Oh man, do I love to hunt.

Oh man, do I love to play hunting games.

Oh man, do I hate it when baboons attack me.

Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 for the Wii is an overall good game — a different type of hunting game than I am use to, but that is a good thing. The hunting genre is plagued by less than boring games, while Activision makes it more exciting.

Whenever I think of indie gaming, especially from the mid-’90s, my mind always goes to game developer Jeff Vogel. And I’ve been a fan of his work ever since I played Exile II: Crystal Souls on the old 7.5 system Mac. I have always thought highly of his work. Jump forward nearly 15 years, and Vogel has rebooted his signature game for the second time. That game is Avernum: Escape from the Pit. And as I played this game I wondered, why is every developer and publisher returning to their back catalogue?

Alien Defense Grid is an arcade game that holds the potential to become an instant classic. The gameplay can be defined as highly addictive due to its rather unique and engaging use of intuitive controls and clever game design.

New York legalizing gay marriage troubles many people because it challenges what it means for people to be “a couple.” This was something Atlus was smart enough to use in its “Are you committed” trailer months ago for its provocatively styled game Catherine. So is the game “fluff” waiting to rot out your eyes, or is it an intelligent commentary on relationships?

This was my father to me, a boy of 6, watching the original Indiana Jones on the big screen. Our hero, Indy, was making his way slowly through a black temple in a dark jungle, only to find a shaft of light, strangely penetrating in this mysterious place. Indy reaches his whip forward grimly and releases the trap harmlessly as spikes carrying a corpse thrust forward to my eager and horrified eyes.