The Northern Nerd

Well. Here we are. This is it; Borderlands 3. Fans have waited for too long and now, it’s finally here. After ten years of waiting,...

You know that feeling of when you see a game a long time ago, then all of a sudden you get it as part of a winter sale and realize how it...

As the pines sway in the woods and snow continues to fall outside of my window, I figured now was a good opportunity to pause and reflect...

You know, there’s a lot of mascots in the video game world. Apart from the major blockbuster of Smash, the collective genres of video...

Who knew that a small Spanish video game studio could make a true magnum opus? Blasphemous, developed by Game Kitchen, published by...

Beat ‘em up games have spanned for as long as video games have existed: Streets of Rage, Battletoads, and Double Dragon cabinets have...

Mario, Mario, Mario. What are we going to do with you? You’ve jumped, rolled, karted, and spun your way into our hearts through the many...

Dear Freshmen, It seems as though you’ve just got dropped off by your parents at summer camp. Classes are just about to start, but that...

People like to play detective in some small way; it adds to the thrill of mundane life. From watching Masterpiece Mystery on Sunday...

There are always things we wish we could tell our friends, but maybe the right opportunity hasn’t presented itself. Maybe there were too...

Alright, I admit it. I really like Stranger Things. From its debut on Netflix and now on its third season- where did the time go- on July...

I’m the guy at the party, but I’m not the life of it. I’m off to the side, up against the wall listening to Mark and Lisa talking about...

Looting and shooting, total anarchy, a fanbase that has much love for meat bicycles as it does heartfelt stories, and a development...

The mind is a weird thing. It can be fantastic, and it can be insane. Even the brightest of people have a tinge of madness inside. Take...

It’s easy to say that hidden objects games are easy to make. They are typically simple and may have a puzzle or two to break up the game...

“The chase is among the best of all national pastimes; it cultivates that vigorous manliness for the lack of which in a nation, as in an...

As modern day humans, we often wonder what life would be like without electricity or the Internet, but what if The Beatles never existed?...

I’ve never really liked Rogue-like games, because you don’t know what you’re getting yourself into. Every time you boot up a game like...

As a kid, it was easier to live a Christian lifestyle. Your parents made sure your backside was in a seat at church on Sunday. They...

Say what you will about the gross, explicative filled, and parodic cultural phenomenon that is South Park, but Trey Parker and Matt Stone...