Conspiracy theories fascinate me, from the almost too believable ones like the JFK assassination all the way to the crazy ones like chemtrails or that a ground-based radio transmitter can control the weather. OK, that last one actually anno...

Observing Nintendo's ever evolving Switch and online services is like watching a child grow up right in front of our eyes. You've know what it's going to become, it's just taking so long. Today marks a big growth point in the crayons on the...

When AMC announced they were going to be working with Seth Rogen and Sam Catlin to adapt the beloved 90's comic Preacher a lot of people started wondering whether or not the cable network could pull it off. Fan fears were rightfully warr...

What constitutes art will be a topic that will be debated until the end of time. Some people say art must make you feel, while others say that it must carry a message that represents the artist. Personally I think true art makes you feel on...

Sunless Sea and its predecessor Fallen London were very niche games that fit right into all my little nooks and crannies so nicely. The world was creepy, the writing dark but humorous, and most of all for me it was immensely original. So wh...

In an ongoing bid to continue to homogenize the industry even more by pushing story modes into sports games, EA Sports has revealed that FIFA 18 will have not one but two modes that utilize a conversation wheel mechanic. The conversati...

Yesterday, new and upcoming game publisher Annapurna Interactive announced on Twitter it would have a reveal for today. Never in my wildest imaginations did I think it would mean that we would finally be getting a conclusion to the four-yea...

One of my favorite themes in storytelling is appearances versus reality. Is what we are seeing actually what's happening or are we on the wrong end of a dirty trick? So it should come as to no surprise that when I stumbled onto PikuNiku wit...

Just what everyone wants, another installment in the ever-unfolding debacle that is the SNES Classic rollout. While rumored on Reddit earlier this week that Canadian SNES Classic pre-orders would be cancelled if details about the order were...

In a tweet posted early this morning, Brace Yourself Games, the developers behind the wonderful rhythm and roguelike mashup Crypt of the NecroDancer, announced a new city builder game set on the moon of Saturn. Appropriately titled Industri...

Continuing their conquest to make Crusader Kings II the longest DLC supported game ever, Paradox Interactive announced at Gamescom 2017 a new expansion for the five-year-old game. Jade Dragon will bring the Empire of China into the mix in a...

Hot off the heels of the recent mayonnaise vs ketchup (semper fidelis mayonnaise) Splatfest, Nintendo of Europe has announced the theme for the Splatfest scheduled for September 1st through 3rd. That weekend you'll have to choose whether yo...

After waiting patiently since the Xbox One release of Cities: Skylines in April, PlayStation 4 owners can now jump into the massively popular city builder. Ported over from the PC thanks to Tantalus Media, the game is bundled with the Night...

In one of the weirdest crossovers that I've ever seen Square Enix announced today that a character based on Ariana Grande would be available during the cleverly titled "Summer Ariana" Final Fantasy Brave Exvius summer event. The character w...

In an effort to crack down on toxic players and racial slurs being hurled around their game, Psyonix is going to be implementing a new auto-banning feature to Rocket League next week. Using the current reporting system an AI will look throu...

What a weekend its been, while nothing really overly exciting or brand new was announced at San Diego Comic-Con there was a ton of trailers from previously announced TV and movies. So to cure your Monday blues we at Flixist have compiled ...

San Diego Comic-Con is heating up in the lead in to the big weekend with some trailer tapas to hold us over until the main course of the big panels. This teaser trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising may be a bit light on any story elemen...

It's been 16 years since Remedy came out with its bullet-time introducing pulp-noir shooter Max Payne and since then the game has turned into a cult-classic, spawning two sequels. The games always wore their noir cinematic influences on ...

In a Twitter post yesterday Tomasz Wacławek, the lead designer of the indie stealth game RONIN, announced that his studio teedoubleu were taking applications for beta testers for their new game Immortal Planet. The "isometric souls gam...

The most patriotic of our major American holidays is upon us and for many that means barbeques, a day off from work, and fireworks. But me? Barbeques aren't the same for me since I don't eat meat, I work today because freedom ain't free,...