Tom Caswell
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HBO's The Last Of Us Has A Cool Idea The Games Could Use
HBO's The Last of Us introduced a twist that would be an excellent addition to the games. → Read More
Inside the colossal failure of VENN, the 'MTV of video games'
Why the $45 million streaming network, launched amid the pandemic, crashed and burned. → Read More
Here's what the Fantastic Four have been up to pre-relaunch
After nearly 24 hours of fans being convinced that Marvel was writing a Fallout comic or Bethesda Game Studios was making an X-Men game, the teaser the publisher had posted was ultimately about the return of the Fantastic Four. For several years, Marvel hasn't published a single book regarding the First Family. → Read More
How Phase 3 fixed Marvel's cinematic villain problem
Going into its fourth weekend in theaters, people still can't stop talking about Black Panther, with the antagonist Killmonger leading a lot of the discussion. → Read More
Can Marvel walk their 'A Fresh Start' tight rope?
Black Panther, the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, opened to the tune of $242 million during Presidents' Day weekend, something analysts deemed unfathomable until only a few days before release. And with the biggest competition in its second weekend being Alex Garland's arthouse sci-fi Annihilation and the R-rated comedy Game Night, T'Challa is poised to dig his claws deep into… → Read More
How a Power Rangers sequel could still work
In 2017, Lionsgate released their attempt at a Power Rangers film with an artistic reimagining of the definitely-meant-for-kids TV show. The film had a relatively unknown but incredibly talented young actors cast as the Rangers, ancillary roles filled by popular film and TV veterans, an intense fandom, and the benefit of both nostalgia and blockbuster buzz. → Read More
5 Improvements Destiny 2 makes over the original
I’ve spent quite some time over the past couple of weeks sinking my teeth into Bungie’s latest title, a sequel to the controversia... → Read More
Hands-on: Playing Doom on the Nintendo Switch
Bethesda is running a gameplay tour featuring all of their different upcoming gaming experiences that will be releasing before the end of this... → Read More
Hands-on: Playing Doom on the Nintendo Switch
Bethesda is running a gameplay tour featuring all of their different upcoming gaming experiences that will be releasing before the end of this year. They had their two marquee console titles, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and The Evil Within II, hands-on with their VR experiences (Skyrim, DOOM and Fallout 4) and the upcoming Nintendo Switch … → Read More
5 Improvements Destiny 2 makes over the original
The story is legitimately great This for me was the deal breaker in Destiny. I understood that the main aspect of the game was the community and the loot, but without a narrative hook, it was hard to care about either. Why were we Guardians, and why did it matter if we had better armor/guns? … → Read More
Review: Agents of Mayhem is the Saints Row spin off you didn’t know you wanted
Platform: PS4 (played), Xbox One, PC Developer: Volition Publisher: Deep... → Read More
Review: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a love letter to gaming
Platform: PS4 (Played), PC Developer & Publisher: Ninja... → Read More
Hands-on: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is Game of the Year material
The New Colossus is about history. Not only the history of the Wolfenstein franchise, or the alternate history it depicts in... → Read More
Hands-on: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is Game of the Year material
The New Colossus is about history. Not only the history of the Wolfenstein franchise, or the alternate history it depicts in its story, but our real world history. It takes one of the most frightening realities and presents it in a light that is at the same time absurd but terrifyingly appropriate for our modern … → Read More
Review: Splatoon 2 is the sequel we deserve
Platform: Nintendo Switch Developer & Publisher: Nintendo MSRP: $59.99 Introduction Late... → Read More
Hands-on: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a quantum leap for the franchise
Having formed a sub genre of its own, the LEGO game franchises are still as popular as ever. Whether it be adapting movies into brick form or ... → Read More
Hands-on: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a quantum leap for the franchise
Having formed a sub genre of its own, the LEGO game franchises are still as popular as ever. Whether it be adapting movies into brick form or telling original stories, the developers at Traveller's Tales continue to find new ways to keep the gameplay fresh. I was fortunate enough to sit down with game director … → Read More
Top 5 Spider-Man video games
With the prolific game developer Insomniac attempting to create the definitive Spider-Man experience on PlayStation 4, now... → Read More
Rick and Morty content coming to Rocket League
Developer Psyonix is crushing it with Rocket League, announcing at E3 that it's coming to Nintendo Switch! Now, they've put a little c... → Read More
Interview: Crackdown 3's executive producer talks cloud-based destruction, Xbox One X and more
During E3 last week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Crackdown 3's executive producer Steve Pritchard to clear... → Read More