Mutant Year Zero was a sleeper hit when it arrived at the end of 2018. It was a critical success, and I was eagerly anticipating the next release from developer Bearded Ladies. […]
The Sniper Elite series has always been a guilty pleasure. While its brand of sniping isn’t exactly realistic, it’s certainly fun, and enough of a sniper experience that I find myself […]
Good art is about connection. Art is personal, to both its creator and observer. When we look at a painting hanging in a gallery, we see what it plainly is and the […]
They just don’t make ‘em like they used to—and sometimes, that goes double for video games. Once-dead (or dying) western role-playing genres like CRPGs are making a comeback, but the good […]
As we move forward from the ‘10s (is that what we called them?) and into the ‘20s, there’s been a lot of looking back at some of the best things that […]
11-year old Minerva is a precocious little explorer, who ends up getting in over her head when she finds an abandoned mansion in the middle of the woods. Donning her goulashes, backpack, […]
What do The Logan Theatre, C2E2, Revolution Brewing and The Nerdologues have in common? We suspect a lot of things, but among those is a love for all things nerdy. That’s why, […]
Have you ever sat around playing a game, wishing you could change aspects of it? Or perhaps you always wanted to learn how to make games, but could never find the motivation […]
Did you ever read/watch American Gods and want to have a game set in that world? Do you like Magic: The Gathering, but wished it were a little faster paced like Hearthstone? […]
Gears 5, the fifth game in the Gears of War franchise, is set to release in September, and it’s a highly anticipated addition to a very popular series. For some players and […]
Stick around the games scene in Chicago long enough and you’ll be sure to encounter Bit Bash. Founded in 2014, the volunteer-run group has made it their goal to share their passion […]
Stranger Things is set to return this summer, and what’s a better way to get you in the mood for some kids fighting against mysterious forces than a game about kids fighting […]
