Chris, Author at Shadow Gaming

C-Bills, Coolant, and Crude Pixels: Why MetalMercs is the Retro Mech Sim You’ve Been Craving

If you’ve ever sat in front of a modern AAA game with its photorealistic ray-tracing and thought to yourself, “This is cool, but I really miss the blocky, 8-bit charm…

Chris February 8, 2026

Reviews

The Glorious Weight of Big Stompy Robots

If you have ever looked at a skyscraper and thought to yourself, "I really wish I could attach a PPC to that and kick a tank," then Harebrained Schemes has…

Chris February 8, 2026

Retro-Games

The Beautiful, Broken Tragedy of Ultima IX: Ascension

Release Date: October 30, 1999 Developer: Origin Systems Get It On: GOG Let’s take a trip back to 1999, a year when the world was terrified of the Y2K bug…

Chris February 7, 2026

Gaming News

Why Your Next Weekend Belongs to the Depths of Underkeep

If you’ve been itching for a reason to dust off your digital mapping skills and dive into a world where every step could be your last, Rake in Grass has…

Chris February 7, 2026

Retro-Games

Welcome Home, Outlander: Morrowind is Still the King of the RPG Hill

If you have spent any time in the RPG community over the last two decades, you have undoubtedly encountered a specific type of gamer. You know the one—they usually have…

Chris February 6, 2026

Reviews

Teer Fradee or Bust: GreedFall is the Best “Janky” Masterpiece You’ll Ever Play

We’ve all been there—scouring the digital storefronts, desperately looking for something that captures the magic of the "Golden Age" of BioWare. You know the feeling. You want a game where…

Chris February 6, 2026

Retro-Games

The Spy Who Bugged Me: Why Obsidian’s Alpha Protocol is the Best Disaster You’ll Ever Play

Release Date: June 1, 2010 Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Get It On: GOG The Most Influential Game You Never Played Let’s be honest for a second. If you were around in…

Chris February 5, 2026

Reviews

From Silicon to Storm: The Epic, Rollercoaster History of Blizzard Entertainment

If you’ve ever lost a weekend to the "just one more quest" loop or felt the frantic adrenaline of a Zerg rush, you’ve felt the "Blizzard Polish." But before they…

Chris February 4, 2026

Gaming News

Unveiled Truth: Everything You Need to Know About the Episode 3 Drop

It’s a wild time to be a Descendant, isn't it? If you’ve been living under a rock (or maybe just farming the same Void Fragment for three months straight), you…

Chris February 3, 2026

Gaming News

Radioactive Renaissance: ATOM RPG 2 Emerges from the Fallout with Verticality and Co-op

The independent developers at AtomTeam have finally broken their silence, and the news is enough to make any hardened wasteland survivalist reach for their gas mask and a bottle of…

Chris February 2, 2026