So long 2020—you were a terrible year for a lot of reasons, but a surprisingly good year for video games. Sure, there was the big letdown that was Cyberpunk 2077. But this […]
2020 In Review: Our Favorite Video Games of 2020
Review: Myst Enters the Age of Virtual Reality
The Quest 2 continues to impress me, so much so that it’s become the virtual reality headset that I use the most. It doesn’t outperform my Valve Index, but its mobility makes […]
Preview: Virtual Ricochet Is Neon Tennis with Lasers
Here we are, in a time where VR is taking its first uncertain steps. We’re going to look back on these heady days of gallery shooters like we look back on mechanical […]
Review: Now in VR Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition Adds New Mechanics, But Struggles in Its Transition
I only recently got my hands on the Oculus Quest 2. It’s an impressive little VR headset—there’s no doubt about it. I’m impressed with how must power the Quest 2 has, […]
Preview: St. Louis’ PixelPop Festival Features Fantastic Indie Games You Shouldn’t Miss
Summer’s fading, there’s still a pandemic out there, and if you’re like most, you’re probably wondering what you’re going to do with yourself when it’s less warm and sunny and more rainy […]
Preview: BattleGroup VR‘s Immersive Gameplay Plunges Players Into Pitched Battles
Virtual reality is a platform that hasn’t exactly fulfilled its promise. There’s a few reasons for this, both technical and physical—something I won’t get into detail on right now. But suffice it […]
Review: Co-Op Space Team VR Challenges the Rabble with Technobabble
Virtual reality has so much untapped potential. For the first few years, the landscape of games for VR was barren and craggy—full of tech demos masquerading as full games, with only a […]
Review: Half-Life: Alyx Transcends its Medium, is Destined to be a Classic
I used to joke that it would take the end of the world to get a new Half-Life game. I regret those jokes now. But we do have a brand new Half-Life […]
Review: The Room VR: A Dark Matter is a Mysterious, Visually Stunning VR Puzzle Game
During the early days of modern consumer VR, I remember standing inside of an escape the room game, fumbling with some object, and thinking of the fun I had playing The Room […]
Best Video Games of the Decade, Part Two–The Most Important Games of the Decade
As I mentioned in my previous Favorites of the Decade article, I originally planned for one list. But that list became so unwieldy I decided to break it down into two. My […]
The 2019 Playtest Party at the Logan Theatre Boasts a Brand New Batch of Creative Games From Chicago Area Developers
There’s a lot of good things that come out of November, as the holiday season kicks off, and with the extended shopping hours and long weekends come more events and more fun […]
Games and Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2019
2019 was a big year for video games. It saw the release of Death Stranding, Red Dead Remption 2 got a PC port, and sleepers like Outer Wilds and Outer Worlds […]
