Interview
Videogames enter the post-WASD era
In praise of walking and looking.
Interview
Feature
How Tales of Game’s invented the massive Hoopz Barkley SaGa
Warning: This interview is canon.
News
Ralph Baer recalls the creation of console gaming
“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story…”
Interview
Why are videogames so bad at being funny, and why are Mega64 so good at it?
How thinking outside of videogames could make videogames better.
Interview
Is the Kinect (still) the next big thing?
We talk to writer Tim Carmody about what Kinect is doing right and what it still needs to do.
Interview
Premiere: Brain-melting video "Space Ox & Peking Duck" by David Kanaga and Andrew Strasser
How videogame-y can a single piece of music be?
Interview
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime takes Chris Ware to outer space, whether he wants to go or not
We talk to the developers—and to Ware himself—to explore this fascinating artistic intersection.
Interview
Assassin’s Creed lead writer Corey May on why games are more like TV than movies and the "perfect" AC title
“Story in games is like the security at a strip club. He needs to be there but you don’t need to see him.”
Article
How Ubisoft is defying and embracing myth In Assassin’s Creed 4
We talk with lead writer Darby McDevitt and historical consultant Colin Woodard about bringing the 1700s to life.
Interview
Experimental musician James Ferraro on his new album and its relationship with GTA V
Where the urban environment and the uncanny valley meet.
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.
Interview
Assassin’s Creed writer Corey May sees the future of story-telling
Those who play games often complain about poor or lack of story in the titles they consume. But Ubisoft lead writer Corey May wants to change our perception entirely. The writer on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, May will be speaking at The Future of Story-Telling conference next month. We caught up