Retro Game Friday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various games from the past. This week he covers Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

Fresh Look's Neal Sayatovich writes about his graduate school course, and how a business sim is helping him learn about economic principles.

Esoteric Ebb is a fantasy RPG with strong writing, internal stat debates and a refreshing willingness to let failures be fun.

Chaos in Hell offers a fast and satisfying descent into tactical combat with easy-to-learn mechanics and auto battler gameplay.

That is one reason sweepstakes casinos make more sense to gamers than some people in the broader gambling world seem to ...

Movie Monday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various movies. This week he covers the 2013 film Parkland.