posted on 08/21/2012 in Commentary
Early last week, we published Ryan Winslett’s review of Darksiders II. He loved the game, praised it for its considerable…
James Hawkins
posted on 08/14/2012 in Commentary
Video game studios are constantly pushing their narratives and games deeper and darker, hoping for that critical emotional punch that…
Alexandra Geraets
posted on 08/14/2012 in Commentary
Death takes many forms. He turned Olympus to dust as the God of War. He defied gravity and time to…
Ryan Winslett
posted on 08/13/2012 in Commentary
In two years of skateboarding, I learned how to do a decent ollie, a serviceable railslide, and land a handful…
Drew Dixon
posted on 08/10/2012 in Commentary
In a TEDxBloomington event, economist and game studies professor Edward Castronova strode on stage with the adorable combination of sensitivity…
Yannick LeJacq
posted on 08/10/2012 in Commentary
Fans of surreal settings, unsurpassed voice acting and FPS action with a twist were sad to hear that BioShock Infinite had been delayed…
Aaron Matteson
posted on 08/08/2012 in Commentary
There are a number of topics that, when addressed by video games even to the minutest degree, make me want…
Lana Polansky
posted on 08/07/2012 in Commentary
The term “escapism” implies a destination of fantasy. A place that is favorable compared to reality. We so often brand…
James Hawkins
posted on 08/03/2012 in Commentary
In the kingdom of Gorudo, they tell of an elderly wizard, Cyrus, who once used his mastery of magic to…
Ryan Winslett
posted on 08/01/2012 in Commentary
My name is Mr. Wayne and in my gruff voice I speak of destruction. I speak of evil and the…
Jeremy Zoss
The first thing to know about Game Developers Conference is that it’s completely exhausting. Whether you are a game developer,…
The world feels like it’s falling to pieces around me as the clouds finally part and I am greeted by…
These fragments I’ve shored against my ruins Why then Ile fit you. Hieronymo’s mad againe Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. Shantih shantih…
A word at the outset: I’ve spent about three hours of so of Irrational’s new BioShock title. Mild spoilers will…
There are two sides of my brain active when I’m playing video games. The first part, the gamer aspect, is…