The release of Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version was 22 years ago. After numerous games and spin-offs, hundreds of anime episodes, and over twenty films, it would seem that the franchise has been thoroughly […]

In its 6th annual Day of the Devs event, the Midway in San Francisco hosted a massive audience of gamers, press, musicians, vendors, and most importantly, game developers. As the name of the event suggests, […]

How does one survive the apocalypse? Is it done with strength and cunning? Or perhaps it’s done by hiding in some sort of shelter? In Mandragora’s Skyhill, it’s done by MacGyver’ing items to kill the mutants t […]

In 2011, Japanese developer From Software released Dark Souls on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (PC version in 2012). Critics overwhelmingly praised the game for its world building, unique gameplay, and ability to reward […]

I don’t think I’ve ever sworn out loud more than I did while playing the game Celeste on the Nintendo Switch. Maybe it was the controls which felt a little too restricting on the Switch (joy-cons and Pro con […]

At the end of 2011, I played Demon’s Souls for the first time. The first 45 minutes or so were filled with enjoyment and an overwhelming feeling of, “this game isn’t as hard as everyone says it is.” Then, I died. […]