Steven Strom

Steven "The Future of Games Journalism" Strom plays entirely too much Dota 2. He sometimes plays games when he's not too busy writing about them and their place in our culture, and thinks maybe they're not just a fad after all.

Features
June 20, 2014
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Dota 2
By Steven Strom
Dota 2 is a huge game with hundreds of characters and years of history. It also has a story, told not through cutscenes and audio logs, but through random voice blurbs, character bios, and item descriptions. This list details just …
Deals
June 19, 2014
Realize You Already Own Everything on Steam’s Summer Sale
By Steven Strom
Remember: nobody’s actually forcing you to buy anything. Just because XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Far Cry 3 can be had for the price of two Burger King croissan’wiches doesn’t mean you need to crack open the virtual wallet on this year’s Steam summer sale. For my …
Upcoming
June 16, 2014
Strategy and Peasants Collide in Threes! Designer’s Next Game
By Steven Strom
Sirvo, the creators of Threes!, have a new game. It looks awesome. Close Castles is a bit of tower defense with a bit of real-time strategy in a multiplayer environment. By pouring peasants into opposing territory, you’re meant to fill …
Upcoming
June 10, 2014
Grim Fandango Remastered ‘Exclusively’ for PS4 and Vita
By Steven Strom
The most out-of-left-field announcement at Sony’s E3 press conference was brought through a photo appearance by Tim Schafer. The cameo (told through a fake child’s letter to Sony, asking for Schafer games) led to the reveal that Grim Fandango is …
Upcoming
June 10, 2014
Ori and the Blind Forest is Microsoft’s Next Exclusive Indie
By Steven Strom
Do you like indie games? You might like Ori and the Blind Forest, which looks to be about the most indie game I’ve ever seen. Nice, 2D art style? Check. Wide-eyed and/or naïve characters? Check. Moment of emotional loss likely …
Upcoming
June 9, 2014
Child Terror Continues ‘Inside’ Limbo Creators’ Next Game
By Steven Strom
Playdead, the creators of Limbo, are continuing their proud tradition of doing horrible things to children with Inside. Inside was one of just a few indie games to get more than a montage treatment at Microsoft’s E3 press conference today. …
Upcoming
June 5, 2014
Monster Hunter Proper Comes to Mobile
By Steven Strom
Capcom is no stranger to bringing its portable games to mobile. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and Phoenix Wright both made the jump with varying degrees of success. There was even a Monster Hunter game, after a fashion, in the form …
News
June 3, 2014
Now You Can (Still Not) Play Phantasy Star Online 2 in English
By Steven Strom
Phantasy Star Online 2 has finally been released in English! Oh, and you can’t play it unless you live in Southeast Asia. Published by Asiasoft, the English version is exclusive to Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Trying to …

Steven Strom

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Dota 2

Realize You Already Own Everything on Steam’s Summer Sale

Strategy and Peasants Collide in Threes! Designer’s Next Game

Grim Fandango Remastered ‘Exclusively’ for PS4 and Vita

Ori and the Blind Forest is Microsoft’s Next Exclusive Indie

Child Terror Continues ‘Inside’ Limbo Creators’ Next Game

Monster Hunter Proper Comes to Mobile

Now You Can (Still Not) Play Phantasy Star Online 2 in English

New Genre-defining Action-Healer, 3 Healers Fables The History of Three Influential Figureheads Without Combat

2.5D Atmospheric Adventure Inspired by Arabian Astronomy Nightscape Drops a New Trailer

Artistic Puzzle Adventure Helix: Descent N Ascent Is Coming to Steam and Switch

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Reveals New DLC with Fighter Id