Videogames and ’80s Hollywood Masculinity: A Love Story
Videogames are stuck in the era of Rambo.
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5 Queer Video Games Breaking the Mold
Indie game developers create narratives that showcase queer culture beyond gender identity, connecting with players through universal human experiences.
Stillness is the move
From Tokyo Story to Kentucky Route Zero, art speaks through silence.
The aura of Twitch
How watching others play brings something new to the art of games.
The Basement’s Basement
Silent Hill’s such a screwed-up city even its buildings have issues.
The creepypasta hell inside Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Why videogames are great for creepypasta.
The corridor and the corner
P.T.’s greatest trick.
Sun Dogs uses text to interrogate our solar system
The space-opera scale of Mass Effect, now in text adventure form.
One of the best horror movies of the millennium is a YouTube compilation of Silent Hill 2’s cutscenes
In my restless dreams, I see that YouTube compilation…
The unified theory of all zombie fiction
The core of all zombie fiction isn’t brains. It’s heart
We Need to Stop Letting Everyone Save the World
Did you beat Life is Strange? Let’s have a chat, then.
Why are we so afraid to walk?
A budding movement in games takes its first steps.
The Rise of Dating Sims for Women
A traditionally Japanese genre is learning how to spread its wings in the west.
Revisiting the original, quietly revolutionary Assassin’s Creed
The original Assassin’s Creed had a radical agenda that later games forgot.
Is Your Game able to Withstand a Tabletop Gamer?
Why board game players make great testers.
How to Play the Cold War
Searching for the ultimate playable Cold War experience.
Behind the humor of Toby Fox’s Undertale
The sly, Lynchian humor of this year’s subversive RPG hit.
The Reality Hunger of Davey Wreden
How The Beginner’s Guide expands the lexicon of games.
A note about our reviews policy
In defense of scores.
From Candy Crush to Virtual Reality
Why Tommy Palm thinks casual games will thrive in VR.
How One Astronomer Uses Art to Understand Science
Creativity can help us understand the art of astronomy.
The evolution of the LAN party
Where PCs and players are put to the test
Why the trailers tell me Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate will be bloody awful
Some games you don’t need to play to hate.
Going undercover in a virtual party game
How party game dynamics are influenced by a virtual space.
Pain is Temporary; Quitting Lasts Forever
The American dream and The Swindle. Winners and losers in Donald Trump’s America. Videogames reinforce the American Dream: that hard work eventually equals success