“It’s just me and the AI politician telling me the untruths I want to hear.” By Harold Goldberg It’s never night in this videogame land, which kind of freaks me out. But I still play within it. I still play The Elder Scrolls: Blades even though the Early Access version is, at its worst,…
By Ronald Gordon One of the biggest fears we have about the rise of technology is that computer systems and Artificial Intelligences will go rogue or adapt to something on their own. But what if you were the system that goes haywire? Why do you think a computer system would stray from its intended purpose?…
By Ronald Gordon You’ve heard about the horror that was the Black Death. But what if you could experience an alternate narrative of life during the plague? A Plague Tale: Innocence is a stealth-based adventure game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. Here, you play as a young girl named Amicia…
By Isaac Espinosa It’s Nintendo at its purest. As Kamek and Baby Bowser set out on a quest to steal the dream stones on Yoshi’s Island, it’s up to the Yoshi to ensure that the duo cannot fulfill their evil plans. Yoshi’s Crafted World, a side-scrolling platformer developed by Good-Feel, is the eighth and…
By Harold Goldberg It happens every year. There are issues with the Tribeca Film Festival (like waiting outside the Stella Artois Theater for a delayed event, in the rain, for an hour, without being given a reason by staff). But, despite the challenges, this was the second best of the festivals I’ve been to (the…
By Kimari Rennis Due to my young age, when it comes to older, beloved videogame franchises, I sometimes feel like I’ve been living under a rock. The only Resident Evil games I’ve played are the demo for Resident Evil: Revelations on the 3DS, and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which I’ve been told has absolutely nothing to…
By Ronald Gordon Many of us want to travel far and explore the world. When I can, I enjoy getting out of the city during vacations, and I always come back feeling good that I actually went somewhere different. But vacations are rarer than ever nowadays. So it’s time to ask the question, why not go…
