First announced in 2009, Thief all but disappeared for a few years, leading many to think it had been quietly canceled. Now, moved to a new generation of consoles, Thief proves itself to be in good hands. READ MORE
Microsoft’s Project Spark has its roots in an oft-forgotten initiative on Xbox 360: Kodu Game Lab. Like Kodu, Project Spark is a simplified, console-based programming tool, and the two share many basic tenets. Spark, though, is a much more fully-formed and robust package, allowing for both intricate, professional-feeling games and easily-created amateur sandbox environments. READ MORE
Everyone wants to be a secret agent at some point in their lives. With role models like James Bond, Jason Bourne and the Men in Black, it’s no wonder that we all want to use cool gadgets, drive fast cars and look as good in a suit as Will Smith. Gunpoint lets you live out that fantasy, except instead of glamour and women with ridiculous names, Richard Conway has a pair of bullfrog trousers and a Crosslink. It is those two things that elevate Gunpoint from a merely good stealth puzzle game to an absolutely great one. READ MORE
Ys: Memories of Celceta is actually the third game to be called Ys IV, though it is the first to be developed by developer Nihon Falcom itself. Previously, Falcom licensed out development of Ys IV to Hudson Soft and Tonkin House, though neither game made it to the West. Now, 20 years later, Falcom is revisiting Celceta with a complete reworking for the PlayStation Vita. READ MORE
Super Splatters is an up-port of the 360-exclusive The Splatters. After playing this new version, it’s evident that PC is where this game always belonged. I loved the 360 title, and the added finesse that a mouse allows makes Super Splatters even better. READ MORE
