About Nathan Bowring

I’m going to try to refrain from calling anything in Bad North ‘simple’ because it would get tired quick. I don’t mean that in a bad way, in fact, it’s …
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Roguelikes are a genre I’m never super hyped about. It’s not that I think they’re bad, it’s just hard to get excited about a game I almost certainly won’t finish. …
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Tired of waiting in long lines at the airport, just to have your flight delayed? Troubled by the constantly rising price of a plane ticket? Sick of security invading your …
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While tough-as-nails sidescrollers tend to be for a niche crowd, Cuphead has quickly become the poster child for Xbox exclusive titles. This love letter to old games and older cartoons …
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Microsoft is inviting everyone to their summer barbecue with another weekend of Free Play Days. For the next four days all Xbox Live members can play online and enjoy the …
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I hate it when I don’t understand a game’s title, mostly because it ends up being my only idea for a review opener. With no dialogue and little text, Mugsters …
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Xbox Game Pass has just gone through its usual monthly rotation, expanding their catalog of 100+ games with seven fresh titles. They range from AAA hits to indie darlings, and …
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The fourth and final season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead won’t premiere until later this month, but fans can get a small bite of its flesh today. A free demo …
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“Nidhogg” is the anglicized spelling of the name of the mythological Norse serpent Níðhöggr. This legendary creature was said to constantly gnaw on the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree that …
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The follow-up to last year’s basketball arcade-action hit NBA Playgrounds is getting a bit of a face lift thanks to a new publisher. While most commonly known for handling triple-A …
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