Waiting to Respawn: Don't Take The Story Out of Multiplayer

Last week, Bitmob staff writer Rus McLaughlin pondered the usefulness of narrative elements in multiplayer modes in his piece “Multiplayer Doesn’t Need A Narrative.” You can probably guess his stance from the title. McLaughlin admits that certain games have incorporated

Writing Stories with Lightning

“It is like writing history with Lightning” said President Woodrow Wilson, allegedly after seeing the first screening of a movie in the White House. As exceptional as President Wilson’s ability to conjure awesome metaphors was, his remark carried little hyperbole.

Shadows of the Damned First Impressions

Shadows of the Damned is one big, long, juicy dick joke. Wait, what? I’m sorry, it’s just that its pottymouth crass humor is infectious. Recent public outcry of vulgar games would have you think that we’ve all ‘grown up’ and

Post Pretty

I’ve been meaning to write about Enslaved, the new game from Ninja Theory, for a while now. I’ve not gotten around to it, though, which is likely to be the fate of the game itself, entering a market crowded with

Text Adventure Done Right!

When Fernando is bored, he transforms the game he likes to play or to hate into Text Adventure form. He needs a job and a girl.