Opinion

A common description, and sometimes even selling point, of games these days is linear or non-linear. Triple A titles are sometimes chastised for being too linear or restricting, especially when similar games or previous games in the franchise offer unrestricted experiences.

There are many titles that have worked at utilizing the spirit of old school technique to enhance the experience of a good game. What is it that makes Shovel Knight stand out from other attempts at retro charm?

I missd the blissfully carefree days of grade school, and maybe this could be my way of escaping back in time. So, I created a new account and jumped head first into the frozen, heartless, unforgiving tundra known as Club Penguin.

It's an exciting time for many MMO players. The air is fresh with buzz about Trion Games new MMO Archeage, The Elder Scrolls Online was just released and players are grinding through some of their favorite zones in Elder Scroll games, and Blizzard is releasing day by day information on the upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion for World of Warcraft.

We're fast approaching the six month mark of Arcade Sushi's new direction, and in that time some pretty gorram amazing things have happened along the way.

Blizzard just finished its own World of Warcraft version of 'American Chopper', and let me tell you, it sure was a thing that happened and lasted eight weeks.

Today is our final installment, and Nintendo’s E3 2013 Direct is in our sights. Nintendo chose a different route for its E3 presentation last year, but did a difference in presentation make for a more accurate E3? Let’s find out!

Today it’s time to talk Sony, who really wowed the crowd last year with an impressive lineup of upcoming games and some fantastic gauntlet-dropping at the end. We’ll never forget that last moment, but did the rest of the conference perform as well? Let’s take a look!

On a bigger scale, on a cultural level, pixel art has evolved. It is no longer seen as a limited interpretation of the physical world but is self-referential and continually pushing outside the boundaries of the technology it is aping.

Today we’re talking Ubisoft, who brought pirates, Rabbids, and a few surprises to the big show last year. How much of it actually came true? How much are we still waiting to play for ourselves? Time to find out!