Opinion
Backstory in RPGs
Consider two hypothetical RPGs. The first follows the adventures of a young man with an inexplicable talent for convincing people to follow him around in single-file. The hero himself is a pre-rendered character, coming complete with gender, name, appearance, backstory,
Backstory in RPGs
Consider two hypothetical RPGs. The first follows the adventures of a young man with an inexplicable talent for convincing people to follow him around in single-file. The hero himself is a pre-rendered character, coming complete with gender, name, appearance, backstory,
Battlefield 3's Campaign Will Depict Intense, Authentic War
Battlefield isn’t a series that sells itself on story. Sure, there’s a campaign component and there’s work put in to it, but it feels like something you play when EA’s servers go down. It’s engaging enough, but it’s got nothing
Battlefield 3's Campaign Will Depict Intense, Authentic War
Battlefield isn’t a series that sells itself on story. Sure, there’s a campaign component and there’s work put in to it, but it feels like something you play when EA’s servers go down. It’s engaging enough, but it’s got nothing
Sequels That Should Have Been – Jade Empire 2
Greetings dear reader! I’ve gotten the privilege of introducing our latest feature, Sequels That Should Have Been. For many differing reasons, be it lack of funding, evil publishers or just a plain failure to see the potential of a game,
Sequels That Should Have Been – Jade Empire 2
Greetings dear reader! I’ve gotten the privilege of introducing our latest feature, Sequels That Should Have Been. For many differing reasons, be it lack of funding, evil publishers or just a plain failure to see the potential of a game,
CBS Sports Doesn't take Kindly to Professional Gaming
Earlier this week, IGN teamed up with Utah Jazz player, Gordon Hayward, to release a humorous video that he’d be spending the ongoing NBA lockout as a professional Starcraft 2 player in order to promote his appearance and participation at
CBS Sports Doesn't take Kindly to Professional Gaming
Earlier this week, IGN teamed up with Utah Jazz player, Gordon Hayward, to release a humorous video that he’d be spending the ongoing NBA lockout as a professional Starcraft 2 player in order to promote his appearance and participation at
Whimsey Night: The Night Circus
Here, friends, is an interesting curiosity. It’s called The Night Circus, and it is a game made by the creators of Echo Bazaar. At its most basic, most perverse, The Night Circus is a work designed to publicize a debut
Whimsey Night: The Night Circus
Here, friends, is an interesting curiosity. It’s called The Night Circus, and it is a game made by the creators of Echo Bazaar. At its most basic, most perverse, The Night Circus is a work designed to publicize a debut
Four Nintendo Franchises in Need of Revival
Possibly the saddest thing modern day Nintendo has done is that they’ve pared down the number of their franchises they’re doing anything with. We’ve seen more Mario games than we can imagine, and we’ve seen some oldies revised into modern
Four Nintendo Franchises in Need of Revival
Possibly the saddest thing modern day Nintendo has done is that they’ve pared down the number of their franchises they’re doing anything with. We’ve seen more Mario games than we can imagine, and we’ve seen some oldies revised into modern
I Don't Wanna Be A Hero
Are games a power fantasy? Escapism? They allow us to almost, but not quite, become icons of the ideals we believe in. We stomp goombas on our way to save the princess, we save the world from nuclear destruction in
I Don't Wanna Be A Hero
Are games a power fantasy? Escapism? They allow us to almost, but not quite, become icons of the ideals we believe in. We stomp goombas on our way to save the princess, we save the world from nuclear destruction in
A protagonist is NOT you
Most protagonists are empty, hollow shells in need of something to fill them. Thus was our verdict, as handled by our own Stefan Samurai (this is the link to which this article is a response, by the way… CLICK IT!). What
A protagonist is NOT you
Most protagonists are empty, hollow shells in need of something to fill them. Thus was our verdict, as handled by our own Stefan Samurai (this is the link to which this article is a response, by the way… CLICK IT!). What
1979 and the potential of games as historical-political narratives
Games haven’t been given much of a chance to articulate historical narratives in a meaningful way, let alone serve as political commentary. The most successful title to achieve the latter would have to be Bioshock, and while its forthcoming sequel
1979 and the potential of games as historical-political narratives
Games haven’t been given much of a chance to articulate historical narratives in a meaningful way, let alone serve as political commentary. The most successful title to achieve the latter would have to be Bioshock, and while its forthcoming sequel
Saving the Dots
“What are we gonna do? They’re surrounding us!” “Don’t worry, honey. Everything will be alright. The chopper will be back for us. I promise.” That’s how I imagine the exchange between the two yellow dots who, knowing there was no
Saving the Dots
“What are we gonna do? They’re surrounding us!” “Don’t worry, honey. Everything will be alright. The chopper will be back for us. I promise.” That’s how I imagine the exchange between the two yellow dots who, knowing there was no