by William Schwartz | Jul 11, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Opinions, Reviews
With a release date of 2015, Life Is Strange is another one of those games that’s kind of pushing it in terms of the “retro” designation, although if you’ve ever seen the game in action, graphics aren’t the strong suit and Life Is...
by Todd Friedman | Jul 11, 2026 | 2010s, Columns
Xi Rao is a research assistant and PhD student in Technology and Humanities at Illinois Tech. She is interested in social media analysis, information design, as well as fan study. She studies and curates Twitter discussions on games such as #1ReasonWhy and...
by Todd Friedman | Jul 10, 2026 | 1980s, 2010s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features David Klingler, who is displayed on card number 416, from the Superstars of 2013. David created an independent software company called Solanimus which has created games such as Signal to Noise and Crashland. You can view his...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 2, 2026 | 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews
If you thought there wasn’t a mature indie title on the Wii U, “Year Walk” may surprise you. After playing through “Year Walk,” a myriad of thoughts will run through your head. Beautiful, intelligent, dizzying and even flat out confusing are a few of the easy...
by William Schwartz | Jul 1, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld
Last month, the Final Fantasy Five Four Job Fiesta started its usual summer event. Based around the 1992 Super Famicom Game and its various remakes, the Four Job Fiesta takes a simplifying approach to the job-based role-playing game. Instead of utilizing all 22...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 1, 2026 | 2010s, Gaming, Reviews
With the kind of story any Manga or Anime fan can jump right into and easily palatable turn-based combat, “Lost Dimension,” developed by Lancarse, the minds behind other Atlus favorites “Etrian Odyssey” and “Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey,” is an enjoyable...