Recently everyone’s favorite Metroidvania + luchador simulator was granted its first batch of downloadable content in the form of a costume pack. It’s a little too minuscule for a full review, but since I loved the hell out of Guacamelee and we were fortunate enough to receive a voucher for said content, the worst I could do was post some brief impressions. Straight from the press rele...[Read More]

The PlayStation classic Persona 2: Eternal Punishment finally made its way to the PlayStation Network last week. Atlus sent over a code, presumably for reviewing purposes, but I felt there was something odd about using our modern(ish) rubric to evaluate a game in the exact form that it arrived in over a decade ago. Eternal Punishment isn’t, however, unworthy of discussion. There’s some...[Read More]

The year of 2013 is getting real! This week, we’ve got Metal Gear Rising, Antichamber, Little Inferno, Dead Space 3, and other conduits to burning and maiming. As per usual, we act like we know what we are doing, but introduce a late plot twists that is designed to confuse the listener. The Retroactive Shitstorm is back, with the wonderful and wild year of 1995, otherwise known as the year t...[Read More]

Like 500,000+ others, most of us at Digital Chumps spent two hours glued to our chairs watching Sony’s PlayStation 4 reveal. What follows doesn’t represent the opinion of Digital Chumps as a whole, but rather my haphazard, rambling speculation based on my relatively informed opinion. This guarantees you, the reader, that after reading my opinion you’ll feel at least 20-25% more i...[Read More]

Set your posi-forks and eat your peta-balls, we’re taking on the early stages of 2013 with a look at some of the early and quirky games we’ve been tinkering and tailoring. We’re talking Don’t Starve, Dark Souls, Metal Gear Rising, EscapeVektor, The Cave, and Spaceteam…as a spaceteam! Find the latest episode on the RSS feed or go to iTunes. Or you can directly download...[Read More]

Battle Royale is a kind of insane Japanese novel where a junior high class goes to a remote island, each student receives a random weapon, and then they all have to kill each other. It’s not as sadistic and exploitive as one might expect, instead employing its premise as a means to contextualize survival, isolation, and loyalty amidst absolute chaos. It’s powerful, haunting and only a ...[Read More]

In order to finalize this year’s Power Rankings, we must walk the line of the piss-fart. Don’t ask, just grasp on your buddies and hope for the best, because it all comes down to this. Alternate titles: The Shaming of Steve, Ironic Use of Insane Clown Posse Songs.  As we finalize our final rankings for the year, remember that we also begin our limited Power Rankings for 2013, whic...[Read More]

With Chris  Stone out of town Eric and Steve welcome back our second favorite special guest, Mark Shepherd. Mark recently spent two weeks in Japan, mostly hustling the locals at arcades, and is loaded with stories about that and other cultural weirdness. Mark’s friend Mika, who acted as Mark’s international parent/guardian on said trip, also makes an appearance.   ItR...[Read More]

My ten best games for 2012. This list is subjective! Previous years: 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 Spelunky Derek Yu / Xbox Live Arcade Spelunky made me feel like a kid again. As a relatively normal middle class child of the 80’s, my parents bought me a Nintendo Entertainment System and a couple of games a year for Christmas or my birthday. Maybe because I was eight, possibly becau...[Read More]

Some major shake ups are in store this week, as we blather about Hitman: Aboslution, Assassin’s Creed 3, and all things WiiU. Also, sports, pants, and a prominent waxing of why we like what we like and what the hell cliffhangers have to do with whatever the hell Steve is talking about. Come feast on the blood of digital animals! Find the latest episode on the RSS feed or go to iTunes. Or you...[Read More]

We did another Barf Mode. If you’re not familiar with Barf Mode, then you’re very, very lucky. Barf Mode is an experience where we turn on our microphones and let our brains barf an extraordinary amount of anti-knowledge. You’ve been warned! (No, seriously, it’s pretty good.) Find the latest episode on the RSS feed or go to iTunes. Or you can directly download thi...[Read More]

There are multiple stories about guys, the coolers they leave unattended, and the quality of the beer in said cooler as a personality test. Also, video games. Which video games, you ask? XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Hotline Miami, Tokyo Jungle, and Punch Quest. But wait, there’s more! The Retroactive Shitstorm for 2003 has arrived. Please join us and lose faith in the internet! Find the latest episo...[Read More]