Latest articles by Ian Birnbaum
FOV isn’t everything: How claustrophobia creates immersion
triggernometry The field of view, just like any other design element, is a tool developers use to create an experience.
Skyshine’s Bedlam is like FTL crash-landed into Fallout
Drive a living beetle and fight mutants on the way to the promised land.
Space Beast Terror Fright is Aliens meets slapstick
Triggernometry In SBTF, armored marines board ships overrun with pissed-off aliens.
Victor Vran review
Tip of the Hat A limp story and weak jokes are worth putting up with for Victor Vran’s great combat system.
How modders are cracking Halo Online to bring Halo 3 to PC
A team of modders is pulling Halo 3 out of a Russia-only free-to-play game.
Kyn review
Overstuffed and underdeveloped, Kyn is a buggy RPG with good combat, but without a great story or engaging character progression.
Doom feels like "Bruce Lee with a shotgun on a skateboard," says id
Quakecon Id talks about the intangible but ever-important "feel" of Doom.
QuakeCon: The best case mods from North America's biggest LAN
How does your case stack up to the best of QuakeCon? Here are the five most impressive rigs we saw.
Quakecon: Elder Scrolls Online's first DLC playable next week
New named DLC packs will not be dropping into Cyrodil every four months.
Hands-on: Doom's coolest new gun is powered by sprinting
Quakecon We've played the Doom multiplayer alpha, and it's just as fast and gory as expected.
This Arma 3 mod tells a better story than most FPSes
Triggernometry Good storytelling is rarer than it should be, especially considering the resources behind major FPS franchises.
Traverser review
Upside-Down A wonderful art style and interesting setting can’t make Traverser’s shallow puzzles and exasperating stealth sequences acceptable.
Rogue System takes the hardcore flight sim to the stars
hands-on At this point, it is little more than a tech demo, but what a great proof of concept it is.
Magicka 2 review
Abracadabra A leaner, smarter take on Magicka’s fascinating combat system, Magicka 2 is the co-op adventure you’ve been waiting for.
Dying of radiation poisoning in Edge of Space
Early Access Dealing with radiation, towering mushrooms, and sharks with laser beams on alien planets.
Defunded: How Kickstarter trolls use hope as a weapon
How €7,000 disappeared in the final hours of Dimension Drive's Kickstarter campaign.
Magicka: Wizard Wars review
Arcane Magicka: Wizard Wars has great magic battling wrapped in thoughtless mode design.
Checking in on Insurgency, one year later
Triggernometry Insurgency has grown into a thoughtful, fast-moving shooter unlike any other.
Dungeons 2 review
Reborn Dungeons 2 is a stumbling but worthwhile imagining of the classic Dungeon Keeper series.
Arma 3: Marksmen DLC review
On Target Arma 3 continues to aim true with its simulation-expanding DLC.
Gabe Newell: PC gaming communities are keeping games alive
Steam Machines are going to be part of a big, friendly ecosystem for PC gamers.
Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2 launches mid-March
Titled Atlas Mugged, episode 2 will be available the week of March 17.
