Dave Cook

Games
The Greatest Moments of Dark Souls
From 'Demon's Souls' to the third Dark Souls proper, here are the landscapes, the boss battles, and the memories that will last a lifetime.
Dave Cook; illustrations by Stephen Maurice Graham
6.23.16
Games
The Greatest Moments of Uncharted
From all-out action to scenes where we all felt a little gooey inside, here are the highs from Naughty Dog's adventures of Nathan Drake.
Dave Cook; illustration by Billy Mather
6.1.16
Games
What Would 'Street Fighter II' Characters Look Like Today if They Aged?
This is what the eight playable characters of Capcom's 1991 classic might look like today.
Various; Illustrations by Stephen Maurice Graham
3.25.16

Games
Adventure Video Games Are Steadily Delivering Better Stories Than Movies
Charles Cecil of Revolution Software talks about "Broken Sword 5" and adventure gaming's return to mainstream popularity.
Dave Cook
8.27.15
Games
The ‘Black Ops III’ Beta Proves Treyarch Is the Best Call of Duty Studio
The Californian studio is doing amazing things with the Black Ops series, as its third title's beta showcased quite superbly.
Dave Cook
8.27.15
Games
Gamers Today Don't Realize How Good They've Got It
'Bloodborne' taking two minutes to load? Hold your Twitter heat there, fella. Did you never have a Commodore 64?
Dave Cook
7.31.15

Games
What Do Lifelong ‘Street Fighter’ Players Think of the Newest Installment?
Edinburgh's Rushdown collective puts 'Street Fighter V' to the test.
Dave Cook
7.10.15
Games
When Video Games About Superheroes Go Wrong
You're Superman, hooray! Only, a garden-variety thug just killed you. That ain't right.
Dave Cook
6.22.15
Games
Please, Square Enix, Don’t Screw Up the ‘Final Fantasy VII’ Remake
So much hype, and such massive potential to fuck it all up. So, Square, listen to the fans, please.
Dave Cook
6.18.15

Games
‘Bloodborne’ Is Merely the Latest Example of Humanity’s Habit of Sucking at Life
Here we are, with this amazing planet, and all we're doing is screwing it up—a habit reflected in the video games we play.
Dave Cook
5.26.15
Games
‘Castlevania’ Is the Game That Made Me an eBay Addict
The quest for Konami's NES classic kicked off my retro gaming addiction.
Dave Cook
5.1.15
Games
The Story of ‘Hotline Miami 2’ Explained
You might have missed that it's really a tale of scarred, broken men struggling to adjust in a strange new world.
Dave Cook
4.17.15