Alex Hilhorst

Now that I’ve been laid off and released by Activision from the bonds of thralldom, I can once again do something I actually enjoy: writing about videogames. That’s right, I’m back at Games Abyss and free to write as many editorials and reviews as I damn well please. First up is my take on one [...]

A couple of days ago I watched Microsoft’s E3 press conference on Spike TV and then wrote about it on Games Abyss. Like last year, the conference was heavy on Kinect, and despite the awesome capabilities of the technology, the games still look pretty shitty. Read my take here.

If you follow videogame news, even with a mild passing interest, then you’ve probably heard of Dead Island. Announced back in 2008, this “zombies on a tropical island” adventure was thought to be dead and buried until an incredible, emotionally wrenching teaser trailer was released a few months ago. It showed a family being attacked [...]

Fresh off last night’s gameplay reveal trailer, I’ve written a new editorial about this year’s soon-to-be record-breaking smash hit, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Some of you may recall that I wrote a whole article about how much better Battlefield 3 is going to be and how it’s finally going to manage to topple [...]

Head over to Games Abyss to read my newest editorial, an in-depth look at the new Lara Croft and her upcoming reboot, a new game entitled simply Tomb Raider. Lara Croft has always been a videogame icon, but was often regaled more for her cup size than for her personality. Developer Crystal Dynamics hopes to [...]

In case you weren’t aware, last week saw the release of a new webseries designed to promote this week’s new Mortal Kombat game, entitled Mortal Kombat: Legacy. It’s awesome, and if you’ve ever watched any webisodes before, you’ll likely be blown away by its high production values. Now don’t get this confused with Paul W.S. [...]

Head over to Games Abyss to read an editorial I wrote about the recent struggle between hacker group Anonymous (of Wikileaks fame) and Sony, who was attacked recently after taking legal action against some kid who had figured out how to run pirated software on the PS3. It’s a tricky issue, and I really don’t [...]

Yesterday Games Abyss posted yet another one of my articles, this one an editorial on Blizzard’s upcoming threequel, Diablo III. Though I played the original Diablo back in 2000, I’m not super familiar with the series, and since last week someone got on my case for spelling id Software “iD Software,” I just figured I [...]

They just keep on coming… Today Games Abyss posted my editorial on iD Software’s upcoming FPS, their first game since DOOM 3, the graphically ridiculous RAGE, slated for release on September 13. Read it here. It’s also looking like I’m going to get to review some games soon, so stay tuned.

The third editorial I wrote for Game Abyss went live today. It’s my take on the upcoming Jurassic Park episodic adventure game from Telltale Games. In December they released the first episode of their Back to the Future game, which was pretty cool, and the first installment of the JP game is slated for release [...]