So I’m a big fan of the newly released indie FPS Oddcore, which mashes all of this stuff up into one stylish game. Out now on Steam via early access, Oddcore doesn’t have much setup. One moment you’re ...

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Playing games is a year-round hobby for some, but buying and exploring new games is also a great holiday tradition. And games are an everyday endeavor for fiction and hobby game writer James Lowder.

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...