By Kimari Rennis SPLAT! Splatoon 2, the colorful, messy, yet fashionable series has returned, this time on the Nintendo Switch. The fast-paced game became available on Friday complete with its feisty little cephalopods wielding new ink-spreading weapons and battles galore for eager fans. So grab your ink rollers and bombs because many memorable showdowns await you –…
By Kimari Rennis Crash Bandicoot makes his return this year, making fans like me feel like little kids again. Throughout the memorable Crash Bandicoot series, from Vivendi Games to Radical Entertainment, Crash has been given tattoos, redesigns, and has even halted the collection of wumpa fruit. However, Vicarious Visions stepped up to the plate once…
By Kimari Rennis Imagine yourself on a ship out in deep space with tangerine horizons and laser-filled skies. It’s true I’ve never been too good with roguelike games. Whether it was the acceleration or controls, I never found comfort playing. Instead, I got confused and dizzy. Yet things feel a little different with Everspace, the…
By Kimari Rennis After playing Arms during a New York Videogame Critics Circle mentoring event, I am convinced that 2017 is the year for Nintendo. Arms is a scifi boxing game that gives players the freedom to develop tactics, make up new strategies, analyze gameplay, and compete against friends, family, and adults alike. With a…
By Kimari Rennis There’s no doubt about it. Portal Knights is the newest entry to my “games I’m addicted to” list. Developed by Keen Games and published by 505, Portal Knights is a Minecraft-esque adventure role playing game. It’s chock full of of content, and more content continues to be added. Thankfully, it’s also been…
By Harold Goldberg It was an Icelandic, windswept, face-slapping rain. It was the kind of rain that would either anger you or wake you to a deeper realization, like a water torture that moved to water torpor to wet zen: a watery mind warper. In Reykjavik, it was your choice, yours alone. In this case,…
By Harold Goldberg Last week, when Blizzard came to town to promote Overwatch and the game’s first anniversary, I was thrilled. As a seasoned critic, I actually can’t remember when Blizzard was last in the city to do a dog and pony show for journalists. Almost certainly, they haven’t been in town in this way…
