The Best Villains In Video Games

Throughout the years, gaming has seen some of the most amazing heroes. With characters like Link from The Legend Of Zelda, Cloud from Final Fantasy VII and even those two plumbers (it’s not Bowser and Luigi is it?) games have…

The Unfair War Against the AAA Publisher

Almost without fail, when you mention one of gaming’s giant publishers, “educated” gamers coil like snakes, and proceed to rattle off the many reasons that they won’t let these mega corps tread on them. “Annualised games are killing the business.”…

IrrationalPod Ep. 146

Very sorry about this late show! Technical problems and busy weekends alike got in the way, but we are back!

What Went Wrong With Kingdom Hearts

WARNING! This article assumes you have played every game in the Kingdom Hearts series, so there will be SPOILERS!

Bethesda’s Big Fault

Is Bethesda jumping into subscription-based games really a good idea?

SEGA and Atlus: The Good and Bad

Is SEGA’s purchase of Atlus really all that bad?

Player Agency: The Myth and Legend

What is player agency? Are developers doing it right, or are they looking at everything in the wrong light?

Kickstarter Pick: Hyper Light Drifter

From the first stills of this hopeful from Director and Art Designer Alex Preston (AKA Heart Machine), the art direction’s isolating and dangerous, neon, dark wave vibe holds your eyes in it’s hypnotizing allure. It’s color palette is never settling,…

Golden Opportunities for Nintendo

Nintendo still has a lot to give.

Are Casual Gamers Getting What They Want?

Whether or not people like to admit it video games are growing up. Especially in this last generation games have been maturing quickly and with it games that blend fluid gameplay with a story that has something to say or…

Morning After: Vita TV

Sony kind of came out of left field with this one.

Proteus: A Beautiful, Poignant Experience

Niall peaks into what Proteus is, and what the experience meant to him.