Welcome, readers, to the first installment of Deadshirt’s new sometimes-column: The Humble Rumble! Join Deadshirt video games editor Kyle Herr and plucky newcomer Yen Nguyen as they bumble, fumble, and occasionally mumble through the contents of the newest Humble Bundles. For those of you out of Read More …
We’re nearly done with our Top 5 lists for 2013, and it’s game on with our favorite video games of the year! Julian Ames 1. Bioshock Infinite Coming into this game I made a promise to take an extended break from first person shooters starting Read More …
Nintendo is a company built on a few essential video game formulas that have worked well enough, over and over again, for decades. Through the pop culture ubiquity of their franchises, Nintendo has defined the bare basics of what a “video game” is to Read More …
It’s no secret that Nintendo has a largely stellar track record when it comes to first-party games, especially those starring their juggernaut characters. Even so, I say the following with absolutely no hyperbole: Super Mario 3D World is the best Mario game ever. It is Read More …
When Pokémon first came to our shores, it was immediately dismissed as a fad. 15 years later, it’s fair to say that it has staying power. Like all skillfully-managed franchises, it must strike a balance between appealing to old fans (like me) and attracting new Read More …
It’s been five years since Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, and three years since Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth was been released. After America got cheated out of Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (in large part due to Capcom executives who aren’t aware they’ve been sitting on Read More …
When The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was first announced for the Nintendo Gamecube, the reaction was mixed at best. Rather than continuing in the gritty, realistic style promised in the 2000 Spaceworld trailer, the Wind Waker trailer revealed a cheery, cel-shaded cartoon world. Read More …
Gochi Suda, the eccentric CEO of Grasshopper Studios, wields the video game medium in the same manner a surrealist wields a paintbrush. His games are beautiful, unique, thought-provoking, and play with conventions of modern game design. Critical and commercial reaction to his art is often Read More …
When the first Pikmin game was released in 2001, it was something of an oddity. Nintendo, well-known even back then for sticking to their guns and mainly developing games within their core franchises, took a chance launching this weird adventure/platforming/real-time strategy hybrid. And it worked! Read More …
If you’re reading this, you probably already know whether you love Deadpool or loathe him. Admittedly, his specific brand of outrageous non sequiturs and fourth wall-shattering humor can be a bit polarizing. If you’re in the former camp (full disclosure: I am), then yes, Deadpool Read More …