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Author Archives: Tom Chick
Ten games you should still be playing
Now that everyone’s presumably done with E3 — all that’s left is to watch how deep a hole Microsoft digs themselves — let’s get back to a far more important topic: games we can actually play right now. I’m not … Continue reading
Do you want the State of Decay good news or bad news first?
State of Decay developer Undead Labs has some good news and some bad news. I know you like your dessert first, so there’s this tidbit in today’s blog update announcing that they’ve passed a half million copies downloaded. We’re working … Continue reading
June 17: wallet threat level 1993
The only major release this week is Capcom’s latest appeal to nostalgia with Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara, an action RPG with official D&D flavoring available for download for the Xbox 360. This seemed like a good idea to … Continue reading
Qt3 Movie Podcast: Man of Steel
Before we’d seen Man of Steel, one of us on this podcast predicted that it would be the worst movie we see all summer. Did Zack Snyder, the director of Sucker Punch, live up to this expectation? If you want … Continue reading
Heroic gameplay meets villainous free-to-play in Marvel Heroes
Diablo III gets it. Torchlight gets it. Marvel Ultimate Alliance gets it. Titan Quest gets it. Borderlands gets it. Path of Exile doesn’t get it. Van Helsing doesn’t get it. Krater doesn’t get it. Dungeon Siege doesn’t get it. Sacred … Continue reading
The worst thing you’ll see all week: Black Rock
Ever wonder what kind of horror movie Mark Duplass would write? Frankly, me either. But the answer to that question is Black Rock, directed by and starring Katie Aselton, who has worked with Duplass in quirky indie comedy fare like … Continue reading
Will World of Diving be an aquanaut’s holiday or an online yacht party?
There are a couple of reasons I’m predisposed to follow World of Diving, an underwater exploration game from an independent Dutch studio crowdsourcing its development (Indiegogo link here and Steam Greenlight link here). The first is that I’m an erstwhile … Continue reading
Best thing you’ll see all week: Resolution
You can usually tell early on when a no-budget movie is going to be a waste of time. It’s clear early on this isn’t the case with Resolution, which has a deliciously creepy slow-burn script, a confident style by co-directors … Continue reading
The Last of Us has real heart, but not much else
The Last of Us is the most emotionally resonant game you will ever play about plank, ladder, and pallet management. To be fair you’ll sometimes scooch dumpsters around. At one point, you scooch a piano. After the jump, are there … Continue reading
Qt3 Games Podcast: Marvel’s heroes, Diablo’s gameplay
Everyone knows Jean Grey died after being possessed by Apocalypse. What Marvel Heroes presupposes is maybe she didn’t. We discuss whether Marvel’s superheroes are suited to a free-to-play Diablo style action RPG called Marvel Heroes. Is it good? Does it … Continue reading
Qt3 Movie Podcast: Upstream Color
This week we skip the summer releases to catch up on Upstream Color, a sci-fi movie about, well, we’re not entirely sure what. But it’s a synopsis you won’t want to miss. At the 53-minute mark, this week’s 3×3 is … Continue reading
Sony’s 14 words that will win this console generation
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House closed out the Playstation 4 presentation with the following line: Concepts like true consumer ownership and consumer trust are central to everything we do. These words sum up how Sony cashed in on Microsoft’s … Continue reading
Surprises and confetti from Ubisoft!
We already knew about Ubisoft’s new Splinter Cell, the new Rayman, the next Rocksmith, whatever The Mighty Quest is supposed to be, Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, more insufferable Rabbids, more Trials, and another Just Dance. What we didn’t … Continue reading
What you didn’t see at Electronic Arts’ E3 press conference
Command & Conquer is redefining RTS gaming for the next generation, amplifying classic gameplay elements for a new era of PC gaming and introducing all new ways to play in the genre. Or so EA tells me in a press … Continue reading
Did you catch the State of Decay shout-out in Microsoft’s E3 presentation?
My favorite part of Microsoft’s Xbox 1 presentation was game studio VP Phil Spencer coming out in a State of Decay T-shirt. He must be pretty happy about the sales of Undead Labs’ open-world zombie game (it’s second only to … Continue reading