By Harold Goldberg Recently, I sat outside at a cafe on a cold, damp-ish day in San Francisco. Dealing with the chills usually makes me tense up and that yields a kind of sullenness that’s hard to hide. But these moments were worth it because I was able to speak to folks associated with Arte,…
By Desiree Bonilla At times, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life almost feels like Grand Theft Auto. I remember watching the trailer and thinking about how this game would be fun since there was so much action. It reminds me of the fighting in Sleeping Dogs. Although I have never played the entire Yakuza series, this…
By: Ronald Gordon Dungeon games are some of my favorite pastimes, mainly because all of them feel special. Some have different stories and characters while others have different skills and weapons to choose from when fighting monsters. However, some of them are unique enough that lumping them in with the other dungeon games would undersell…
By Kimari Rennis There are many painful feelings out there that can bring people down. But for some, the most painful feeling in the world is the disappointment you have in a game you had high hopes for. PixARK from Snail Games is no exception. Yes, it’s in beta, but the horrific experience I…
By Shane Ferguson You may have missed it, but that would be a shame. Rogue Aces is incredibly addictive, a 2D, side-scrolling free roam air combat shmup arcade game. While that’s a lot of adjectives, it’s a game that’s nuanced and intriguing. Developed by Infinite State Games, Rogue Aces is a spiritual successor to classics such as Wings of…
What an excellent evening it was! Last night, The New York Videogame Critics Circle’s guest speaker was iNK Stories’ Navid Khonsari. who’s given the world deep media such as 1979 Revolution and most recently, Hero: A Verite VR Experience. We were hosted by the good people at Samsung. Samsung’s the newest partner for our non-profit…
By Harold Goldberg There’s nothing quite like it. Hero: A Verite VR Experience takes you, the traveler, through a Syrian town that’s being bombed. It features a VR headset, backpack and special effects. But what makes it feel even more real is the humans you deal with during the experience. This is the virtual meets real,…
We go deep inside the next Tomb Raider which hits stores on September 14. By Harold Goldberg A Montreal evening, streets puddled up from a cold, all-day rain that has just let up. I’m walking around an industrial area that’s being revitalized. In other words, there are obstacles everywhere. Thirty minutes later, I’m in a…
By Harold Goldberg He had been doing interviews all day long. As evening broke, Quantic Dream studio head David Cage sat on a hotel couch, a triple-sized TV image of Valorie Curry’s face to his right. Curry, perhaps best remembered for her work in the cult leader/serial killer drama “The Following,” is one of the…
By Harold Goldberg What a great Spring morning it is when two extraordinary games of vastly differing genres (and target demographics) are released in one day. Join CNET’s Dan Ackerman, Tom’s Guide’s Sherri Smith, Superparent’s Libe Ackerman, DreamYard Prep School’s Rudy Blanco and me as we talk passionately about both releases. But first, and most…
By Kimari Rennis Surprisingly, I have never had a taste for any form of anime. Whenever I would try to watch it or play games based on animes, my attention would slip away like a stick of butter in a wet hand. But Persona 5 is a game that kept both my ears and…
By Ronald Gordon Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest inventors in human history. His inventions were simply amazing – even to this day. But what if, instead of the Triple Barrel Cannon, Da Vinci invented brain-torturing puzzles? The House of Da Vinci, an indie puzzle game that was developed and published by Blue…
