Chris Urie

Chris Urie has been writing everything from reviews to features and interviews since 2010. In addition to being a contributor to Arcade Sushi and Guyspeed, he's a staff writer for Geekadelphia, covering everything from 8-bit music concerts to interviews with prominent Philadelphia Geeks. He's also the resident bookshelf expert for Quirk Books. You can find more of his occasional musings at his website. When not tweeting @chrisurie, he can likely be found swinging around Columbia on his Skyhook.

New Video Game Releases – April 2013

By Chris Urie March 15, 2013 | ArcadeSushi

April is looking to be a scantily clad month for new video game releases. It seems like our wallets will be given a bit of a breather after March's raid on our savings. But, even though April looks to be sparse, that doesn't mean there isn't a reason to get a little excited for some new releases

Category: News, Video Games

The Evolution of Lara Croft

By Chris Urie March 5, 2013 | ArcadeSushi

Lara Croft is a legend. She is not only one of gaming’s most beloved characters, but an international icon. Even if folks have never played a Tomb Raider game or any video game at all, they know who she is. She’s as iconic as Mario or Link and defined a whole generation of games for the original Playstation. But, video games are a fickle business where new characters are created all the time only to be relinquished to the bargain bin and forgotten. Why has Lara Croft remained a gaming icon all these years? Simple. As gaming evolved, so did she. To celebrate the release of the new Tomb Raider game, let's take a look at the evolution of Lara Croft.

Category: News, Video Games

10 Lazy Pokemon Names

By Chris Urie January 17, 2013 | ArcadeSushi

With 650 little monsters in the ever growing ranks of Pokemon, it would only stand to reason that a few of their names would be lacking in the originality department. It doesn’t seem to be too difficult to name the little guys. But sometimes, you gotta get lazy when it comes to doing just that.

Category: Articles, Lists, Video Games

New Video Game Releases – February 2013

By Chris Urie January 15, 2013 | ArcadeSushi

February is shaping up to be one hell of a month for new video game releases. Literally. There are so many fantastic titles coming out this month that your wallet, and you, will be running scared when it sees the list below

Category: Articles, News, Video Games

New Video Game Releases – January 2013

By Chris Urie December 24, 2012 | ArcadeSushi

Thank goodness the world didn't end last year because we would have missed all of the new video game releases coming out in 2013. We would have screamed the feathered ear off the Mayan god of the underworld if we didn't get a chance to play Bioshock Infinite.

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Category: News

Under Defeat HD vs. Chopper 2: Console to Mobile Matchup

By Chris Urie December 10, 2012 | ArcadeSushi

Remember those old helicopter games of the past? The ones that had you blasting the ever-loving-hell out of anything and everything between you and your goal in a festival of flickering pixels? Well, they’re back on both home and mobile consoles and we’re here to give you a mission brief on which game should be cleared for monetary liftoff from your wallet.

Category: News, Video Games