Christopher Cross
Resogun redefines addiction
November 25, 2013It is, perhaps, a little alarming that the most notable launch title for the newly-released Playstation 4 is Resogun: an indie release from Housemarque, the studio that developed the PS3’s addictive asteroids-clone Super Stardust HD. Like Super Stardust HD, Resogun is extremely simplistic, yet also increasingly difficult. Its addictive qualities culminate in one of the few launch titles for the PS4 that will have players compulsively returning, over and over again. In many ways, Resogun is an exemplary showcase of the power of the PS4. A plethora of voxels fill the environment when each enemy is destroyed by the ship,…
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Batman returns
November 4, 2013Batman is still at the apex of his fame and Warner Brothers seems fully aware of this. Passing the successful Batman: Arkham series from Rocksteady Studios to an internal Montreal development house for the first time was, initially, a frightening…
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Gone Home is an immersive experience
November 4, 2013In terms of video games, Gone Home may be one of the best told stories of the year. Exceptional writing and a reliance on players wanting to explore helps to uncover a story about childhood and love. While other games…
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Don Jon tackles porn addiction
October 15, 2013The latest actor-turned-director, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has created a film that really should not work as well as it does. Don Jon feels like a debut film in some ways, but, perhaps because of Gordon-Levitt’s vast indie film background, ultimately feels…
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Grand Theft Auto V: a review
October 7, 2013The Grand Theft Auto franchise has always been a haven for controversy, innovation, and ambition. Creating a world where a player can roam freely and participate in nearly any illegal activity that they can think of is what has made…
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Riddick returns to its Pitch Black roots
September 23, 2013Bloodied, yet unbowed, Vin Diesel has resurrected another of his franchises that was once bound for extinction. After the abominable 2 Fast 2 Furious, the Fast and Furious franchise got a surge of attention when Diesel returned to the series,…
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