Initial Impressions of Mass Effect: Andromeda

Despite having a wholly exhausting Tuesday (the 21st – release day), I was determined to enjoy all that Mass Effect: Andromeda could offer that evening. The game downloaded in just a couple hours (score one for the new PC!).  After all my nighttime chores, I settled in, only to be met by…uh…sputtering? Well, not immediate…

Hello Neighbor: Another Compelling Indie Game

Over the past few years, I have become increasingly fascinated with PC games.  I downloaded Slender: The 9 Pages the day I learned about it, after which I could barely even play the game out of sheer terror.  I got sucked into the craze of Five Nights at Freddy’s and have spent no shortage of…

Recording PC Gameplay and Live Streaming with the LGP

You may remember a post I wrote a little while back that covered recording gameplay videos using the Live Gamer Portable.  Today, I thought it would be a good time to go over some other skills you guys might like to know about.  First off, recording PC games. You would think this would be pretty…

Today in Gaming History: 11/9/13

November 9, 1998: Loki Software founded  If you’re a PC gamer who prefers to play your games in Linux, you may have Loki Software to thank for your endeavors. Founded 15 years ago, Loki Software was one of the first companies to port Windows games to Linux.

Today in Gaming History: 11/2/13

November 1993: LucasArts releases Sam and Max: Hit The Road  When it comes to 1990s point-and-click adventure games, you’d be hard pressed to find a funnier game than Sam and Max: Hit the Road.  (Okay, so maybe your definition of “funny” is different from mine…) The anthropomorphic dog Sam and his hyperkinetic rabbity thing sidekick Max were crime-fighting comic…