Author: Jason Ragatz

Review Shooter: The Darkness II

In the sequel to Starbreeze Studios’ 2007 sleeper The Darkness, mercenary developer Digital Extremes brings back protagonist Jackie Estacado, a young mafia boss who wields and ancient demonic power known as, well, The Darkness....

Infirmos Mortem: Chapter III

After yet another lengthy writing process, the third chapter of the groundbreaking INFIRMOS MORTEM series is finally upon us. Amid the rich backdrop of the Ancient Roman Empire, “Chapter III” continues the story of...

E3 2012: Day 1 Recap

In its eighth year at the annual tradeshow  extravaganza, this generation of consoles is quite alive and kicking. Day 1’s string of press conferences brought along a lot of exciting new footage, confirmation and...

Infirmos Mortem: Chapter II

Missed Chapter I? Confused what INFIRMOS MORTEM is about? Click Here!   After far too long of a delay, the interactive short fiction mini-series returns! INFIRMOS MORTEM: CHAPTER II continues right where the inaugural...

Editorial: Marvel Needs an Internal Game Studio

Marvel Comics has long been a revered name in nerdom as it encompasses such a far-reaching variety of beloved characters and universes, many of which have also starred in popular television shows and blockbuster...

Infirmos Mortem: Chapter I

  Introducing an NOTR original mini-series: Infirmos Mortem, a new breed of episodic short fiction in which the readers help to shape the narrative as it progresses. Set during the peak of the Roman...

Review Shooter– Mass Effect: Infiltrator

Electronic Arts has barraged quite a marketing push for BioWare’s trilogy-concluding epic, Mass Effect 3. Among the usual stable of ads, space-travelling copies of the game, an art book (with DLC), action figures (with...

Review Shooter: SoulCalibur V

“A Tale of Swords and Souls Eternally Retold.” So goes the mantra for the weapon-based fighting series SoulCalibur, for which publisher Namco and in-house dev team Project Soul recently released a fifth numbered installment....

Spotlight: “Mari0” released for PC, Mac, and Linux

[youtube]SaoHMjS04vU[/youtube] Ever wonder what would happen if someone mashed together this generation’s breakout puzzle-platformer Portal with the original Super Mario Bros.? No? Well, the folks at Stabyourself have answered that question anyway. The well-traveled...