Mark ThorneFriday the 13th Declared First “Meta-Horror” GameFollowing critical panning (IGN gave it 6.9) due to its terrible gameplay and numerous bugs and glitches, developer Illfonic have released…Jul 19, 2017Jul 19, 2017
Mark ThorneOn Search Party and the Power of ConspiraciesOne of the tropes surrounding millennials is that we lack direction or purpose in life. It’s true, to a certain extent: gone are the…Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
Mark ThorneSombra Development InterviewI arrive at Blizzard’s top secret design headquarters with trepidation in my calves. How could Blizzard follow up from their super…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
Mark ThorneKyoto Warehouses Face Bankruptcy After Wii U Stops ProductionFollowing Nintendo’s annoucement that they will stop production of the Wii U, several warehouses in Kyoto and the surrounding areas are…Nov 2, 2016Nov 2, 2016
Mark ThorneTrump To Deliver Half-Life 3At a rally in Charleston, SC, Donald Trump promised to finally force Valve to release the highly-anticpated Half-Life 3 during his…Oct 27, 2016Oct 27, 2016
Mark ThorneDevelopers Make Brave Stand Against JournalismSickened by repeated attempts to sully their fine work with nuanced opinions concerning the content of their games, AAA developers are…Oct 26, 2016Oct 26, 2016
Mark ThornePottering and Parenthood in Little PartyThis is the first in a (hopefully) ongoing series where I attempt to play through, then write about, some 30-odd free games and demos I…Aug 12, 2016Aug 12, 2016
Mark ThorneThe Cult of Video-Games“Television provides, perhaps for the first time since preindustrial religion, a daily ritual of highly compelling and informative content…Sep 7, 2015Sep 7, 2015
Mark ThorneWhy I’ll Never Finish Fallout 3I’m standing over two dead bodies. Their blood is on my hands. If I’m honest, I should have seen this coming. There are two types of person…Aug 12, 2015Aug 12, 2015