Author: Stu Horvath

Discs of Coffee Break

By Stu Horvath • May 13th, 2011

The Haunted Closet remember the Story of TRON Read-Along Adventure book and record.

Coffee Break from Russia with Fun

By Stu Horvath • April 29th, 2011

Check out Edge magazine features editor Jason Killingsworth’s blog post on the jargon he and his brother created while playing the NES version of Tetris.

Coffee Break in Pink

By Stu Horvath • April 25th, 2011

I almost have a full set of MUSCLE toys and I know for sure thanks to Nathan’s M.U.S.C.L.E. blog.

A Song of Dragons and Thrones

By Stu Horvath • April 18th, 2011

The Dragon Age games from Bioware are inspired by George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire – and are poorer for it.

The 3DS Goes Deep

By Stu Horvath • April 11th, 2011

Stu Horvath reviews the Nintendo 3DS for Complex.

What the FRACT? Part 3

By Stu Horvath • March 31st, 2011

The conclusion of Unwinnable’s interview with indie developer Richard Flanagan about his IGF award-winning game FRACT.

Coffee Break from Beyond!

By Stu Horvath • March 30th, 2011

Unwinnable is enjoying From Beyond, a quick flash game with a great 50s aesthetic from Super Flash Brothers.

What the FRACT? Part 2

By Stu Horvath • March 30th, 2011

Part 2 of Unwinnable’s interview with indie developer Richard Flanagan about his IGF award-winning game FRACT.

What the FRACT? Part 1

By Stu Horvath • March 29th, 2011

Unwinnable interviews indie developer Richard Flanagan about his IGF award-winning game FRACT.

Coffee Break – The Geek Flea!

By Stu Horvath • March 25th, 2011

In the North Jersey area? Come on down to the Unwinnable Geek Flea to say hi! And buy some stuff!

The Book of Mormon: Latter-Day Hilarity

By Stu Horvath • March 24th, 2011

Unwinnable took in a preview performance of The Book of Mormon, the new musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park and Robert Lopez of Avenue Q.

From Baseball Bats to Broadswords

By Stu Horvath • March 22nd, 2011

Curt Schilling, former Red Sox pitcher, has a game studio and is making an RPG called Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Stu Horvath interviewed him for Complex

Team Unwinnable vs. Giant Space Bugs

By Stu Horvath • March 18th, 2011

Unwinnable Previews D3’s Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on the show floor at PAX East 2011.

Toasty!

By Stu Horvath • March 18th, 2011

Stu Horvath tells Complex why we should be excited about the latest installment of the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games.

All In – Batman: Arkham City Trailer

By Stu Horvath • March 16th, 2011

The first gameplay trailer for Batman: Arkham City has been released. Unwinnable is excited, in spite of itself.

Our Great Northeast Adventure

By Stu Horvath • March 11th, 2011

Team Unwinnable is at PAX. Want to hang?

Slow Motion Shinobi

By Stu Horvath • March 10th, 2011

At GDC 2011, one of the most interesting games on display was a theatrical turn-based combat game called Ninja – play it in real life, not on a console!

Still in Love with GDC 2011

By Stu Horvath • March 10th, 2011

Stu Horvath picks the biggest stories of GDC 2011 for Complex and recaps The Failure Workshop for Digital Innovation Gazette.

Coffee Break 3/7/2011

By Stu Horvath • March 7th, 2011

Team Unwinnable scours the internet for entertaining links to help you get through the week.

GDC 2011: Outbreaks and Nightmares

By Stu Horvath • March 1st, 2011

Stu Horvath talks about Nina Fefferman’s Corrupted Blood Plague talk and Jayne Gackenbach’s Nightmares talk during the Serious Games Summit at GDC 2011.

Monday Moaning – The Not Very Grumpy GDC 2011 Edition

By Stu Horvath • February 28th, 2011

Stu Horvath can’t find much to be grumpy about on the Monday that kicks of GDC 2011 in San Francisco.

