Video Game Book Club: Vanquish – Episode 2

Every other week, members of Irrational Passions will play through a new game. From modern to retro, obscure to popular, games we’ve played and those we haven’t, we will be hitting checkpoints as we go, sharing our experiences. Play along…

Feature: Growing Up with a Generation

Alex recounts growing up with some of the best video game consoles to date.

Zack’s Favorite Soundtrack: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

It grabs ahold of you in the heat of the moment. Hair along your spine sticks up, letting you know it’s fight or flight. Squeeze onto the controller like you’re hanging onto your life, but the racing pulse against your…

The Real Next Gen

The United States is aflame with Next-Gen fever this month. People are lining up to be the first through the threshold of the new console generation, and in our excitement we are letting ourselves be blinded. Or at the very…

Must Play for Halloween: Bioshock

When it comes to horror games, I have a love for them by how much I fear what’s around every corner, but I can never put it down. Even though Dead Space is one of my favorite franchises, Bioshock scared…

Keeping Survival Horror Games Alive!

Lately, the survival horror genre has been defining its gameplay to just that, surviving. Sure, stomping a necromorph’s head in Dead Space may be fun, but nothing screams horror like being chased around, defenseless.

Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut – Extended Reactions

So as everyone across the internet seems to be sharing their reactions about the new Mass Effect 3 DLC, “Extended Cut”, I figure I will chip in my two-cents as well. I have already talked for hours about the game…

Road to E3 2012: My Thoughts, Hopes, and Predictions

E3 2012 is going to be a doozy. There is no more denying of this fact. For all intents and purposes, we are entering the next generation of consoles this year, and whether that is Nintendo jumping on the HD…

IrrationalPod Ep. 94

Download please! iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: We are down Scott, who is on vacation, and Joe, who hates all of us. We added Nabeshin and Trollware to make up for it. As this is our second take, there are references…

Editorial: Microsoft’s Pilot Program Needs Work

The idea of buying a $99 Xbox 360 is great, but there is no value in the contract if it gives the customer nothing over time. The program needs work, so here are some suggestions.