Alex McCumbers
Forever Classic Podcast – Episode 0
For a while now, Zach Snyder and I have been wanting to get back into the hobby of podcasting. Back when I wrote for Giga Geek Magazine, we had a fairly short run of a show that we really enjoyed doing, but never got as deep into it as we would’ve liked. Life also got in the way, as we both were working far too much at the time. Now that we have a bit of free time, we have finally put togeth...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV – Ten Years in the Making
Back in 2006, an amazing trailer made waves at E3, blowing my teenage mind away as a young Prince stood his ground against an army of soldiers as partially invisible weapons danced about his person. That trailer was for Final Fantasy Versus XIII, a game to be released on the PS3 as part of a larger narrative called the Fabula Nova Crystallis, which was to include three games in the same world. Fin...[Read More]
Yomawari: Night Alone Review
Horror is something that’s not easy to pull off in any medium. Lucky for gamers its a little easier in the world of video games, if not a spectacle with more parts to use. Putting the player in the role of the character involved in the scary situation can take something that’s fairly tame in a movie and make it absolutely horrifying in a game. It’s wild how that little bit of int...[Read More]
Cuphead Delayed to Mid-2017
One of the most charming games shown a few years ago at Microsoft’s E3 display was a hand animated shooter known simply as Cuphead. What was shown at that indie-focused segment was brief, only a few seconds of the action, but the game instantly captivated players with its throwback to some of the earliest days of animation. Earlier this year, we got to see a bit more of the gameplay of Cuphe...[Read More]
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Review
There was once a definitive “glory days” of action platformers, permeated with excellent games such as Rayman, Donkey Kong Country, and most certainly Megaman. Over the years, the FPS became king, washing away all major improvements to the genre as most big development teams pushed the envelope for graphics and explosions. Even now, the game industry is still leaning on the cinematic side of gamin...[Read More]
Destiny: Rise of Iron Review
Destiny is one of the most expensive games of our time, proving that the budget of a project will not reflect the final product. However, that business model wasn’t designed for a rigid game, but a flexible one, capable of expansions, patches, events, and sequels. This is what led to the critically acclaimed Taken King expansion, which added some much needed story to the game, while also showing o...[Read More]
Strike Vector EX Review
Strike Vector EX, developed by Ragequit Corporation, is the console port of a space air-combat game that launched on Steam back in 2014. On Steam, the game received mixed reviews, but overall many found it enjoyable for at least a bit. Now the game has been rebuilt from the ground up with a higher frame rate, new challenges, and the ability to play the game with AI opponents. Inspired by games lik...[Read More]
Strike Vector EX
Strike Vector EX takes the tight space combat already found on Steam and ports it over to the PS4. Battle Vector pilots in stages alone or take on other players in classic multiplayer game types.
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Has a Ton of Potential
Role-playing games are often some of the most important creations in the gaming industry with juggernauts such as Square Enix’s Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series or Bioware’s Mass Effect and Dragon Age. These are games that go above and beyond, creating new worlds with large enthralling stories that have the possibility to stand the test of the time. Every now and again a new game ...[Read More]
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Review
Ah, Dragon Quest or Dragon Warior as it was called in the US for a while, one of the most popular RPGs of all time in Japan to the point that I’ve always heard that any entry in the series cannot be released on a work day. Even at an early age, I stumbled upon this delightful series with its now iconic set of characters, sound effects, and music. Initially, I played Dragon Warrior 1 & 2 on the...[Read More]
Coleco – The Official Book Coleco – The Official Book Review
As a retro gamer, there is a lot of history to take in that all began with the simplest concept of the video game. Pioneers in bringing these games to home televisions, Coleco is a name many know to be around during the age of Atari and woodgrained consoles. Coleco – The Official Book, written by Antoine Clerc-Renaud and co-written by Jean-François Dupuis, is a chronicling of the often unsun...[Read More]