It’s here, and for Chicago-goers it’s bittersweet. Tomorrow the doors open one last time on Wizard World Chicago. We’ve had a great time over the years with this convention, covering the convention […]
Preview: The Last Wizard World Chicago
Headquarters Beercade Reopens in River North with New Menu, Drinks and Great Games
It’s been a long time for a lot of things, hasn’t it? The pandemic put all sorts of things on hold, or changed them forever, from favorite restaurants and bars we used […]
Review: Visually Striking Shattered—Tale of the Forgotten King Suffers from Lack of Polish
I’m a sucker for soulslike games. That’s why, when I had the opportunity to review Shattered—Tale of the Forgotten King, I was excited to give this visually striking game a try. While […]
C2E2 Means Games – A C2E2 Day 1 Game Retrospective
You might be coming to C2E2 to get autographs from your favorite stars, or to check out some of the merchandise, panels, or to meet your favorite comic artists, but did you […]
PREVIEW: Episode III, C2E2 2020: A Choose Your Own Adventure Guide to Sunday
Here we are, already facing the final curtain. We’ve had a lot of fun so far, haven’t we? As we promised, there’s been a little something for every kind of nerd, from […]
Review: Wizard World 2019 Featured Fantastic Moments with a Few Disappointments
We’re just coming off an incredibly jam-packed August here at Third Coast Review–full of music festivals, summer vacations abroad, indie games events, and more recently, the behemoth of pop culture that is […]
VGA Limned the Video Star—Interview with Tiffany Funk of the Video Game Art Reader
What’s the status of art in state of the art video games? Do pixelated citizens have a sense of aesthetics? Will we find a Van Gogh or Basquiat skin among the boogying […]
Preview: Friday’s Logan Playtest Party 2018 Offers a Great Way to Get Into Chicago’s Games Scene
We in the Games & Tech section are advocates for games–whether that’s encouraging writers and readers to see games as art, explore across game genres or become part of a new […]
Review: Hitman 2 Lets Anyone Become a Super Assassin Without Making It Easy
Hitman 2 is a stealth video game developed by IO Interactive. A sequel to 2016’s Hitman, Hitman 2 follows Agent 47 as he assassinates targets, including one referred to as the “Shadow Client” given […]
Fortnite, Overwatch, Pro Gamers, Open Play and More at Wizard World Chicago 2018
Summer might be starting to wrap up, but Wizard World Chicago is just getting started. We were out on the floor for the first day of the convention, and we scoped out […]
There Was Great Local Talent at Logan Theatre’s Playtest Party 2017
Last Friday the usually spacious Logan Theatre Lounge was packed with local game designers and developers eager to show off their prototypes. Hosted by the Logan Theatre and the Nerdologues the fourth […]
Preview: Wizard World Chicago 2017 Lands Thursday
It’s that time again! Wizard World Chicago is just around the corner, with its first of four days of comics, games, cosplay and celebrities beginning Thursday in Rosemont. You may or may […]
