PlayStation Underground as existential crisis
When nostalgia inverts on itself.
gamer habits
How much strain does online gaming put on the Internet?
The answer might surprise you.
Why we ignore gamers behind bars
A $5 zine reminds us we’re all becoming less humane.
Gone Home’s Steve Gaynor: "Being a gamer has a stigma to it."
This is something we’ve known forever, but the creator of Gone Home drove the point home and perhaps put the nail in the coffin. Talking today about narrative design, Gaynor made a subtle, but piercing call. In particular he was lamenting the fact that people who don’t play games but wanted to play
New PBS Game/Show asks if we should abandon the word "gamer"
Gamers. Can’t play Halo with ‘em. Can’t play Halo without ‘em. So, maybe we should just abandon this whole “gamer” thing. While the word once adequately described a legion of devoted hobbyists who guzzled down anything and everything videogames, now it’s just problematic. So, is it time to say adiós