Retro Game Friday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various games from the past. This week he covers Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

Fresh Look's Neal Sayatovich writes about his graduate school course, and how a business sim is helping him learn about economic principles.

Esoteric Ebb is a fantasy RPG with strong writing, internal stat debates and a refreshing willingness to let failures be fun.

For many older Americans, gaming did not disappear as they aged. It did not drop off a cliff. Instead, play quietly shifted to other places.

Chaos in Hell offers a fast and satisfying descent into tactical combat with easy-to-learn mechanics and auto battler gameplay.

That is one reason sweepstakes casinos make more sense to gamers than some people in the broader gambling world seem to ...

Movie Monday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various movies. This week he covers the 2013 film Parkland.

Translation Necessary Thursday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various novels. This week he covers "Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon Volume Four" by Meikyou Shisui.

Save State’s Vincent Mahoney writes about Pokemon Champions, an online competitive Pokemon battler that's enjoyable despite some quirks.

Live-hosted sessions, whether at a table or streamed, rely on physical presence and social cues. They are much more fun than ...

The action RTS Circle Empires II offers randomly generated maps, quick-fire strategy battles and a satisfying loop of expansion and conquest.

Anime Sunday is a column by Michael Blaker covering anime. This week he covers his "Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective" Episode One Impressions.