Saints Row the Third: The Dystopian Science Fiction Story You Never Knew
There’s a man that owns half the city. He obtained it all – homes, shops, factories, an airport, and even a nuclear power plant – without a single hint of municipal scrutiny. It wasn’t under the table either, as the
Saints Row the Third: The Dystopian Science Fiction Story You Never Knew
There’s a man that owns half the city. He obtained it all – homes, shops, factories, an airport, and even a nuclear power plant – without a single hint of municipal scrutiny. It wasn’t under the table either, as the
Stifling the medium
The tall poppy syndrome is a pejorative commonly used in Australia to describe the social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are criticized for being exactly that. It’s a ridiculous societal response that encourages people to censor their achievements
Stifling the medium
The tall poppy syndrome is a pejorative commonly used in Australia to describe the social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are criticized for being exactly that. It’s a ridiculous societal response that encourages people to censor their achievements
The Next Step: Towns is Everything Minecraft Isn't
The first time the spiders attacked, I wasn’t prepared. A legion of black chittering death-bringers led by the red commander that loomed over the rest had decided that my small agricultural hamlet had had it too easy for too long.
The Next Step: Towns is Everything Minecraft Isn't
The first time the spiders attacked, I wasn’t prepared. A legion of black chittering death-bringers led by the red commander that loomed over the rest had decided that my small agricultural hamlet had had it too easy for too long.
Nioki Adventure: An Interview with Marc Lejeune
When I hear the words “Paris” and “companionship,” I don’t think of videogames: I think of the woman I met in Charles de Gaulle whom I would follow to Poland and lose my virginity to in a converted occupation-era
Nioki Adventure: An Interview with Marc Lejeune
When I hear the words “Paris” and “companionship,” I don’t think of videogames: I think of the woman I met in Charles de Gaulle whom I would follow to Poland and lose my virginity to in a converted occupation-era
Review: Fez is where I want to be
Home is where i want to be Pick me up and turn me round –“This Must Be the Place“ Fez is an anachronism. It shouldn’t exist. At least not here, not now. It belongs to another era, but in a
Review: Fez is where I want to be
Home is where i want to be Pick me up and turn me round –“This Must Be the Place“ Fez is an anachronism. It shouldn’t exist. At least not here, not now. It belongs to another era, but in a
First Look: Game of Thrones
‘Video game adaptation’ doesn’t carry a positive connotation – it’s hard to remember a game that did a movie or TV series justice. Dramatic scenes, a well-tempered script and commendable acting have a tendency to not translate well into gameplay
First Look: Game of Thrones
‘Video game adaptation’ doesn’t carry a positive connotation – it’s hard to remember a game that did a movie or TV series justice. Dramatic scenes, a well-tempered script and commendable acting have a tendency to not translate well into gameplay
I Have Had A Vision: The MMORPG of the future
Let us agree on one thing: fuck yellow exclamation points. You’ve seen them – they lurk above the heads of countless NPCs in countless MMORPGs, signposting quests. I remember the first time I encountered them, in Lord of the Rings
I Have Had A Vision: The MMORPG of the future
Let us agree on one thing: fuck yellow exclamation points. You’ve seen them – they lurk above the heads of countless NPCs in countless MMORPGs, signposting quests. I remember the first time I encountered them, in Lord of the Rings
The Campfire: Cardboard politics in Ancient Greece
The best tabletop games make you feel like some scheming politician in a smokey backroom surrounded by your friends and prospective enemies. Everything feels real because everything is: the armies you command aren’t lines of code and pictures but instead
The Campfire: Cardboard politics in Ancient Greece
The best tabletop games make you feel like some scheming politician in a smokey backroom surrounded by your friends and prospective enemies. Everything feels real because everything is: the armies you command aren’t lines of code and pictures but instead
Feedback Loop: Getting beyond marriage
Cara Ellison is fed up with games that remind her of how single she is. And in a brilliant personal essay over at Unwinnable she uses the interactive novel, Don’t Take It Personally, Babe, It Just Ain’t Your Story, to
Feedback Loop: Getting beyond marriage
Cara Ellison is fed up with games that remind her of how single she is. And in a brilliant personal essay over at Unwinnable she uses the interactive novel, Don’t Take It Personally, Babe, It Just Ain’t Your Story, to
Losing Your Stride in rComplex
rComplex is a game of running. It’s not about running, it simply is running. Along the way you will jump, and slide, and occasionally shoot, but all these things are extraneous. This is a game of pure drive, where loss
Losing Your Stride in rComplex
rComplex is a game of running. It’s not about running, it simply is running. Along the way you will jump, and slide, and occasionally shoot, but all these things are extraneous. This is a game of pure drive, where loss