elaqure
AKA Elaqure. By day, I'm an oilfield chemist/engineer. By night, I'm a gamer and science fiction writer. Recently, I've combined these two interests and started writing about games! You can occasionally find me on social media, but I've yet to master the art of consistency there.
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- Name: Chase Gamwell
- Twitter: @elaqure
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Games
Albion Online is Live
Albion Online is a brand new sandbox MMORPG, and on July 17, 2017 after five years in testing, it finally released. While the game is geared towards group PvPers, there is more than enough to see and do in Albion…
News
E3 2017 – Nintendo Press Conference
By the time Tuesday rolled around, I wasn’t sure there was anything Nintendo could do to really impress after days of mediocre press conferences. Yes, there was plenty of interesting stuff on display, to be sure, but none of it…
News
E3 2017 – Monday Roundup (The PC Gaming Show, Ubisoft, and Sony)
Monday featured three big press conferences that promised to deliver a wealth of interesting info for games across multiple platforms. There’s tons to go over, so I’ll get right into it. The PC Gaming Show More than anything, the PC…
News
E3 2017 – Sunday Roundup (Microsoft and Bethesda)
This Sunday, June 11, Microsoft and Bethesda held their annual E3 press conferences. Between the two, there was plenty of new and interesting information, so there’s a lot to digest. Strap in, because this is going to be a long…
News
E3 2017 – EA Press Conference Roundup
Every year, E3 seems to start earlier and earlier. The 2017 show is no exception, with EA being the first to hold their press conference on Saturday, June 10. The conference opened with a short montage of games. Titles both…
Review
Everspace Review – Live. Die. Repeat. In Space.
I knew the moment I started playing Everspace that I wouldn’t like it. And, after hours of play, I’m still only lukewarm to the concept. With that said, ROCKFISH Games has done a fantastic job crafting a space arcade shooter…
Review
Horizon Zero Dawn Review – A Worthwhile Scifi Adventure?
Note: When I first started playing Horizon, the screen had a tendency to feel…cluttered. Luckily, there’s a dynamic HUD option that will only show information pertinent to the player’s current actions. I’d strongly suggest making this change. It goes a…
Review
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – An Underappreciated Step in the Right Direction?
The reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is the second-most disliked video on Youtube – right behind “Baby” by Justin Bieber. Only half as many hated the game’s reveal, but that’s still roughly 3.5 million people that thought…
Interview
EVE highlighted, Alex “The Mittani” Gianturco interviewed on The New Yorker Radio Hour
On the March 3, 2017 edition of The New Yorker Radio Hour, Simon Parkin highlighted the short history of EVE as a massively multiplayer online game that has captured the hearts and minds of countless individuals. During the piece, Simon…
Interview
Anew: The Distant Light – A Deeper Look
Last week, I wrote a preview of Resonator’s up and coming metroidvania, Anew: The Distant Light. Recently, Jeff Spoonhower and Steve Copeland, the game’s developers, were kind enough to sit down with me for an in depth conversation about the…
News
Anew: The Distant Light – First Look
Both Metroid and Castlevania have thoroughly defined the genre that carries their namesake. With hallmarks like adventure, puzzles, platforming, constant incremental progression, and epic stories, these two franchises have stood the test of time and created a hunger for similar…
Review
Final Fantasy XV – A Triumph Ten Years in the Making
It would take more than one hand to count all of the Final Fantasy games I’ve played. Not all of my experiences with the franchise have been good, but it has a part of my life for as long as…
Featured
INN Gets Hands-On With MetaArcade at PAX South
In the modern video game industry, “new” is a dated concept. Many of the most popular game franchises are based upon tried and true formulas that are nearly a decade old. In some cases, these franchises attempt a step forward,…
News
Overwatch – Year of the Rooster Event
This year promises to be a great year for gaming. And Overwatch is no exception. The game released last year to rave reviews, and since then, Blizzard has been hard at work refining and expanding the already fantastic title. And…
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