Gears of War 5: Campaign Review

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  All hail the Queen Gears of War 5 (GOW5), developed by The Coalition, is the first party exclusive that Xbox and their streaming service Game Pass needed to compete with the...

Days Gone Review

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Freaks and Deac ‘Days Gone,’ a PlayStation exclusive developed by SIE Bend Studio, is a perfectly adequate gaming experience that could have been so much more. It creates a...

Detroit Become Human Review

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Robo Jesus and the Deviant Bunch ‘Detroit Become Human’ developed by Quantic Dream and Studio Head David Cage is an ultimately flawed but highly ambitious look at just what...

The Role of the Silent Protagonists in Gaming

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  I don’t speak, therefore I am not? In “Far Cry New Dawn,” the pseudo-sequel to 2018’s “Far Cry 5,” developer Ubisoft doubles down on a problematic storytelling technique, the...

Sony Buys Insomniac Games

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Gearing up for the next console wars Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Insomniac Games, the developers behind ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ and ‘Ratchet and Clank’, as a...

Powerful storytelling in gaming

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  From Black Hat to White The last few games I’ve played had disappointing narratives. I had to ask myself if I was too hard on videogame storylines? Though there is a place...