Scariest Horror Subgenre: Lights, Camera…NO Action, Please!

Strictly speaking, I am the world’s worst authority when it comes to horror games. They tend to fall so far outside my comfort zone that, were it not for the internet, and magazines before it, I’d hardly know they exist. Well, all except for one game: Doom. That game…boy oh boy…that game was the first…

Looks like QuakeCon is Going to be Digital-Only Again

Another day, another convention announcing that they’ll be “online-only” again in 2021. This time the convention in question is QuakeCon, the convention for fans of classic shooters, ID and of course Quake. The announcement came a couple of weeks ago, with the organizers basically saying that they’re doing this in the interest of staff and…

The Sights and Sounds of DOOM

Happy #Spooktober, everyone! As far as scary games go, images of id Software’s 1993 classic corridor shooter, DOOM, like this one… …this one…

Today in Gaming History: 10/28/2013

October 28, 1967: Happy Birthday John Romero!  Earlier this month, we profiled Brenda Romero; and now we’re more than happy to do the same for her husband, John Romero! Mr. Romero’s name has been a staple in the video game industry since the 1980s when he first got his start with Origin Systems. He worked…