Next Gen Consoles: Online Required – Reality vs. Expectations
What Do You Mean I Can’t Watch My Blu-Ray Movies… Back on May 21st, Microsoft announced the Xbox One along with the very unpopular online requirement, which was soon reversed after a dismal E3 conference, and the he...
The Art of Horror Part 4: The Best of the Genre
There have been plenty of horror games released over the years, but despite the label, most of them aren’t the least bit scary. This doesn’t mean they are bad games, they just don’t fulfill the requirements to...
The Art of Horror Part 3: Frightening Failures
As mentioned in parts one and two of The Art of Horror, making a game that is both good and scary is a difficult task. Despite the difficulty level of creating this type of a game, many developers still try their best to leave ...
Xbox One Tour: How to Shatter Hopes 101
MS Done MS’ed Up The Xbox One Tour rolled into Atlanta from the 24th to 27th of October, amid frenzied fans and skeptics alike. I missed out on the first 3 days of the tour, and decided that a nice Sunday morning slot wou...
The Art of Horror Part 2: Guides to Terror
Continued from The Art of Horror Pt.1: Breaking it Down Loneliness The fear of being alone, monophobia, can be a part of the horror game as well. Hypothetically, imagine going to a Halloween attraction – like a horror-the...
The Art of Horror Part 1: Breaking It Down
Video games and the horror genre are two things that are perfect for each other. Since video games add a great deal of immersion by allowing a person to take control of a character, I believe the video game medium has a signifi...
Backwards Compatibility: It Still Friggin’ Matters
Don Mattrick Can Bite a Big One I won’t be purchasing an Xbox One on November 22. The main reason I won’t be doing so is besides the fact that I can’t currently afford it, is the blatant lack of backwards comp...
Physical vs Digital Games: Time to Decide
“Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.” – Stewart Brand As time goes on, things change and begin to fade away as new ideas take their...
PS4 Too Expensive Compared to the Xbox One
Say Whaaaaaaat? You didn’t read that wrong. The PS4 is hundreds of dollars more expensive than the Xbox One in some South American countries. The most shocking of them is Brazil. While U.S. gamers bickering back and forth abo...
The Pros and Cons of Buying a Launch Console
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or Waiting on the Fun? With the Xbox One launching on November 22 here in the UK and the PlayStation 4 launching one week later on November 29, the big question posed to gamers is: Will you be buying th...
Alone Interview: Oculus Rift and VR Horror
 “Alone. Yes, that’s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn’t hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.†– Stephen King The horror genre is one undergoing someth...
The Horrors of Sega Dreamcast
It’s not news for horror fans that the genre is in a slump today. With Resident Evil getting dumber by the second, Silent Hill in hiatus, and Dead Space selling out, there really isn’t much to look forward to. Hardc...
Next-Gen Launch Title Poll Results
Launch Title Madness Poll Results As always, once SpawnPolls are taken down and the choices tallied, we put some time into studying the results that we get from these polls. Once we get into the nitty gritty details, there’s ...
The Trials and Tribulations of Creating the Perfect Indie Horror Game
In round 1 of our focus on Nick Borrego and Enola, we delved into Nick’s inspirations, aspirations, and thoughts on creating the soundtrack for the upcoming survival horror game, Enola. Now SlasherJPC from the House of Ga...
Revamp The Graphics But Don’t Revamp My Experience: A Tale Of Frustration
If you follow me on Twitter, you might be aware that I have recently decided to take a stab at my third attempt to successfully play through Shadow of the Colossus. If you do, then you might also be aware of how much the HD it...
