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Mafia 3 Tells the Year’s Most Important Story
Mafia 3 hits a note we haven’t seen in games very much.
Batman The Telltale Series: Episode 2 Review
If you read my review for Telltale’s Batman Episode One, or listened to our spoilercast, or saw me on Twitter, or whatever: you know I liked it. It goes without saying. I wanted to try something different with the serialized reviews…
Editorial: Switch-Stepping to the Side
Time to face the facts: the Nintendo Switch may just not be for you.
IrrationalPod Ep. 299 with Blessing Adeoye
Blessing, game development, ExtraLife hype, and cool patrol.
The Turn in Mystery — Alex Talks
As a guy who has streamed out all of Dark Souls 1, 2, and 3 to their completion, I really wanted to pin down what made them special. What made them work, for me. It’s easy to jump to the, “oh…
The Monthly Passions Podcast: September 2016
The Monthly Passions Podcast is back! In this September Issue, Jarrett (@Jarrettjawn) and OKBeast's Blessing Adeoye (@Blessingjr) decipher Bioshock Infinite in the wake of the launch of The Bioshock Collection. For more of Blessing Adeoye, visit OKBeast. Like! Share! Subscribe!…
The Art of the Video Game: Theatre
In a continuation of his art series, Theatre takes center stage.
Deus Ex Mankind Divided Review
December 2nd, 2015 was a terrible day. It was the day that 14 innocent lives were taken during a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. As an Arab-American Muslim I had the same reaction that any American would have. I…