Why Do Simulators Turn Us Into Sociopaths? By Matthew Byrd • January 5th, 2017 “It seems that everyone has at least one story about that time they went a little mad in a simulator game.”
The Best Game Released This Year Is One You Haven’t Played Yet By Matthew Byrd • December 22nd, 2016 “Look within yourself and identify what kind of gamer you really are. What kind of titles do you truly care about?”
A Digital Home For The Holidays By Matthew Byrd • December 15th, 2016 “What I wanted was a place where I could bask in the spirit of the season without feeling like a complete outsider.”
The Cinematography of Horror Games By Matthew Byrd • November 17th, 2016 “The fact that no one clear camera solution exists means that the horror genre serves as a playground for video game cinematography.”
Why the Videogame Western is s One Horse Town By Matthew Byrd • November 3rd, 2016 How the West was won by Red Dead Redemption.
Mafia III and The Difficulty Of The Videogame Mixtape By Matthew Byrd • October 14th, 2016 Effectively using music in videogames is a completely different beast from nailing a music in a film.
Battlerite Isn’t a Ripoff, It’s Revitalization By Matthew Byrd • October 6th, 2016 The line between derivative and iteration is sketched with quality and self awareness.