Josh Boykin

Adventure games are coming back into vogue, particularly with the success of Telltale Games’ Walking Dead games and high-profile releases like the classic Grim Fandango Remastered. Point-and-click adventure […]

I feel a twinge of guilt every time I see the Cognition series from Phoenix Online Studios in my Steam queue; Phoenix Online brands itself as a company focused on story, and I always love a game with great […]

Bioware releases the expansive RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition next week, but today’s the day for anyone who wants an in-depth look at Inquisition’s multiplayer component. Starting at 10am PST/1p EST on Twitch, […]

Sick of sitting around, watching someone else take on the detective work? Frogwares’ newest title, Crimes and Punishments: Sherlock Holmes, puts you in control of Holmes, Watson, and their faithful dog, Toby, […]

Frequently mysteries are just about finding out “whodunit,” and that particularly holds true in mystery adventure games. But Frogwares’ newest entry in the Sherlock Holmes series, Crimes and Punishments: […]

Maybe it’s a symptom of years spent in front of various screens throughout my life, but I’m realizing that my eyes put in some serious work over the course of a day of writing and gaming. “Gamer glasses,” special glasses with yellow lenses to ease eye strain, aren’t new, but NoScope as a company somewhat is. I reviewed their Demon Series specs…[Read more]

If I wrote up a list of my top 25 games of all-time, a sure-fire member of that list would be Super House of Dead Ninjas. A 16-bit styled take on platforming, you play as the ninja Nintai Ryoko as she cuts through hordes of skeletons and other monsters on her way to the bottom of a seemingly endless tower. It’s efficient, sleek, and challenging.…[Read more]

Endless runners are an interesting genre. Titles like Temple Run and Flappy Bird made the score-challenging gamplay famous, but other developers have tried to add depth with stories and compelling atmosphere: […]

I thought I knew all I needed to know about Mangatar’s virtual card-battler Dengen Chronicles. It started on Windows Phone and PC. but Mangatar’s bringing the game to iOS and Android, as well as overhauling the entire battle system. I’ve given a preview build of the iOS version a shot, and after a couple days I thought I knew it all. I’d played…[Read more]

Contains Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spoilers. Read it anyway, since MW2’s been out for years.

Today’s the 4th of July, a day which, to most people on the planet, doesn’t mean a whole lot. But here in the US we celebrate Independence Day, a time for fireworks, family, and…freedom. And fireworks. So many fireworks. Since it’s the Fourth, I’d…[Read more]