DOOM, the 1993 classic from id Software, has always been synonymous with the very concept of video games for me. It’s emblematic of a time when...
I’ve often worried that I would never experience a piece of media that made me feel like House of Leaves did. I don’t mean I’m looking...
Growing up, I was always a Nintendo kid. Mario had its hooks in me from the moment they wheeled an NES into my hospital room while...
In the mid to late ‘90s, it seemed like there was a trend to start making video games more like films as a way of evolving...
Midway was riding high on Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II by the mid 90s, with more success on the way with a film adaptation set...
While I eventually came around to it, Resident Evil 4 felt like a turning point in the series that took it down a path I wasn’t...
As we usher in a brand-new year of genre filmmaking, I think it’s also worth looking back on what did and didn’t work about our previous...
We’ve talked about System Shock 2. We’ve reviewed the System Shock remake. And yet, we’ve never got to talking about the one that started it all...
It’s a no-brainer that the battle in the early 90s arcade fighting game scene was between Capcom’s Street Fighter II and Midway’s Mortal Kombat. Lost in...
Demon’s Souls. Dark Souls. Bloodborne. Elden Ring. These games made FromSoftware into a household name, but they have been making games since the mid 90s in...
Fear of the unknown is always a reliable go-to when it comes to horror. And throwing something even more mysterious like aliens into the mix only...
Metal Gear Solid on the original PlayStation was the first time I actually remember being plugged into the hype cycle of a video game. I was...
With Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne looking like it will continue the success of the previous animated series, it’s probably not a coincidence that its inspiration, 1993’s Castlevania:...
We all have those games. You know, the ones you played growing up that you absolutely loved and defended fanatically, only to find out years later...
While the Megami Tensei series has been eclipsed in popularity by its spinoff Persona series, there’s little doubt that both series have benefited from Shin Megami...
Being outshone is never fun. That was unfortunately the case for Resident Evil Zero when it was released the same year as the acclaimed Resident Evil...
Yeah, it’s unfortunately that time again for Dino Crisis fans. After Konami finally listening to Silent Hill fans last week, and Capcom giving Resident Evil fans...
It’s obvious to say that the Fallout series has come a long way since it first hit PCs back in 1997. The series’ appeal has grown...
Before Mortal Kombat hit arcades 30 years ago, the arcade was dominated by Street Fighter II, and rightfully so. Capcom’s fighter had rejuvenated the arcade scene,...
After striking gold in the arcades with Splatterhouse, it looked as if developer Namco had doomed the game to obscurity with a port to NEC TurboGrafx-16....
Survival Horror fans will often point to Capcom’s Sweet Home as being the origins of the genre. Admittedly, the game and others laid the groundwork for...
Admittedly, when you think of id Software, you almost always immediately think of Doom. And why wouldn’t you? The game revolutionized and put the FPS genre...
Most people think of Resident Evil when you mention the words “Survival Horror”, and rightfully so. Of course, you get old-school gamers who will also mention...
As popular as Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was during the PlayStation’s heyday, its predecessor in Blood Omen almost never gets mentioned. Though not for a...
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