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Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The House of the Dead 4 review

How does The House of the Dead 4 on PSN compare to its arcade sibling? Reload those machine guns and find out in my review.

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP review

My review of the “audiovisual” indie game experience, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (now on Steam), is up! Visit GameZone to give it a read.

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Number games: the heated debate over review scores

In my latest editorial for GameZone, I ask whether readers are justified when they complain about review scores or if they’re missing the bigger picture.

Interestingly, Edge also published a similar article today (same date as mine) that also discusses this issue. Total coincidence, obviously, but we hit upon some of the same notes.

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Zeboyd Games’ Bill Stiernberg sheds light on Penny Arcade’s Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3

I talked with Bill Stiernberg of indie company Zeboyd Games (Cthulhu Saves the World) about coming on board to develop Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3. Check out the interview at GameZone!

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Ys: The Oath in Felghana review

Ys: The Oath in Felghana, the remake of Ys III, came to Steam last month. You can read my review at GameZone. Consider me a fan!

Published: Friday, April 6th, 2012

Cthulhu Saves the World review

In case you haven’t picked up Cthulhu Saves the World from Zeboyd Games, let my belated review (on my Game Informer blog) convince you to do so.

Published: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Tips for mastering combat and nailing headshots in Yakuza: Dead Souls

Need a little insight into the gameplay of Yakuza: Dead Souls? These tips and tricks should help those who are overwhelmed with the boss and enemy encounters in the game.

Published: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Offspring Fling review

Like indie games? Offspring Fling, the latest effort from developer Kyle Pulver, is cuter than Super Meat Boy but just as fun.