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…
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New ‘Metroid’ amiibo: Why fans are upset at ‘Samus Returns’ figures — and why it’s not a big deal
By Jason Faulkner
Metroid: Samus Returns is the upcoming 3DS remake of the 1991 Game Boy title Metroid 2, and it’s launching Sept. 15. The side-scrolling adventure game where players take up the mantle of bounty hunter Samus Aran is getting a special edition with a…
NES Classic Treasure Truck: Will Amazon be bringing more Nintendo mini consoles to more cities?
By Jason Faulkner
Amazon is the latest retailer to uncover a hidden reserve of NES Classic Edition mini consoles, and they’re putting them on sale today. However, like ThinkGeek’s recent sale, there’s a major caveat to getting your hands on one. Unfortunately, this…
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Video Game Purchases: Why is something so simple becoming so frustrating?
By Jason Faulkner
I’ve been an avid gamer for almost three decades, but I’ve never actually been a huge fan of buying them. I love the experience of taking the cellophane off the case and sitting down for the first moments of a game I’ve wanted to play for a while,…
SNES Classic Walmart pre-orders canceled because Super Nintendo Mini listing went live by mistake
By Jason Faulkner
The SNES Classic Edition went live for pre-order last Friday on Walmart’s website — at least, that’s how it appeared. There were the usual issues with small numbers of order cancellations being reported on social media when a product as popular as…
SNES Classic Walmart Preorder: Is Super Nintendo Mini available again? Are orders being canceled?
By Jason Faulkner
Walmart set its SNES Classic Edition preorder page live last night at around 11:30 p.m. Eastern. Walmart started taking orders for the Super Nintendo Mini without warning or fanfare, leaving a lot of gamers who wanted to purchase it unprepared.…
‘Pokémon Go’ Fest is a disaster: Niantic CEO booed as connectivity issues have fans seeing red
By Jason Faulkner
The first Pokémon Go Fest is going on right now in Chicago’s Grant Park, and the way things are shaking up, it might well be the last. Niantic promised that the Fest would be a celebration where fans could come together to catch rare Pokémon, take…
N64 Classic Edition: No, this trademark of a controller doesn’t mean a Nintendo 64 Mini is coming
By Jason Faulkner
A recent EU trademark filing of a Nintendo 64 controller has led to rumors speculating that Nintendo plans to release an N64 Classic Edition in the future. While nothing is ruling that out, the EU trademark doesn’t actually point to anything…
Telltale Reveals ‘The Wolf Among Us’ Season 2, ‘Batman: The Enemy Within,’ Final ‘The Walking Dead’
By Jason Faulkner
At San Diego Comic Con 2017, Telltale Games announced new seasons for some of their key franchises. The Wolf Among Us, Batman and The Walking Dead will each be getting another season soon. The presentation gave some highlights on each project,…
‘The Evil Within 2’ Trailer: Gameplay shown in the latest footage from Bethesda
By Jason Faulkner
The Evil Within 2 got a new trailer today, which shows us a little bit more about Sebastian’s return to STEM to search for his daughter. We also get a few brief sequences of The Evil Within 2 gameplay, and some great looks at the creepy foes we’ll…
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‘Game of Thrones’ video games: Here’s why there aren’t any good ones
By Jason Faulkner
Game of Thrones season seven has officially begun, and everyone has A Song of Ice and Fire fever again. If you’re all hyped up about the franchise, you might be thinking about playing a video game based on the series to tide you over till the next…