Defunct Games celebrates Halloween with a new review of Gargoyle's Quest for the Game Boy. This review is written by Jed Pressgrove, the newest writer for Defunct Games. What does he think of this Gam...

Episode #41 - WTF (Ep. 1) - It's Halloween, the day your friends try to trick you into wearing a sexy costume, watching a Friday the 13th marathon or both. Here at Defunct Games, we like to spend our Halloween alon...

Based on one of the best PSP games ever made, OMG HD Zombies is yet another stellar update for Sony's PS Vita. This HD upgrade offers new stages, enemy types and improved visuals. You'll also find int...

Episode #10 - Instant Expert #10 - You know how everybody says Star Trek predicted the future? Believe it or not, nobody says that about Twisted Metal or Super Glove Ball. And for good reason, because these ga...

Singing, dancing and ... bootlegging? That's right, it's the bootleg version of The Lion King, brought to us by James. Is this 8-bit port every bit as good as the Genesis game? Find out when...

John McClane isn't going to be happy with Matthew's review of Die Hard for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Thankfully he's too busy starring in ill-conceived sequels to read anything on Defunct Gam...

Episode #24 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #24 - Cyril goes off on a long rant about his stalker, who you may recognize. But don't worry; he eventually loops back around to this week's cover, Nintendo Power issue 24. C...

Not the iteration I would have gone with, but it's nice to see Worms make its debut on the PS Vita. Although it adds new weapons and locations, this updated port is still an ugly mess. With depressing...

Defunct Games returns to daily retro reviews with Tom's take on Battle Chess for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Can wanton violence make chess more exciting? Find out now when you read Tom's ...

Episode #56 - We interrupt this episode of Commercial Break to bring you ... more commercials? With Sony's next generation console just around the corner, we thought it would be fun to take a break from the us...

Episode #122 - CONTEST: After several months on hiatus, daily retro reviews are back at Defunct Games! Starting this week, Defunct Games will offer classic game reviews running every Monday through Friday. That's fi...

Episode #43 - CONTEST: After several months on hiatus, daily retro reviews are back at Defunct Games! Starting this week, Defunct Games will offer classic game reviews running every Monday through Friday. That's fi...

How To Survive is more than just a solid zombie role-playing game, it's also one of the best games of the year. With its mix of Diablo-esque hack and slash and dual-stick shooter action, 505 Games' ne...

Real Boxing has a lot of the core fundamentals in place. It has customizable fighters, training mini-games, a career mode and competent multiplayer online matches. Unfortunately, the whole thing is ma...

Hot on the heels of making one of the best games of 2012, Telltale Games is back with another must-play episodic series. The Wolf Among Us plays out like a fairy tale crime show, complete with a compe...

Episode #1 - On today's episode I give a few quick thoughts on the Dark Souls II beta. I also take a moment to voice my opinion about Escape from Tomorrow, update everybody on social networking changes and tease A...

Episode #111 - Defunct Games needs your help. We've grown into a website that cannot be run by one single person. Seeing this reality, we've decided to put out the call and attract a new generation of writers, criti...

With an emotional story and great sense of style, Rain should be one of this year's best games. Unfortunately it's marred by a story that ends far too soon and puzzles that are never challenging. Even...

You already know that Grand Theft Auto V is a big sequel with dozens (if not hundreds) of hours of gameplay, but it turns out that the game's best assets isn't its size at all. Instead it's the focuse...