Love in the age of the high score
In spite of the fact that we have the technology to heal eye problems with laser beams and frighteningly organized robot helicopters, the human race still hasn’t truly defined what the hell love is. The closest we’ve come is narrowing down the brain activity associated with love. Enter The Love Competition from Wholphin magazine, which I hope is an attempt to dethrone the agonizing game of Who has it worse? we all end up playing once a day with someone we know.
Love in the age of the high score
In spite of the fact that we have the technology to heal eye problems with laser beams and frighteningly organized robot helicopters, the human race still hasn’t truly defined what the hell love is. The closest we’ve come is narrowing down the brain activity associated with love. Enter The Love Competition from Wholphin magazine, which I hope is an attempt to dethrone the agonizing game of Who has it worse? we all end up playing once a day with someone we know.
A plot analysis of the Modern Warfare trilogy: Part 1 – Illusions of grandeur
Heavy spoilers for all the Modern Warfare games hide beyond this. Proceed with caution! Call of Duty games have come to represent everything ”hardcore” gamers loathe about the industry. It is the lifeblood of the biggest publishing monolith, Activision, and
A plot analysis of the Modern Warfare trilogy: Part 1 – Illusions of grandeur
Heavy spoilers for all the Modern Warfare games hide beyond this. Proceed with caution! Call of Duty games have come to represent everything ”hardcore” gamers loathe about the industry. It is the lifeblood of the biggest publishing monolith, Activision, and
We won: On The Last Story and American release
A scant two days before its European release, us Western RPG players got the best news we could hope for: The Last Story is getting an American release. The forces of good have prevailed. We’ve now gone full circle on
We won: On The Last Story and American release
A scant two days before its European release, us Western RPG players got the best news we could hope for: The Last Story is getting an American release. The forces of good have prevailed. We’ve now gone full circle on
Mechwarrior: Tactics announced, internet goes into shock from 'mech overdose
At 11:00 AM PST, the timer on the Mechwarrior: Tactics Teaser Site hit zero, revealing a press release detailing exactly what the mysterious title would be all about. “MechWarrior Tactics is a brand-new MechWarrior game set in the BattleTech® universe
Mechwarrior: Tactics announced, internet goes into shock from 'mech overdose
At 11:00 AM PST, the timer on the Mechwarrior: Tactics Teaser Site hit zero, revealing a press release detailing exactly what the mysterious title would be all about. “MechWarrior Tactics is a brand-new MechWarrior game set in the BattleTech® universe
Could multiplayer be Mass Effect 3's saving grace?
I hate multiplayer. Unreal Tournament 2004 with my college buddies was the most recently I’ve enjoyed playing with other people. I tried games like Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead and didn’t particularly enjoy them. Borderlands was fun, but
Could multiplayer be Mass Effect 3's saving grace?
I hate multiplayer. Unreal Tournament 2004 with my college buddies was the most recently I’ve enjoyed playing with other people. I tried games like Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead and didn’t particularly enjoy them. Borderlands was fun, but
Love Interest: Sakazaki Yuuya, the Parody
Mattie Brice picks a date from a visual novel and breaks down how they represent culture’s expression of sexuality. Today she talks about her time with Sakazaki Yuuya from MIST[PSI]PRESS’s Hatoful Boyfriend. Spoilers ahoy! Sometimes it takes a parody
Love Interest: Sakazaki Yuuya, the Parody
Mattie Brice picks a date from a visual novel and breaks down how they represent culture’s expression of sexuality. Today she talks about her time with Sakazaki Yuuya from MIST[PSI]PRESS’s Hatoful Boyfriend. Spoilers ahoy! Sometimes it takes a parody
Draw Pinchbeck pretty, Dear Esther's got grass
The syndicated remake of 2008’s Dear Esther is out in a day and there’s hubbub. People seem to think that something wonderful is just breaching the horizon. And they’ve been talking – everyone has – about the life-changing power they’ll
Draw Pinchbeck pretty, Dear Esther's got grass
The syndicated remake of 2008’s Dear Esther is out in a day and there’s hubbub. People seem to think that something wonderful is just breaching the horizon. And they’ve been talking – everyone has – about the life-changing power they’ll
Being like a teenager in Uncharted 2, exploring adulthood in Uncharted 3
Adulthood is difficult to define – sure, there’s the legal definition, which relies on an arbitrary number of years to designate being ‘of age’, but everything is a little hazy beyond that number. With good reason: what it means to
Being like a teenager in Uncharted 2, exploring adulthood in Uncharted 3
Adulthood is difficult to define – sure, there’s the legal definition, which relies on an arbitrary number of years to designate being ‘of age’, but everything is a little hazy beyond that number. With good reason: what it means to
Virtua Friender: The Costs and Benefits of Expanded Networking In Games
The Dunbar number is about 150. That’s the number of people we can maintain social relationships with. It’s the maximum size of the hunter-gather tribe. It’s the number of modern army companies. It’s the average number of people
Virtua Friender: The Costs and Benefits of Expanded Networking In Games
The Dunbar number is about 150. That’s the number of people we can maintain social relationships with. It’s the maximum size of the hunter-gather tribe. It’s the number of modern army companies. It’s the average number of people
Should Games Reexamine the "Super Soldier?"
Few tropes are as prevalent in the action game as the super-soldier. While early shooters didn’t even bother to explain why the player character could absorb a dozen bullets, the last decade has seen more and more games try
Should Games Reexamine the "Super Soldier?"
Few tropes are as prevalent in the action game as the super-soldier. While early shooters didn’t even bother to explain why the player character could absorb a dozen bullets, the last decade has seen more and more games try