Some people would say that video games aren’t the best medium for invoking emotions, but nothing has made me feel connected to something as much as video games have. Brothers: […]

Melkbelly, the somewhat genre-less and thrilling Chicago-based band that Miranda Winters sings and plays guitar with, is truly a monster of the local scene (in all the good ways). So […]

Co-op and open world survival games are some of the best. Some of my best experiences have been playing with friends on some digital island, surviving by gathering resources and […]

It’s another great weekend in Chicago with plenty of things to do at home! Chicago has been opening up more and more, but that doesn’t mean you should take it […]

New Music Chicago will be celebrating their 15th anniversary with Anniversary Bash, including two live, virtual concerts broadcast from the new Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago this Saturday […]

I love games about space—from combat heavy space sims to games that try to recreate real-life space exploration. Science fiction is great, but when a game manages to be about […]

Iconic Chicago scenes are featured on a series of posters supporting Chicago small businesses, launched recently by Chicago marketing agency c|change. The program, titled Lifted Heads, Lifting Voices, is designed […]

In recent years, British actress Andrea Riseborough has been absolutely dominating the world of genre filmmaking, while also making a real name for herself in more mainstream works. Stateside, she […]

During the month of October, Amazon Prime Video will release a quartet of films from Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. They’re being promoted as horror films, but the first two […]

After years of smaller supporting roles in such films as The Wolf of Wall Street and Sleepwalk with Me and series such as “The Newsroom” and “We Are Men,” actress […]

When I first came across Her Majesty’s Ship I was surprised how great it looked on paper, or in this case, on the Switch store’s page. The gameplay made it […]

I played Game Dev Tycoon at its original release—which was over seven years ago now.  I remember I had a really good time with it, but I haven’t thought about […]