I was incredibly worried about this episode. Anyone who read my review of Episode One will know that. I wasn’t exactly lenient during my stay on the IP spoiler casts either. I curdled at the thought of sitting through another…
Child of Light Review
I don’t know what to feel. Since it was first revealed earlier this year, I had nothing but great expectations for this game. Storybook RPG built on the UbiArt engine? That’s a great premise on paper. But by the end…
7 Ways to Get Awesome at Hearthstone
If you’ve gotten this far, than you and I have at least one thing in common: we think Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is pretty rad. But maybe you’ve given it a couple games and things just aren’t working out. Or maybe…
Spotlight: Greg Miller
The early half of the 2000’s were both a bustling and nebulous time for games writing. Websites dedicated to the medium were popping like spring time dandelions, and big media conglomerates were spending millions to throw their hat in this…
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Review
Blizzard has a knack to knowing how things should work. Across multiple genres, their legacy has been an exercise in distilling a particular type of game down to its core mechanics, and making them front and center, while adding a…
Spotlight: The Coles
Doing what you love for a living is the dream, isn’t it? Waking up everyday knowing you can put all of your energy into the things that make you happy, so that you can produce the best output, and feel…
Goat Simulator Doesn’t Deserve a Score
There really aren’t proper words to describe the real conundrum surrounding Coffee Stain’s unlikely hit. Seeing (and playing) is believing, and is truly the only way to “get it,” and even then, there’s no guarantees that you’ll find Goat Simulator…
Spotlight!: Jane McGonigal
If you’re reading this, it’s safe to say you like games. They serve many purposes to many sorts of people, be it a time occupier over long travels, a lynchpin of our social circles, or the primary form for which…
Gamers Love Earth
About Best Ofs This article is one of the “Best of Irrational Passions”, meaning it’s featured on our Best Of page. Along with it, we have both a full read-through of the article and a conversation about the article, the writing…
Woman Crush Wednesday: Morgan Webb
Television was a very important hurdle for the videogame industry to surpass. Yes, there had been game commercials on the tube since the 80’s, but games themselves didn’t become a focus until really the 00’s. I know what you’re thinking,…
Ramblet Episode 4
Michael Zack joins Jarrett Green to discuss his article “The Real Reason Nintendo is In Trouble.” We also discuss internet trolls, and how to think like a business.
Woman Crush Wednesday: Keza MacDonald
The United Kingdom is often thought as an exotically grey and rainy home of all things intelligent. It’s probably just the accents – that go-to inflection of all things powerful, space faring, or historical. The game’s scene across the Atlantic…