With all the first-person shooters out there, it can be relatively hard to stand out from the crowd. Despite these struggles, Rebellion Developments’ Sniper Elite series has always done a great job at carving out its own niche in the market. The fourth game in the series, appropriately titled Sniper […]

I don’t even know where to begin with the AtGames Legends Ultimate home arcade cabinet, because it’s almost overwhelming in its functions and features. With over 300 games installed out of the box, and wireless updates adding more, just turning it on presents a crisis of choice. With so many […]

October 6, 2020—My physics professor spilled his coffee today. A few comments popped up in the chat—Apparently today’s topic is fluid dynamics, kids—and the professor was smiling. I was smiling, too, but nobody knew; in a Zoom class of 30 students, there’s no nodding to a friend across the room. […]

Most of the time, my brain doesn’t feel like it’s especially big enough to be playing puzzle games. First-person environmental puzzle games like Portal or Subliminal gel with me, but if something involves block-swapping or gem-matching, they end up making fumes come out of my ears. The one exception to […]

A new RPG-inspired mode and well-made tutorials make this sequel excellent. Both Tetris and Puyo Puyo have existed for decades as two of the best styles of puzzle games in all of video games. The 2014 Japanese release of Puyo Puyo Tetris was like blending peanut butter and chocolate – […]

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Nicolas Cage has worn a lot of things on his head over the years, but the Burmese fisherman’s bonnet we glimpse at the beginning of the action-adventure romp “Jiu Jitsu” is something new. It’s one of the few things in the movie that is. This is not entirely by accident. […]

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In 2009, when gaming was just beginning to toy around with deeper characterization, more nuanced storytelling, and vast Hollywood budgets, FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls dared to be unconventional. Its ambiguous mechanics, cryptic story, and brutally difficult combat were not only utterly compelling on their own, but actually spawned a new subgenre […]

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XSEED and Edelweiss‘ Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin cleverly brings together two genres. There’s the action sidescrolling/exploration portion reminiscent of a Vanillaware game (Odin’s Sphere, Muramasa) in combination with gardening/life-simulation elements similar to in popular series like Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons. Thankfully, Sakuna mostly succeeds at blending these two […]

Like the company’s previous titles, the gameplay requires little to no gaming experience. It’s a volatile ‘choose your own adventure’ experience; you make choices for your characters, and those choices will help you, hurt you, or kill you. In the aftermath of the crash, the five survivors are enveloped in […]

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Alesandra Dubin/Business Insider Proper Hospitality, a group renowned for design-forward properties, recently opened Hotel June, a more affordable offering near LAX in Los Angeles. Rooms start at $130 per night, but during the pandemic, […]

No one has to explain to Kristina Wong the theatrical nature of American politics. A performance artist and comedy warrior for social justice, she started campaigning for public office as part of her act before running in earnest and now serves as an elected representative for the Wilshire Center Koreatown […]