Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Shooters come in many forms, from arcade arena combat to cover-based movement, and from realism to sci-fi surrealism. Tactical shooters are a sub-genre all to themselves, asking players to approach ...

Few FPS games get the intensity of warfare and combat like Insurgency: Sandstorm does. Each shootout feels distinct, and almost scary, as you attempt to battle through the dust-covered streets of maps ...

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) was a powerhouse for handheld gaming, offering a diverse range of shooter games that catered to various tastes and preferences. Despite the technical limitations, such ...

Realism is often a sought-after quality among FPS gamers, whether its purely from a visual standpoint or based on gameplay elements. Entire genres such as military simulation and tactical FPS have ...

I understand the appeal of Escape From Tarkov, Arma, Gray Zone Warfare, and all the other hyper-punishing, realistic FPS games out there, but I also find them strangely unconvincing. When the pattern ...

In the 80s and 90s, shooters of every variety were mostly based on running and gunning down opponents. It didn’t matter if it was a side-scroller like Contra or a first-person game like Doom, players ...