The latest iOS Final Fantasy game begins with a neat concept, but then ruins it with mindless game play and an abysmal in-game economy. This is a terrible missed opportunity, and an incredibly gamer-hostile experience. Read More
What did it take to get Hawken running on Android, using the just-announced Tegra 4? We find out, and look at how initial interest in the OUYA hardware led to the game becoming one of the flagship titles of NVIDIA's Project SHIELD portable gaming system. Read More
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII feels more like an experiment than a sequel. It introduces active evasion, outfit customization, context-sensitive game play, and a clock which counts down the 13 days left of existence. It's not what you picture when you think of Final Fantasy, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Read More
How do you make a first-person shooter on tablets that doesn't suck? You start with a map you know by heart, and then you iterate. This is the story of how a designer figured out why you need two fingers to shoot at enemies. Read More
Antichamber is a meditation on the things we think we know and understand. Being cut loose from the normal rules of physics and reality is a wonderful thing. Read More
Shootmania: Storm is kind of like laser tag with rockets, a description which goes beyond the flashing neon lights of the game's weapons and character models. You don't kill your opponents here, you eliminate them. You don't camp or use iron sights, you strafe and lead your shots. In other words, Shootmania doesn't feel like a modern shooter, and that's a good thing. This is a sports arena, not a killing field. Read More
"Games Journalism" is broken. Many sites suffer from forced output cycles, "news" about cakes, and playing along with the industry PR machine. We can do better.
Learn MoreAs the senior editor for the PA Report, Ben travels around the world talking to incredibly interesting people and playing a ridiculous amount of games. His job is to share those experiences via the PA Report while he raises his three kids in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife.
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