*This article contains Westworld spoilers. If you are not completely caught up with all eight episodes, get caught up. Then read this.* ZOMG! Westworld and Video Games! “The hosts are like NPCs! By the hyperreal male…
Pretty good single-player campaign, mediocre multiplayer, terrible PC port. That’s what critics have to say about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. What is COD:IW? Take Call of Duty’s tried and true FPS formula. Now, add space…
Somebody posted a song about the Karen meme on YouTube, and it’s pretty rad. As a jingle, it’s catchy. As a summary of the meme’s many angles, it’s more or less accurate. (We can quibble…
If you have a friend about whom you now and then think, “Ya know, I bet that person reviews video games,” there is one fool-proof way to be sure. When your friend gets home from…
It’s the morning after Halloween! It’s the perfect time for watching horror movies and playing survival horror video games. Plus, all that awesome Halloween candy is now on sale for crazy cheap. So load up on…
Make us think and we’ll listen. Make us feel and we’ll pre-order. It’s common knowledge to game and tech developers. They want us talking about their upcoming products. Without saying a word in the commercial, Karen…
Nintendo can do this. Here are some tips for getting the Switch right. Learn from Karen Let’s start with the recent development of the Karen meme. As an October 25 Polygon article puts it, Karen refers…
Every mobile gamer has a favorite endless runner. Some people are partial to the Indiana Jones-inspired Temple Run. Others can’t get enough Jetpack Joyride, an explosive side-scrolling kawaii runner set inside a laboratory of mad…
The Nintendo Switch (formerly NX) vindicates the Sega Genesis Nomad portable console and Nintendo’s underutilized Gamecube-Game Boy Advance link cable. Nintendo Switch is a cartridge-based home console-mobile hybrid with wireless controllers and local co-op functionality….