Review
Stasis and the horror of the known
An adventure game that confronts death through its optional stories
Alexander Kriss
Article
The ruthless capitalism of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
How Nintendo slipped a critique of Western values into its mega-hit series
Article
Killing Lara Croft
Our 20-year obsession with the Tomb Raider’s demise
Article
The only thing worse than a Terminator is other people
The most consistent character of the Terminator movies isn’t a terminator. It’s a psychiatrist.
Review
Broken Age and the adventure of growing up
There is a subversive message behind Double Fine’s gorgeous parable.
Review
Sid Meier’s Starships is civilization without humanity
Firaxis nails the emptiness of space, but little else.
Article
LucasArts and the rationalist tendency in videogames
The legacy of Grim Fandango is broader than you think.
Article
The best ’90s-era Bruce Willis movie is a baffling videogame you never played
Rage and sarcasm in Neversoft’s Apocalypse.
Interview
"I think Final Fantasy VII will last forever."
A conversation with the creator of @ffvii_blazed.
Article
John Darnielle tackles pen-and-paper RPGs and suicide in his debut novel
Wolf in White Van is a meditation on not knowing.
Article
Silent Hill 2’s endings aren’t what you want, but what you deserve
Or: Why I’ve never seen “In Water.”
Article
The secret to understanding The Swapper
What psychoanalysis has to do with the existential puzzler.