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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  Very minor story spoilers follow: When I first saw the announcement for Days Gone at last year’s E3, I immediately thought, “why do we need this game?” I mean, […]

If there’s one thing I prefer not to do, it’s defining a game as “X game meets Y game” because it implies a game isn’t original. Saying that Rage 2 […]

In the US, we can be myopic about our place in the world sometimes. Much of the media we consume can seem to revolve around us and what’s happening here, […]

Cloud-based game streaming isn’t a new idea, but it has been implemented to mixed results over the years.  Cloud-based game streaming services mean that you don’t have to have a […]

  Love indie games? Want to play some indie games that have been developed right here in Chicago? Well, Bit Bash and Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square is giving you […]

Video games are art. I think I can say that authoritatively since great organizations like the Video Game Art Gallery go to lengths to approach these works in a scholarly […]

Subnautica Below Zero has been one of my most anticipated releases this year. The standalone expansion to Subnautica—the widely acclaimed narratively driven survival game that landed a spot on our […]