A game to sink your teeth into
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
Total War: Warhammer II, the second offering in the Warhammer Trilogy of Creative Assembly and published by Sega, takes its lore...
Peerless
OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT boasts of a stellar resume built on classic role-playing games. As exemplified by such notables as Neverwinter Nights 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II — The Sith Lords, and Fallout: New Vegas, it’s keen on drawing players in through compelling storylines and inventive quests. In this regard, its Kickstarter-rooted release in 2015 proved to be no exception. Paying homage to Bioware’s Baldur’s Gate and Black Isle Studios’ Icewind Dale, Pillars of Eternity deftly mixed old-school role-playing gameplay with the graphics and quality-of-life features of modern titles.
A work in progress
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
THE NAMES Nihon Falcom and NIS America carry a lot of weight in the gaming industry. Both companies...
20-year-old series shows why it works
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
WITHOUT fail save for a brief interlude at the turn of the millennium, the Atelier series has churned...
Lots of rhythm, a few blues
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, followers of DJMax Technika might see something familiar in Superbeat: Xonic. Little surprise,...
Book honors basketball’s Maestro
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
THE COUNTRY’s rich basketball history has produced many personalities that have become icons of the sport, one of whom is...
For a few hours of distraction
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
BY WAY of background for the uninitiated: Project Shrine Maiden is a collection of manic-shooter video games published by Team Shanghai...
Snowden, Close to the Enemy, Coming Through the Rye, now out on home entertainment
By Angela Dawson
Front Row Features
FILMMAKER Oliver Stone is no stranger to taking on controversial subject matter and turning it into big screen box-office success....
Winners of the 35th National Book Awards announced
The National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle have announced the winners of the 35th National Book Awards. The following is the...
Bob Dylan’s five main inspirations cited in Nobel lecture
In his long-awaited Nobel lecture, Bob Dylan reflects on the possible links between his lyrics and literature and mentions artists and books that have...
This very long, super-nerdy NBA podcast is making money
This very long, super-nerdy NBA podcast is making money
A TYPICAL EPISODE of one of the most popular podcasts about professional basketball includes no music,...
An excerpt from Kathy Griffin’s memoir: When Joan Rivers took her to Windsor Castle...
By Kathy Griffin
Look, it was hard to pick one Joan Rivers story for this book. I’ll always miss her. I have countless meaningful and...