Arkham Knight’s PC Version is Officially the Year’s Biggest Joke
I’ll be honest. I used to consider myself a crafty consumer that was above being screwed over by a video game purchase. I told myself I knew the rules (stay away from EA games, buy nothing that isn’t...
View ArticleBethesda Have Proven to be the Masters of the Mass Appeal, Grand Scale RPG
I remember in the summer of 2002 playing Morrowind on a friend’s Xbox. Never having had access to a computer powerful enough for true PC gaming prior, this was my first real taste of the type of...
View ArticleThe Most Overhyped Cards in Hearthstone History
There is a very good reason that products are field tested. You can run something through every lab and every expert, but until you get it into the hands of the general public you have no real idea...
View ArticleBioshock Infinite’s True Story Was Its Soundtrack
Music on its own has always been an auxiliary element in my life. I’ve never really eagerly awaited the release of a new album, saved all my money for a big concert or any of those other traditional...
View Article2015 Has Been the Year of the Sleeper Hit; Here are the 10 Best
With each passing year it becomes harder and harder to release a game under the radar. Oh sure it sometimes feels like a hundred games come out every week, thus increasing the odds that one of them...
View ArticleEnd of the Year Hearthstone Awards for 2015. The Hearthys!
And now, Pixel Critique brings you the first annual Hearthy awards! Your hosts for this evening will be lead Hearthstone designer Ben Brode and Eredar Lord of the Burning Legion, Lord Jaraxxus. Ben...
View ArticleYou Can Buy Murdered: Soul Suspect for $1, and You Absolutely Should
I really can’t think of a game that deserves to be a dollar more than Murdered: Soul Suspect. I know that sounds incredibly insulting, but let me explain. Right now you can get Murdered: Soul Suspect...
View ArticleRecent Controversies Aside, Steam is Starting to Lose Some of Its Mystique
Though certainly not at the time of its release when the platform had enough problems to warrant a Willy Nelson benefit concert, it wasn’t long into the Steam lifespan before it obtained a certain...
View ArticleFlawed Masterpieces: Alan Wake
Welcome to Flawed Masterpieces, where I look at games that were great, despite a host of problems. In this edition, we have Alan Wake; a horror thriller that should have been something else, but ended...
View ArticleBad Movie…Worse Game? – Waterworld
Welcome to “Bad Movie….Worse Game?” where I take a look at bad movies that somehow still got a video game adaptation, to determine which was better. First up is the infamous Kevin Costner led box...
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