Welcome to Wednesday, gaming warriors. It’s officially the holiday season, and that means we’re either swimming in new titles to play or anxiously awaiting the moment when we get to open the title we know we’re getting, but have to wait for. If you’ve been staring idly at your wrapped presents and missed this week’s…
Gaming Gift Guide
Every year the holidays are a struggle for those looking to buy gifts for the gamers in their lives. After all, gamers tend to be very specific about what they enjoy and it can be risky trying to introduce them to new things. Lucky for all of us, here is a list of great gaming…
Review: Rose of Winter Charms and Delights
As a lifelong sucker for a buff girl in armor, Rose of Winter is about as far up my alley as it’s possible to get.
To All the Cons We Loved This Year
I went to a lot of cons this year. So many cons. I attended SDCC for the first time, flew to New York for the second year of FlameCon, did some shopping at TCAF, some press and panels at FanExpo, and covered several of Toronto’s hundred-odd film festivals. I’m not a fan of cons, generally, especially…
Get Your Game on Wednesday: Sombra Hacks In and Ubisoft Promises Vagina Patches
Hey there, gaming fans. Things have been a bit somber around here given the events of last week, but we’re still here to bring you the latest gaming news. Don’t be afraid to take time to recharge with a favorite title—personally, I’ve been spending a lot of time with Overwatch and Jackbox 3, both of…
5 Pokemon Designs More Worthy of Complaining About than Brionne
Another Pokemon generation, another stream of complaints about designs. Having only just passed through the critiques of the outrageously adorable Popplio, a seal with a cute nose and floppy clown-esque collar, we’ve now moved on to Brionne, Popplio’s evolution.
Cover Girl: Why Doesn’t Riri Williams Look 15?
This J. Scott Campbell Midtown Comics variant cover for Invincible Iron Man depicts 15 year old Riri Williams in the same outfit as she wore on the cover that introduced her to us. She has the same hairstyle, the same earrings. Instead of the ghost of Stark’s past in the background, there’s an industrial robotic…
Get Your Game on Wednesday: The Wild West, Voice Acting, and Accessibility
Saddle up, it’s Get Your Game on Wednesday!
Review: Burly Men at Sea is a Gorgeous, Folkloric Adventure
Brain&Brain bill themselves as independent game developers and quiet adventurers and, in the case of their recently released Burly Men at Sea, the title fits.
Dark, Deliberate, Doomed: The Shadows that Run Alongside Our Car Review
You know that late-night confessional feeling, like when you spend too much time awake and start feeling the need to talk about things you wouldn’t otherwise discuss? You might be pulling an all-nighter with a study buddy or be twelve hours into a road trip, but soon enough, the secrets start spilling out.
Cats and Identity Crises: A Review of Finding Molly
Finding Molly: An Adventure in Catsitting Justine Prado (Writer), Jenn St-Onge (Artist), Carey Pietsch (Colorist), Joyana McDiarmid (Letterer) Emet Comics If you are a poor, unfortunate soul who follows Melissa Brinks and myself on Twitter, you’ve noticed a trend in our chats. As Melissa put it best: “Roughly 80% of our conversations are about cats….
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Send Your Voice to the Stars
Happy Wednesday, all you dice rollers, thumbstick pushers, and mouse clickers of the world! While I’ve been living in an Overwatch bubble since the recent free weekend, it seems as though the gaming world has continued on without me. Let’s catch up on this week together.