Danielle Riendeau
Danielle Riendeau
Danielle is the Editor-in-Chief of this delightful website, as well as a part time game design and film professor, volunteer EMT, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt (really working for purple one day), and a hobbysist game developer and screenwriter. She has two kitties and a puppy, all of whom are obscenely cute.
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Tastee: Lethal Tactics is a little bit like Frozen Synapse, with an 80s action movie vibe. It’s all about turn-based tactical combat and lining up those kills three moves ahead. Join...
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Stellaris is a galactic-scale strategy game that allows you to explore the universe, meet alien races, and either become their bros or wage warfare on them. Kind of Like Star Trek, b...
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We’re having so much fun with the Overwatch beta (for Blizzard’s brand new team-based online FPS). It’s colorful, fast, accessible and incredibly competitive; and best of all, it accommodates...
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Back in 1995 will scratch every itch you’ve had for that PlayStation 1 experience. It’s a mystery adventure straight out of the flannel era, CRT-looks and all. Join ZAM’s Suriel Vazquez...
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We played the Outlast 2 demo at PAX east – and lived to tell the tale. Check out ten minutes of gameplay, showing off the upcoming horror game’s spooky desert locations and terrifying new ene...
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Intrepid “medieval hacker” Zero Coolius – and Zam editors Danielle Riendeau and Laura Michet – return, with a visit to the High Wall of Lothric. We encounter Smithy the Dragon, a bunch of sad praying...
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Arriving in North America in June, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is an action RPG full of colorful characters, wild intergalactic adventure and very fancy hair. Here’s an hour of th...
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The Abyss Watchers battle is arguably the first REALLY hard boss in the game, with a tricky first phase and a deadly second. You’ll need speed, poise and strategy to get through this fight intact – he...
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Intrepid “medieval hacker” Zero Coolius continues her journey through Lothric by finding the one and only safe area in the game! That is, the Firelink Shrine, where a bunch of weirdos hang out and tal...
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Dragonslayer Armour is a tough fight with no special tricks – but we have the scoop on his every weakness and tell. Here’s how to say good night to this knight.
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Soul of Cinder is the final boss in Dark Souls III, and by all accounts he’s a tough customer. With several phases that include magic, fire and gnarly slash damage, Soul of Cinder doesn’t go...
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Prince Lothric – and his brother Lorien – present one of Dark Souls III’s stiffest challenges. But their tells are there – here’s how to bring the brothers to justice.
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The Deacons of the Deep have a few tricks up their robed sleeves. Here’s how to see past their conjuring and bring down the mob.
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All Dark Souls III boss and quest guides come with a giant spoiler warning!
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All Dark Souls III boss and quest guides come with a giant spoiler warning!
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All Dark Souls III boss and quest guides come with a giant spoiler warning!
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All Dark Souls III boss and quest guides come with a giant spoiler warning!
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All Dark Souls III boss and quest guides come with a giant spoiler warning!
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All Dark Souls III boss and quest guides come with a giant spoiler warning!
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All that glitters is gold, with High Lord Wolnir. There’s a time limit to this fight, but he’ll go down fast if you can get his bangles busted in the right order.