Valve announce Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

As part of Valve’s new modus operandi of not releasing anymore Half-Life games ever, the studio that recently brought you Portal 2 has announced a sequel to arguably its most successful popular intellectual property, Counter-Strike. The Half-Life mod that became

Firefall: A Q&A With Red 5 Studios

Firefall! It’s the upcoming free-to-play team-based shooter currently being developed by Red 5 Studios. Nightmare Mode recently had the opportunity to ask the developers extensive questions about the game–from their influences, to the game lore, to the thinking behind the

Toys, Simulations and Stories I. Simulations

  One of the most noticeable and surprising problems with the study of video games (and interactive media in general) is the difficulty to describe their place in society. In general, there are three broad approaches to this question. Some