Author: AJ Gabriel

Angelo is a college student currently studying game development interested in ludology: The study of game design and the interactions between people and games.

Happy Pokemon day everyone! Today marks the 30th anniversary of Pokemon Red and Blue’s release, starting off the Pokemon franchise. For such a big occasion as this, surely there’s something for every kind of Pokemon fan prepared. In case you have missed the broadcast, or want to see what’s in store immediately; here’s a rundown of what they have unveiled. Pokemon Go goes all out for their 10th anniversary, promising encounters with a wide range of Pokemon we have seen in the game so far from March 7 to 9. Red, the player character from the first Pokemon games returns…

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We’re all familiar with the “look” of love. But do we know how the face of love can turn into something horrifying? MiSide is a horror adventure game developed by AIHASTO, a group consisting of two Russian developers who mainly work on atmospheric horror games. The pair have previously released seven other games on itch.io but their demo for MiSide caught the attention of publishers and got their game put out on Steam.  The story is fairly straightforward. One day you receive a message containing MiSide: a game where you care for a girl named Mita. After playing for some…

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