If you think about human death vis-à-vis World of Warcraft, you probably think of the unfortunate 2006 incident in which a guild raided the digital funeral of a player from a rival guild who had died of a stroke. That story was one of those things that you tried not to think too hard about, so poten
Jim Crafword is a menace. His games have scrambled my brain, made me hate myself, and yet I still love him. Stockholm syndrome I guess. All of his games are worth playing, but definitely try Frog Fractions. On his website, Crawford quotes a reviewer who describes the game as the “Look Around You” of
Descent broke my vestibular system and I didn’t care. The mid 90s spaceship-trapped-in-mining-bases shooter is famous for its “six degrees of freedom” – essentially, you can flip over and up and around whenever you want. I got stomach-sick every time I played it and I kept playing anyways. A hero of
Special effects on the runway. Virtual dressing rooms. Personalized in-store shopping experiences. In partnership with MyLifeScoop.com, Jamin Warren explores the ways foreward-thinking retailers are using games-inspired interactive technologies to blur the lines between physical and virtual shoppi
We’ll render a verdict on Halo 4 next week, when everyone has had a chance to calm down and we’ve had a chance to venture into the terrifying darkness of Lower Manhattan, where our copy of the game rests, very much unlooted. In the meantime, if you need to get excited for the game, Joystiq has you c
Horror games used to be slow. The protagonist would slink along, in a digital representaion of what your stomach felt like. They were like this as much by design as they were because of their technological limitations. But with new technology, those slinking games of yesteryear are making way for a
If a horror move gets too scary, you can always close your eyes. You can close your eyes during a videogame too, but it will probably end with your character dead. On his blog Ruminatron 5000, Peter Shafer describes how much he didn’t want to play Silent Hill. Games like Silent Hill create an intens
In the past few weeks, we’ve told you about some pretty heady political games: the Redistricting Game and Randy Chase’s forgotten but classic Doonesbury Election Simulator. But maybe you want a political game that is a little simpler, one that features less thinking and more smashing. Well, Bam Bam,