Struggling to measure your momentum as a 21st-century human being? Confused by the frequency and casual viciousness with which your friends tease you for being an emotional Dumpster fire? Find out how you stack up against me, the king of all calamities, in this fun and easy test! You’ll be assessed on a 100-point scale, starting at 0 (emotionally inert), plummeting...

This past weekend I went, for the fourth year in a row, to MAGFest: the “Music And Gaming Festival.” It takes place outside Washington DC; it regularly features awesome rock bands, chiptune artists, and special guests from around the world; it’s also a great place for a guy like me to meet up with lots of wonderful people I once knew only via the...

My relationship with The Elder Scrolls series is … unique. Seriously, I don’t know anyone else that’s in the same position I’m in. And I’m really proud of my story and my history with this series (though my wife will tell you she’s more frustrated with the time logged than I am proud of my virtual accomplishments!). It starts in...

We’ve all seen the revival in point-and-click adventure games in the last few years. For me, in the year of 2012, it’s all come to a head. This is the renaissance year of graphic adventure. There was the 999 sequel, the “Deponia” trilogy (and other titles from Daedalic), and then there’s Telltale with their wildly successful “The...

So, Japanese developer Acquire built this generic arena brawler with a medieval fantasy setting for PS3. It’s actually part of a series, the “Gladiator” series in Japan. NIS America brings the game to English-speaking territories, including a PC port sold exclusively on Steam. That’s where I come in. Now, my Steam library is packed full of...