As much as we love video games, the business practices around them can be repugnant. The ugly nature of capitalism is often in full effect, and normal people bear the weight of the greed and selfishness of corporations. This is Ill-Gotten Games, a podcast where we talk about the worst ways capitalism can poison our …
When the end seems near, and you close your eyes, only death around you, we’ll be there with that Shallow Grave. Stand up, y’all. Dota ain’t dead, and neither are we. The Dota Pro Circuit is showing signs of life as it announces some crucial changes for next season, recalibration is upon us and is …
If you were an average nobody framed for a high-profile assassination, how would you clear your name? Would you let the police arrest you, then pray that your legal defense pulls through? Maybe you’d lay low and hire a hacker, certain that the true culprit left a trail of crumbs leading straight to your salvation! …
By now, you’re probably familiar with Battle Royale or one of its many derivatives: a group of young people are stranded across a massive, inescapable zone littered with weapons, and are charged with killing the rest if they hope to survive. As their numbers are whittled down, friend turns against friend, unexpected romance blooms, and …
It’s been a while since Colin and I traipsed through the 90s-tinted world of Clandestine, a co-op stealth game with more than a few rough edges. After a year in Early Access, Logic Artists have cast off their pre-release status and hit publish, adding an overarching plot, dialogue trees and tweaks that make the hacker’s …
Even though I own the latest Forza Motorsport and spend plenty of time behind virtual steering wheels, I’m not exactly a racing simulator aficionado. When I’m fixing for an adrenaline rush, I tend to choose something more forgiving: I pop in Mario Kart or Need for Speed, where the key to victory often centers on …
Being the first episode of a full season, I am reviewing this without giving away too many details. Future entries will contain spoilers, as it will discuss the events of the episodes, assuming that readers will have completed previous episodes in the story. As much as I love Telltale’s first season of The Walking Dead …
Something is terribly wrong. You’re awoken by the roar of an ocean tide, inhabiting a small room with a typewriter. Pages of a journal, blown up to cartoonish proportions, adorn the walls, along with a map marked with horned skulls. A voice booms in your head, having a conversation with an unseen third party (a …
Note: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is one of those rare games where even discussing the mechanics in detail might spoil the story. As such, I’ve done my best to recount my experiences while giving away as little as possible. From the start, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter walks in with a fair amount of …