn’t, in fact,  even know what it was like […]

Marielle Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Being a Fantasy Shopkeeper in Moonlighter Feels Too Much Like Real Work

Moonlighter by developer Digital Sun is what you get if you take the typical roleplaying game formula and flips it on its head. Instead of questing, getting loot, and selling […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: UnassumingScavenger SV-4 is an Addictive Surprise

The Steam Summer Sale is upon us again. Sometimes, I feel like it’s a bust–every year I buy way too many games, with few ever hooking me. It was mostly […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Invites you to Destroy Mars–Again

Red Faction has traditionally been about destruction in one form or another. Way back to the original, it was about destructible terrain. 2009’s Red Faction: Guerrilla, however, changed the formula up […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Preview

Preview: P.A.M.E.L.A. is an Extremely Slick, Atmospheric take on the Survival Genre

P.A.M.E.L.A. released on Steam Early Access early last year, and despite early mixed reviews, has made several strides towards winning its intended audience. Now, I hadn’t played P.A.M.E.L.A. until the […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido Serves Up a Deliciously Deep Puzzle Platter

Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido is one of those games that you could easily pass over for more familiar territory. E3 didn’t do it any favors, either, as it was released just […]

Marielle Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Wreckfest is a Smashing Good Time

Developer Bugbear’s previously titled (untitled?) Next Car Game was pretty impressive from the get-go—all the way back in 2014 when the Sneak Peak was released, which featured the impressive physics […]

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Feature, Games & Tech, Interview, Review, Technology

Review: Business Wars’ Sony/Nintendo Six-Part Series, Featuring an Interview with Author Tristan Donovan

In June of 1991, Chicago played host to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Summer Show, featuring all the latest tech—music, TVs, games and other devices. It was also the stage for […]

Marielle Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Jurassic World: Evolution–Parks and Rex Creation

Editor’s Note: We’re giving away a copy of Jurassic Evolution for Steam. Find out more by clicking here. The Jurassic Park franchise has had a lot of video games dedicated […]

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