This is a tough one to write. For those of you who know me, in person, by my writing, or…

By: James Hawkins

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(Warning: In Second Life, pixelated tits and dicks abound. Abandon all hope, all ye who enter this article at work.)…

By: Aaron Matteson

Filed Under: Editor's Pick Humor Reflections Social

Play everything. No, I’m serious, play everything. Play that game of hopscotch those kids drew up on the sidewalk with…

By: Filipe Salgado

Filed Under: Art Experimental Feature Life

Perspective might be the most subjective thing about video games. It’s a personal thing, as I’ve never met another gamer…

By: Alexandra Geraets

Filed Under: Action Adventure Editorial Indie Story-driven

The wise fool is a trope of classical literature and drama.  This character is seen as bumbling and nonsensical, however…

By: Aaron Matteson

Filed Under: Community Creations Editorial Psychological Social

I was 6 when I tried learning to fly. It was Christmas Eve, and I had just received a copy…

By: Filipe Salgado

Filed Under: Editor's Pick Editorial Life Reflections Retro

One thing you quickly find out at the Game Developers Conference is that it’s not just for industry folk, but…

By: Jason Johnson

Filed Under: Community Creations Editorial Experimental

Hunkered down behind a boulder just outside of Split Rock Mine, explosions going off all around me as bullets tear…

By: Ryan Winslett

Filed Under: Action Editorial Shooters

Love and war. Violence and empowerment. More and more these seem like vestiges of our medium’s adolescence. We work to…

By: Daniel Starkey

Filed Under: Editorial Mechanics Reflections Shooters

As I use my spinning grappling hook to decapitate a foot soldier in the final act of BioShock Infinite, I…

By: Aaron Matteson

Filed Under: Adventure Editor's Pick Editorial