Video Gaming
Why Aren’t There More TV Shows About Video Games?
Gaming is mainstream, but somehow it hasn't made it to the airwaves yet.
These Video Games Are Categorically Fresh to Death
It's usually a tedious, cobwebby metaphor for failure—but some of today's video games have wonderfully inventive approaches to "death."
What Can Be Done About Gaming’s Culture of Distrust?
Developers have turned on journalists, who are apparently waging a war against gamers, so how can we make a brighter future for what we hold dear?
If a Game Is Great, Who Cares if It’s Short?
"The Order: 1886" is over in no time at all, but that really wouldn't matter if the hyped PS4 exclusive was actually any good.
‘No Man’s Sky’ Sounds Amazing, Literally
One of 2015's most anticipated video games has sound design that's every bit as innovative as its gameplay.
The Makers of Mobile Hit '80 Days' on the Importance of the User Interface
Successful video games allow players many options in as few clicks as possible. That's great for users, and difficult for developers.
Why Don't More Video Games Play Themselves?
Dreeps is a new iOS game that plays itself, and I, for one, wish more games would follow suit.
The Video Games That Want You Dead
Steam's "Early Access" is full of half-finished survival titles right now, all different but bound by a single common goal: to kill you.
They May Look Great, But Video Games Can Never be 'Cinematic'
Today's big-budget video games look and sound great, but "cinematic" is something that they're not.
Having a Job in a Video Game Is Just as Dull as It Is in Real Life
When play feels like work, something's gone wrong.
What Video Games Teach Us About Romance and Relationships
Games provide a litany of lessons about how to instigate a stanza or two of the horizontal arts. Here are a few of them.
Video Game Genre Names Are Bullshit, So Let’s Change Them
Games have changed, but we're still talking about "action-adventures." It's time to consider more accurate alternatives.