Nintendo lets you make the next Mario game
For 30 years, Mario has run to the right, leaping chasms and squishing goombas. While Nintendo has never stopped inventing new challenges for Mario to discover, just off the right-hand...
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‘Until Dawn’ is a horror film you get to direct
Video game creators have chased the blurred line between movies and games for decades, and "Until Dawn" is the best hybrid yet. With solid performances from the cast and a...
Disney game exec leverages social media pixie dust
The third release of the mash-up video game series "Disney Infinity" is now available in stores, and Disney Interactive's Vice President of Production John Vignocchi finally might take a day...
‘Toy Soldiers’ has famous guest stars — and game-crashing bugs
"Toy Soldiers: War Chest" is the third game in the "Toy Soldiers" series, where miniature historical armies are set against each other, "tower defense" style. In a tower defense game,...
“Luckslinger” has a great hook, but it hurts
A retro game with a modern soundtrack, "Luckslinger" brings a cute twist to side-scrolling jump-and-shoot games: a randomized luck element that can change the way levels unfold. These unexpected elements...
‘Ethan Carter’ is dramatic but static
"The Vanishing of Ethan Carter" is a video game that sounds like a "Lifetime Movie of the Week." As supernatural detective Paul Prospero, you are plunged into the mystery of...
Batman returns to video games — this time, he’s brought the car
At the beginning of "Batman: Arkham Knight," Commissioner Gordon dramatically announces, "This is how the Batman dies." Thus the tone is set for another grim adventure for the Dark Knight,...
‘Stretchmo’ is brain-bending puzzle fun
"Stretchmo" is Nintendo's latest entry in a puzzle game series that seems to have made a habit of flying under the radar. Preceded by "Pullmo" and "Crashmo," "Stretchmo" again brings...
‘Splatoon’ a blissfully silly shooter game
In "Splatoon," Nintendo tosses online teams into paintball arenas where the primary goal is not to gun each other down, but instead to cover the floor with as much color...
Game review: ‘Wolfenstein’ prequel
Last year the legendary "Wolfenstein" series returned in the form of "Wolfenstein: The New Order," bringing gamers back to an alternate history where Nazi Germany won World War II. Blending...