Alex Hilhorst

Head over to Games Abyss to read my latest editorial. Man, it feels good to write for them again and not have to keep my mouth shut because of arbitrary rules set up by halfwits named Juan Martinez. In all likelihood, my lay off and this article will prevent me from ever working for Activision [...]

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 [...]

It may be almost a month late, but hey- I ain’t gettin’ paid so what did you expect? Anyways, head over to Games Abyss to read my review of last month’s F.E.A.R. 3, the new installment in the psychological horror/FPS title. Sadly, it lacks the pants-staining terror of previous titles, but in all other aspects [...]

Most gamers have heard of Duke Nukem Forever. A sequel to the classic Duke Nukem 3D, it’s been in development since 1996 and everyone pretty much assumed it would never see the light of day, until Gearbox purchased the property in 2008. Now it’s out. And it’s not that great. While funny, it’s old and [...]

Head over to Games Abyss to read a preview of one of my most anticipated games of the summer, Ms. ‘Splosion Man. It’s the sequel to an awesome side-scrolling platformer for Xbox Live Arcade of the same name sans the “Ms.,” and I recently got selected for an early beta preview of the game. Like [...]

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 [...]

Head over to Games Abyss to read my latest review, for Rockstar Games’ recently released ode to film noir and detective stories, L.A. Noire. I have a lot to say about the game, so much that I couldn’t fit all in to a 1500 word piece of criticism- I may do an editorial as well [...]

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 [...]