posted on 01/30/2013 in Originals
There’s a big running joke that video games are like mainstream pornography. Like action movies, or any pulp media, they…
Lana Polansky
posted on 01/29/2013 in Originals
Welcome to Eight Steps Forward, our unique Year in Review series that looks at specific games from 2012 that were…
James Hawkins
posted on 01/25/2013 in Originals
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk. -Ode to a…
Jason Johnson
posted on 01/24/2013 in Originals
It feels like I’m getting ready to go out on a blind date. I know absolutely nothing about this next…
Ryan Winslett
posted on 01/22/2013 in Originals
I recently quit my life for a week to play Diddy Kong Racing. I know I set myself up for…
Drew Paryzer
posted on 01/21/2013 in Originals
Welcome to Eight Steps Forward, our unique Year in Review series that looks at specific games from 2012 that were…
James Hawkins
posted on 01/18/2013 in Originals
Decision Points: Part One “Branching plotlines.” The phrase is so evocative. Personally, it makes me think of a huge, gorgeous oak…
Aaron Matteson
posted on 01/17/2013 in Originals
The moment I have a new game and access to my consoles, I isolate myself from the rest of the…
Alexandra Geraets
posted on 01/17/2013 in Originals
In video games short history as a medium, much time has been spent both disparaging them for their limitations and…
Drew Dixon
posted on 01/16/2013 in Originals
I don’t remember a lot about Glitch. I remember the side-scrolling. I remember the cartoonish art direction and colour scheme….
Lana Polansky
Hello, friends, have you missed us? Our self-described, dumb editor-in-chief James Hawkins and our writerly friends are attending the Game…
I have been living with the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty Black Ops 2: Revolution DLC since it…
One of the things I love most about indie video game communities is the diversity. The inclusive, nurturing, amicable environments…
I’ve never really been one to play multiplayer games. I enjoy some split-screen co-op with friends sitting in the same…
The internet and I grew up together, and so I sometimes take for granted just how awe-inspiring it really is….