Bulletstorm, I Love You

By Stu Horvath • February 23rd, 2011

Bulletstorm Review for Complex

The Color of Truth is Gray

By Stu Horvath • February 22nd, 2011

Stu Horvath reviews Guerrilla Games’ Killzone 3 for Complex and isn’t terribly impressed.

A Very Special Presidents’ Day Challenge

By Stu Horvath • February 21st, 2011

On Presidents’ Day, Unwinnable revealed that contributor Dave Trainer might be a descendant of John Wilkes Booth and called for a scion of Lincoln to give him a thrashing in the boxing ring. No champion has come forth. In honor of Independence Day, we renew our call.

A Chronicle of Rage and Frustration

By Stu Horvath • February 17th, 2011

Stu Horvath attempts to catalog the most difficult and challenging videogames since the turn of the millennium – before his heart gives out with frustration.

X-Men: First Flub

By Stu Horvath • February 10th, 2011

Fox promised fans that the X-Men: First Class trailer would be on the movie’s Facebook page on February 2nd, 2011. When it didn’t appear as promise, fans nearly rioted.

LittleBigRemakes

By Stu Horvath • February 8th, 2011

Complex takes a look at the best videogame remakes made with the design tools in LittleBigPlanet2 and then interviews Martin Lynagh, Media Molecule producer.

The American Culture of Horror: Dead Space

By Stu Horvath • January 28th, 2011

Unwinnable’s look at American Horror comes to an end with a look at the Dead Space videogame franchise and our Special Relationship with the United Kingdom.

The American Culture of Horror: Three Things

By Stu Horvath • January 27th, 2011

Unwinnable’s look at American Horror continues with an examination of the John W. Campbell story Who Goes There? and John Carpenter’s 1981 remake The Thing.

The American Culture of Horror: Folklore and Stephen King

By Stu Horvath • January 26th, 2011

Unwinnable’s look at American Horror continues with our native folklore, our desire to reinterpret and the work of our current grand master, Stephen King.

The American Culture of Horror: Isolation and the Loss of Self

By Stu Horvath • January 25th, 2011

Unwinnable investigates American Horror. Every culture has its own particular fears – for America, it is isolation and the loss of self.

Dead Terrifying

By Stu Horvath • January 25th, 2011

Dead Space 2 Reviewed for Complex

I am a Wasteland Waiting for a Spaceship to Save me From the Zombies

By Stu Horvath • January 21st, 2011

Color me surprised, but Patton Oswalt’s Zombie Spaceship Wasteland is one of the most endearing books I have read in recent memory.

Tom Hardy Will Attempt to Break the Bat

By Stu Horvath • January 19th, 2011

Tom Hardy will play Bane and Anne Hathaway will play Catwoman in the next and final Batman film helmed by Christopher Nolan.

Jim Lee Talks DC Universe Online

By Stu Horvath • January 19th, 2011

DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee talks to Complex about developing the long awaited MMO, DC Universe Online, his love of MMOs and his own DCUO character.

Roguelike

By Stu Horvath • January 11th, 2011

Unwinnable honcho Stu Horvath waxes enthusiastic for the iPad and iPhone game 100 Rogues and takes the opportunity to look back on his history with roguelike games.

Sleepers and Also-Rans

By Stu Horvath • January 6th, 2011

In my debut for Complex, I take a look at the sleepers and also-rans of 2010.

Pete Postlethwaite Dead at 64

By Stu Horvath • January 3rd, 2011

Unwinnable bids farewell to character actor Pete Postlethwaite, who died Sunday in Shropshire, England, after a prolonged fight with cancer.

The Future is Now

By Stu Horvath • January 3rd, 2011

Team Unwinnable gets excited about videogames, comic books, movies and television shows coming down the pipe in 2011.

The Best Videogames of 2010

By Stu Horvath • December 31st, 2010

Team Unwinnable picks the best videogames of 2010