Erika Szabo has been writing about video games since 2009, exploring the intricacies of mainstream, indie and retro titles. Her love affair with games started when she was six and has since escalated into a full-time freelance career. You can check out more of her work all over the interwebs, including her awesome YouTube channel! Erika joined Eggplante in 2012 and writes a regular segment called Retro Renegade.
The first time I saw Sunset Overdrive at Microsoft's Press Conference I was filled with a rush of wonder. There was something about the blend of Tony Hawk Pro Skater rail grinding, Crazy Taxi shenanigans or De...
Couldn't get enough of both Persona 3 and 4? Atlus has released more details on their much-anticipated mash-up, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, at this year's E3.
The series made waves back when Persona ...
Epic space battles. Intricately-designed mechas. Atmospheric sci-fi. Monolith Soft's hotly-anticipated release, Xenoblade Chronicles X (once affectionately titled "Project X" for its nod to Xenogears' red paint...
Today at the Nintendo Press Conference we got some juicy news regarding Platinum Game's Bayonetta 2, the much-awaited sequel to the popular third-person action series. Not only will we be getting Bayonetta 2 on...
During tonight's Sony Press Conference we got a dose of SUDA 51's latest game, Let It Die. While the trailer didn't divulge too much about the gameplay or concept at hand, it was all SUDA with his trademark gra...
This morning's Microsoft Press Conference was loaded with news from some of the heaviest hitters in the industry, including a multitude of indie games coming to Xbox One. Let's take a sneak peek at some of thes...
As a longtime fan of the turn-based RPG genre, sometimes I used to wonder if the genre was reaching its limits. Once widely popular among JRPGs, particularly in the Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest series, is now ...
After experiencing their third consecutive annual loss, Nintendo is looking at new ways of branching forward, and setting their sights on the mobile market.
According to a report at Nikkei, Nintendo has anno...
2013 may have paved the way for a return to the JRPG genre, but 2014 is taking that to a whole new level. For years now, JRPGs have slowly lost momentum in North America and dropped from the limelight in favour...
The Mario Party series has gone through several revamps since its beginnings on the N64 back in 1998. While not as cutthroat as it used to be, the series has maintained its charm over the years and is still one...