Last fall, we packed up my girlfriend’s car and drove to two-story farmhouse in Athens, New York for a staff retreat. I had never done one of these before, but we felt like it was a good time to regroup and reflect on what we had done….and where we wanted to be. One thing we did was work on a missio
Ian Bogost, the game designer and academic who is the closest thing the medium has to a guru, announced yesterday on Twitter that he did not like last year’s time-travel actioneer Looper. Am I living on another planet or something? rottentomatoes.com/m/looper/ — Ian Bogost (@ibogost) January 14, 201
-Todd VenDerWerff explains his newfound fascination with the physical side of gaming. Might be we recommend Guts of Glory or Cards Against Humanity?
The fine folks at WSJ Live asked me to walk through my game picks for this month. I chose Spaceteam, Hundreds, and Soda Drinker Pro. No surprises there!
Indie developers have dusted off and recontextualized old genre after old genre. Yet one of my favorites – the sidescrolling shooter in the Contra vein – has gotten relatively little love. Is this becuase this type of game doesn’t lend itself to thoughtful mechanics or narrative? As the PA Report wr
Photographer Mark Nixon is on a quest to remember your toys of yesteryear. It is an adorable pursuit.