Shooter Archives - Unwinnable

Rend Wants to get the Team Back Together

By Levi Rubeck • May 3rd, 2018

Like Overwatch meets EVE Online crashing into Minecraft, Rend is an MMO sandbox RPG that requires a clan that can work together and evolve to confront not only the other online antagonists, but the toothy bite of the world itself.

Battlefield 1 Ain’t Much of a WWI Game

By Matt Sayer • June 16th, 2016

Why bother setting your game in WWI when it’ll play like any other time? Is dying of infected trench foot THAT much fun?

The Two-Sided Invitation of Cartoon Aesthetics

By Jose Cardoso • June 10th, 2016

Bob’s not your everyday hero, but his battles against pollen and fungus are no less daring.

Finding Depth in Clownish Comedy

By Jose Cardoso • April 19th, 2016

Just because you’re a smoking fish with some beefy arms and a shotgun doesn’t mean a game can’t be deep.

Paragon: Making MOBA Less of a Dirty Word

By Tim Mulkerin • February 24th, 2016

If you’re not in the MOBA club, you’re not in the club. Paragon is making accommodations for those not willing to invest 200 hours to learn the basics.

Secret Ponchos Review: Gunslinger Glory

By Jeremiah Cheney • October 21st, 2015

Switchblade Monkeys made a multiplayer shooter that does right by its Western source material. Suddenly I want spaghetti.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

By Reid McCarter and Patrick Lindsey • June 11th, 2015

Reid McCarter and Patrick Lindsey introduce their critical anthology Shooter, a collection of essays about games with guns.

Gaming in the Raw: CrimeCraft Episode 1

By Richie Procopio • March 1st, 2011

In the latest Massive article, I spewed my impressions of the shooter MMO CrimeCraft: Bleedout. While my feelings on the game were decidedly mixed, there’s no denying that enjoyment can be found while running around wasting people while wearing high heels and short shorts. Gaming in the Raw captures my initial reactions to playing a game I know nothing about and in this episode I’m really out of my element. Check out my mad sharpshooter skillz (read noob) as I try to scrape out a meager existence in the brutal streets of Sunrise City.

Massive: CrimeCraft Doesn’t Pay

By Richie Procopio • February 15th, 2011

“We got exactly what we deserved. We hooked everything up to a dying mule. Built a world economy on an obsolete fuel source we knew wouldn’t last. It all came crashing down around our heads faster than any of us could react. That was 10 years ago. You can either be a victim or you can fight back.” CrimeCraft (CC) is an MMO that is described by its developers (Vogster Entertainment) as a persistent world next-gen shooter or “PWNS.” It was released in August of 2010 to spotty reviews and has, despite the odds, managed to survive among throngs of