A TIME Magazine article titled “No, Video Games Don’t Cause Mass Shootings. But The Conversation Shouldn’t End There” featured a statement by Renee Gittins, executive director of the International Game Developers Association. “Blaming video games distracts from the broader issues at hand. There is an overwhelming amount of research that finds there is no evidence linking video […]
Rock Paper Shotgun’s Dominic Tarason served readers with the news that Necrobarista, the gorgeous cinematic cel-shaded visual novel from Route 59 Games, hits Steam for PC with a double-shot, no water kick of magic, myth, and necromancy on August 8, 2019. In this modern-day tale, players serve up foamy, caffeinated drinks to the living and dead […]
Game Revolution’s Adam Speight shared record-breaking news about God of War, the series reboot and action-RPG masterpiece from Santa Monica Studios. God of War is the first video game to win 16 awards in one year from the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR). As Speight explains, God of War bests the previous record of 15 awards held by The Last […]
During PAX South, USgamer’s Mike Williams had the chance to play Fantasy Strike, an accessible 2.5D fighting game from Sirlin Games. Mike enjoyed its simple controls, low barrier to entry and empowering combos: I found Fantasy Strike to be a damned good fighting game. After only a few minutes, I had everything down and was ready to get […]
PC Gamer’s James Davenport visited The Blackout Club at PAX West 2018, and played with Question co-founder and legendary game designer Jordan Thomas. Davenport shares his experience of investigating the town’s mysteries, and trying to survive the supernatural horror known as The Shape. The Shape will casually stroll from the biggest sinner to the next, slowly making its […]