Marcus created Top Shelf Gaming to celebrate the awesome things about the video game industry while challenging the areas of the video game community that could be improved. He loves playing guitar and eating tacos, but never at the same time.
It’s been almost three years since anything new has been posted on the site. This time last year I was making arrangements to shut the site down for good, contacting all my former writers to see which of their articles they’d like archived. But then my former editor-in-chief Evan paid the hosting fees to keep […] More
Here’s the latest Game of the Month video recapping all our winners of 2018. Shadow of the Colossus is one of the most refreshing games we’ve played in a while, and it’s not even a new game. Congratulations to Bluepoint for this amazing update on a true classic. View our original announcement here, which has […] More
Puzzle games are a very unique genre. More than a lot of games, they require a thoughtfulness and subtlety to their design. Deru is a new puzzle game from developer Ink Kit Studios designed to be played cooperatively. So Evan and Marcus agreed to play nice for a couple of hours to play through a […] More
Everyone knows that seeing people cosplaying as your favorite characters is the BEST part of any comic book convention. I went down to L.A. Comic Con to see all of mine, only this time, I made it into a fun game. Check out my attempt at playing Video Game Bingo with random cosplayers. Thank you […] More
At last, Nintendo has graced eager fans with 40 minutes of info on the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Everyone was hoping for some long-awaited character reveals and for Sakurai to finally shed some light on the peculiarly title Spirits game mode. Are fans happy? Spoiler alert: No, they never are. But here’s what we […] More
Last weekend, I gallivanted around the Los Angeles Convention Center at LA Comic Con 2018 filming for a cosplay video that should come out later this week. While you wait for that, here are some photos of cosplayers who I thought were noteworthy, but who didn’t fit the theme of my video. More
We’re trying out an idea we’ve had for quite some time now. Moving forward, all of our Game of the Month winner announcements will be accompanied by a video. Instead of awkwardly starting in October, we’ve decided to catch for the whole year. Expect one Game of the Month video every week through January until […] More
Mario Party has been turning friends into enemies since 1998. Everyone on staff has fond memories of playing the Nintendo 64 entries. Over the years, the game has strayed away from its classic board game formula, but Super Mario Party on Nintendo Switch is a true return to form. So the Top Shelf Gaming staff […] More
This week’s edition of #DailyHotTake is a special rant from our dear Devin Valdivia. He critiques the inhumane working conditions of Rockstar Games whose director Dan Houser expresses that members of his team worked 100 hour work weeks like it was a badge of honor. He had a few things to say about it, which […] More
I grew up in the church and while my relationship with it has changed in recent years, I still crave the earnest passion of a tight-knit spiritual community. Rarely have I felt as connected to my community and united in my ideals with others than my regular church-attending days. But for the last five years, […] More
Super Mario Party is out now and we tested out Sound Stage, one of the brand new game modes. It’s a mode where you and up to three other players compete in rhythm-based challenges using the Joy-Con. Master of this mode will grant you the Gem of Spirit. Watch our video below to see just […] More
It’s a lighter week for news but many conversations regarding the 250 employees laid off by Telltale continue to rage on. Here are our thoughts from the week, including a Tweet for God of War director Cory Barlog. Telltale looks to finishing The Walking Dead despite closure As everyone waits to learn more about the […] More