Article
We talk to NHL ’94’s producer to figure out why the game is still revered today
Short answer: Roenick, Roenick, Roenick.
Jason Johnson
Interview
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs writer Dan Pinchbeck talks about horror, genocide, and the scene so disgusting he had to cut it
Dan Pinchbeck pushed into dark psychological territory with Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, crafting a protagonist whose moral compromises reflect real horrors.
Article
What are pro gamers stealing from Bill Belichick?
Work hard, play hard.
Article
Even this cartographer loves Grand Theft Auto 5
“This is a map that you’ve got to read with sunglasses on,” he says.
Article
Maybe what fighting games need is to be dumber
Divekick, Killer Instinct, and the fine art of button mashing.
Article
What’s better, a controller or a keyboard? Blizzard settles the debate for us
This was sort of a trick question, but we do have an answer.
Article
What can broadcast sports learn from videogames?
Inside the 0s and 1s that are making Xs and Os more sensible.
Interview
Is there a Jewish identity in videogames?
We talk to a range of figures in the videogame world—including Warren Spector—to find out.
Article
Is Watch Dogs a fantasy, a nightmare, or a reality?
Ubisoft’s new game typifies the modern nanny state.
Article
How The Bureau: XCOM Declassified came about its freewheeling camera
Trial, error, and a bunch of genre shifts.
Interview
Gone Home’s Steve Gaynor on how the internet ruined adventure games and reliving the 90s
The former BioShock narrative designer recalls a time when snooping was more than just sneaking a peak at someone’s iPhone.
Review
Is Saints Row the most stupidly sublime game ever?
Volition’s latest is everything that is wrong with videogames. We mean that in a good way.