Oddworld So the other day I installed the new re-release of Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty to my PC via steam and I was extremely excited for a number of reasons. The game itself is something I have a vague memory of. I was very young at the time of its release and I have short…

Blanka No offense, Blanka, but look at yourself. Welcome to The Monster Files, you big ol’ ginger man-beast. This feral fighter has been a Street Fighter icon since his introduction in the second release. From the start, he stuck out like a huge, green sore thumb, which was just what Capcom intended. His backstory, even by…

Witcher Triss Merigold of Maribor is a sorceress and the main protagonist Geralt of Rivia's close friend, and lover in The Witcher games. She is also a close friend to Geralt's main lover through the books, Yennefer of Vengerberg. Triss is in love with Geralt and is very jealous of the relationship which Geralt has with Yennefer,…

Killer I don't own an Xbox One.  I've never played the new Killer Instinct.  I have no nostalgia for the old Killer Instinct.  I've never been that good at fighting games.  In spite of all of that, there is still something I find oddly magnetizing about the new Killer Instinct game.  I'm happy to see…

Twitch A few days ago, popular video game streaming service Twitch announced its first-ever convention, Twitchcon, which will take place in September in San Francisco. The event will apparently be co-produced by Twitch and ReedPOP, the producers responsible for events like PAX and Comicon. Twitch is emphasizing the convention as an opportunity for fans to…

Space Aliens, as we know, generally get a bad rep in video games. Did Gears of Wars’ Locust horde come in peace? They did not. They came in a limb-loppy, face-shooty fury. Then there’s the Covenant, which consists of several species; all of whom rate pretty highly on the douche-o-meter. Or how about the Timesplitters?…