The plight of New York’s independent game shops
Small game retailers are in the middle of a multi-billion dollar business. Why can’t they seem to hold on to any of that money?
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Is this a time to play?
What games can do for us in a tragedy.
Extreme Measures
If making videogames turns into a science, where does that leave the art?
Disney can’t make good games. Can Star Wars save the Mouse?
Disney Interactive Studios has struggled to find its niche. Will the new power of Lucasfilm give the gamemaker a lift?
Goodnight to the bad guy: The Freddy Krueger game that never was
The true story of the Nightmare on Elm Street game in which you play as the bogeyman, murdering teenagers.
In Toronto, introducing cult horror film freaks to indie games
Who would have thought people who love bloody and gory movies would take to Hotline Miami?
A journalist’s adventures in game development
How one writer learned to stop worrying and learn to love the build.
Sweden: video games are one of the most important innovations in history
Our man in Stockholm has the story.
Struggling to breathe in a real version of the terrifying space sim Capsule
In space, no one will hear you breathe.
Why games embraced graffiti
A brief history of street art in the virtual world.
Dark Souls broke me. Why did I give it another chance?
Jason Johnson gave up on From Software’s murderous masterpiece a year ago and recovered. Then he relapsed.
Shouldn’t the most popular fantasy game in the world have an IGN page?
There is a fantasy series that over thirty million people play, and gamers never talk about it. Why?
Can a computer game teach the basics of gerrymandering?
Reintroducing The Redistricting Game, a triumphant mix of civic engagement and game design.
I am brave but these are the games that actually scared me
No, Silent Hill, Dead Space, and Resident Evil are not on the list.
How Sound Shapes changed game music forever
Game music could move you, but you couldn’t move game music. Then Queasy Games changed the rules.
Game Theory, Porn Stars and Mexican Wrestling: Kill Screen’s IndieCade superlatives
There was a lot to see at the biggest weekend in indie gaming. These games stood out, for better or worse.
Why is humanity so pathetically cheap?, and other observations from XCOM
We played the alien-invasion management sim for five hours. Other than “it rules”, here are some things you should know.
Scenes from IndieCade: The father of videogames speaks
Steve Russell made Spacewar! half a century ago. He talked to John Romero about his game, and the industry it spawned.
What would happen if game developers and journalists swapped jobs?
Wonder no more. For 48 hours last weekend, they did.
The Kill Screen Review: FIFA 13
FIFA 13 will make you a terrible human being. That’s a good thing.
At Arse Elektronika, the world’s biggest gaming and sex conference
Opening night at the event that tries to prove brainy, gaming perverts throw the best parties.
The story of the man behind the Doonesbury Election Game
Randy Chase spent years building sophisticated political simulations. Then he took on a truly partisan project.
How MLB: The Show tricked me into hating my favorite team
The Dodgers were terrible in real life and surprisingly good in the Show. Then they got good, and I couldn’t stand it.
At the Eurogamer Expo, making games accessible for disabled gamers
The story of Special Effect, the British charity whose mission is to help every gamer play
Will interactive sex tech replace the human touch?
The new wave of sex toys are well-designed, interactive, and forward-looking. They could also render your best moves obsolete.