Jason Faulkner

Bio

Jason Faulkner has written editorials, news, guides, and reviews at Destructoid, Gamezebo, Playboy, Shacknews, and Modojo. He also served as co-Editor-and-Chief and IT consultant at G4@Syfygames. On a typical day, you can find him desperately trying to get a late-1990s/early-2000s PC game working at 4K and 16:9 ratio without crashing.
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‘Hellblade’ tries to show the real experience of psychosis — but ends up using it as a plot device
By Jason Faulkner
My father passed away when I was 9 years old, leaving me with my mother as my only caretaker. I had noticed even as a young child that mom seemed to be a “little off” sometimes, but it wasn’t until shortly after my dad died that she began showing…
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‘Observer’ Review: Bloober Team goes 2-for-2 with a haunting cyberpunk vision
By Jason Faulkner
The continued melding of human and machine and the question of what the future holds for us makes cyberpunk an increasingly relevant genre. Although we’re only at the cusp of cybernetics and genetic engineering technology, there are soon going to be…
OpenAI ‘Dota 2’: Elon Musk-founded company’s Artificial Intelligence beats pro player
By Jason Faulkner
Yesterday, at The International Dota 2 championships, a top player, Danil “Dendi” Ishutin, took to the main stage to compete against a bot from OpenAI. Over the past week, OpenAI has pitted their bot against a few of Dota 2’s top professionals,…
‘Battlefield 1’ DLC: DICE has a chance to fix the game’s meta before it’s too late, but will it?
By Jason Faulkner
I love Battlefield 1. No multiplayer first-person shooter has kept me coming back for longer. Regardless of its many shortcomings and bugs, it continues to entertain where many of its predecessors and contemporaries fall short. The unique World War…
Is ‘Destiny’ still worth playing or should I wait for ‘Destiny 2’?
By Jason Faulkner
The Destiny 2 beta has ended, and it’s left quite a few gamers thirsty for more action. The logical choice for players who are craving more of Bungie’s first-person shooter MMO would be to play the original Destiny. However, the first game has a bit…
Pokémon Lycanroc Dusk Form: New ‘Ultra Sun and Moon’ variation revealed
By Jason Faulkner
The Pokémon Company announced a new variation of Lycanroc today called Dusk Form. When Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon release later this year, trainers will be able to evolve their Rockruff into this new form, presumably at dusk. Pokémon Ultra Sun…
‘Splatoon 2’ Splatfest Winner: The results, who won, and when the next one will be
By Jason Faulkner
The Splatoon 2 Splatfest took place yesterday in North America, with Team Ketchup and Team Mayo going head-to-head to see which condiment was the best. The results are not what players were betting on seeing, and there are some questions on how…
‘Shadow of War’ Microtransactions: Loot chests will be available in-game via premium currency
By Jason Faulkner
Middle-earth: Shadow of War premium currency microtransactions and loot chests were announced yesterday via a stream on Monolith’s official Twitch channel. The game will have two different types of currency players can use to buy chests containing…
BioWare Montreal Closes: Will EA kill this brand like it has these? Part 1: Origin and Westwood
By Jason Faulkner
BioWare Montreal, developer of the divisive Mass Effect: Andromeda, will be closed and folded into EA Motive. In May, the studio was downgraded to a support studio and assigned to work on Star Wars Battlefront 2 and provide long-term support for…
A-1 Pictures ‘Persona 5’ Anime: The mega-popular RPG is getting a full-fledged anime series
By Jason Faulkner
It’s safe to say the stylish RPG Persona 5 has done well for itself. It opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews when it debuted on April 4, with publisher Sega recently announcing its shipment of 1.8 million copies worldwide. People can’t get…