Nova Smith
Nova Smith is a freelance writer based out of Alberta, Canada. Nova's grab bag of non-gaming interests and passions includes Japanese mecha anime, miniature painting, as well as history, literature, and classical music. Nova also moonlights as a bureaucrat and amateur historian.
Latest articles by Nova Smith
Concord review: Out of touch
By Nova Smith published
Failure to launch Concord's third-rate heroes aren't up to the competition.
Delta Force is an awkward marriage of Battlefield and Call of Duty, but every once in awhile it all clicks
By Nova Smith published
In Between Delta Force hasn't quite figured out how to take advantage of Battlefield's scale with its twitchier, COD-inspired shooting.
This new co-op horde shooter on Steam is so bad it made me feel physically ill
By Nova Smith published
don't bite We do not recommend trying EvilVEvil.
New expansion Forges of Corruption is Warhammer 40K: Boltgun at its most gloriously, gruesomely holy
By Nova Smith published
Daemonic Get ready to purge all over again.
The newest soulslike on the block, Enotria: The Last Song needs a bit more rehearsal time
By Nova Smith published
Silksong The demo shows a lot of promise, but also highlights some points of concern.
This year's Access-Ability showcase featured exciting innovations like a blindness-friendly city builder
By Nova Smith published
news Things have progressed a long way from basic difficulty setting conversations.
New Kingmakers trailer looks like Mount & Blade with an M1 Abrams modded in
By Nova Smith published
news Unleash a modern arsenal against hordes of knights.
Hold fast: Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader is getting its mutinous first expansion
By Nova Smith published
news New DLC serves up new xenophobic bladedancer allies and "Aliens"-esque infestations.
Super Mario 64 gets a Mario Maker-like romhack that runs on original hardware
By Nova Smith published
news Mario Builder 64 is "a toolbox letting you fulfill all of your SM64 dreams," say its creators.
Hand-drawn adventure game comes to Steam after being dropped from Apple Arcade, creator laments the way games 'can just vanish' today
By Nova Smith published
news "This is the sad thing about the way our kind of creative mediums are going: works don't have any kind of permanence."
A new native port of Majora's Mask might change how we play N64 games on our PCs
By Nova Smith published
news A new way to play a fan favorite.
Cyberpunk 2077's quest lead says it's a story 'about terminal illness,' and playing it while staring down the barrel of one was the most intense RPG experience I've ever had
By Nova Smith published
The reaper Playing a game where your character's on borrowed time, while you might also be on borrowed time.
How I turned my MIDI instruments into the ultimate rhythm game controllers
By Noa Smith published
On Tempo Whether you want to embarrass Elden Ring's Malenia with a synthesizer or get the rhythm game arcade experience at home, MIDI is the answer.
This joyfully chaotic Halo total conversion mod for classic Battlefront 2 is a perfect complement to the Bungie campaigns
By Noa Smith published
Other Wars The Human-Covenant War, as rendered in Star Wars Battlefront in 2, has reignited my love for the struggling series.
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