PC games without manuals are like keyboards without mice. But is there more to these booklets than a pile of printed musty paper?

Are great PC titles truly so morally polarizing? The ongoing trend seems to suggest so. For a while, I never questioned this dynamic. Seemed natural. You blast kindly old ladies in the abdomens with quadruple-barreled napalm-missile guns, you get a slight nudge in the ol' evil dial. Makes sense. At...

Divinity II - Ego Draconis is a case study in the inherent merits and pitfalls of a cross-genre PC gaming mash-up. Part action RPG, part arcade aerial shooter, part Shakespearean dramatic epic, it's an intriguing ride.

It’s our sad and bitter nature to abuse and neglect that which was once hallowed or unique. PC gaming expressions are, by far, no exception. What was once priceless and witty becomes strip-mined, overindulged, and mass produced to nausea.

Divine Divinity remains one of the finest RPGs ever constructed. Sure, it doesn't do anything substantially different from the basic tenements of the RPG codex, but what it does, it does damn near to icy-cool perfection.

Naturally, whenever I end up bashing/criticizing/defecating upon a game, or even sometimes, defending a certain game that others manically despise, the typical question surfaces: “Oh yeah? So what would your ideal game be, Mr. Stabs-the-Heart-of-Devs-a-Lot?”

It’s all about lightning fast upgrades and constant new gear.

What could possibly go wrong?

...betrayal is more fun than a trip to meet Captain America

Machinarium is the stuff that gaming revolutions are made of.