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Tomb Raider and the riot-grrrl feminism of the ’90s
The conflicted birth and legacy of Lara Croft.
Chris Priestman
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An unusual Grand Rapids coffeeshop gets a videogame tribute
There’s a building that has sat at the west end of Grand Rapids, Michigan for over a century. It used to be a bank but has since been transformed into a coffee shop called The Bitter End. It sells loose leaf teas, Ghirardelli mochas, and something called a “bulletproof Tibetan coffee.” Its menu is t
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Torrent culture realized as a terrifying cinematic mashup
“Omnipresent telecommunications surveillance gains a global face.”
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Meet Brian, the creator of some of the internet’s funniest, weirdest nightmares
“It felt like I was ripping out all of the emotion that these digital tools could provide.”
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Planet Quest throws the best rhythm-based parties
Planet Quest is gosh-darn fabulous. It’s a rhythm game played with your fingers that somehow creates movement in your hips. It does this by channeling the same goofy energy as a Keita Takahashi game (Noby Noby Boy, Katamari Damacy) while also borrowing the zany logic of Adventure Time, or a Chuck Jo
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Understand a priceless Kandinsky artwork better by absolutely wrecking it
It’s all done by clicking.
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Alto’s Adventure lets you snowboard harmoniously with nature
“That feeling you get when it’s just you against the mountain, alone in nature.”
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Hitchhike across a small-town conspiracy in The Long Way
Last year, games such as Glitchhikers and Three Fourths Home addressed us from behind somber masks as we drove down their lonesome roads. The former took us on a spiritual journey to have us question the direction our lives were headed. While the latter acted as more of a reminder to continue to tre
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The creepy beauty of VCR errors
“There’s an inherent creepiness to the beauty, and I think the creepiness is something to be explored.”
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The racing game genre has found a new type of ridiculousness
An entire type of game is being re-thought.
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Mouffe: The daydream simulator played with a blanket controller
Sounds lovely, doesn’t it?
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Ephemerid is a sublime rock opera that you play
Treat Ephemerid like your new favorite album.