Feature Excerpt Games About Death (Are Stuck In a Rut) By Mark Hill • December 2nd, 2019 Why has the treatment of death in certain indie games become so predictable?
The Heavy Pour This Time It’s Personal By Sara Clemens • November 6th, 2019 Sara got to meet Pee-wee Herman at this year’s NYCC and only freaked out a little.
Collision Detection Backing a Fake Basketball Underdog By Ben Sailer • October 13th, 2019 It cannot be overstated exactly how bad NBA 2K has beaten NBA Live over the past two decades.
Feature Excerpt Dwarves in Space By Ian Williams • September 24th, 2019 The gig economy is everywhere, even in our videogames. At least Deep Rock Galactic makes it fun.
Feature Excerpt Ghost in the Machine By Harry Mackin • September 24th, 2019 Both the psychological thriller Personal Shopper and Breath of the Wild explore what happens when we allow technology to shape us.
Feature Excerpt Taking Control of my Sobriety By Blake Hester • September 24th, 2019 When you take addiction out of your life, you’re left with more hours in the day than you know what to do with. Luckily, there are games like Control.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – August 2019 By Astrid Budgor • August 28th, 2019 Metal waits for no one, and Astrid’s got a pile of records to share after a recent cross-country move.
Collision Detection When Amazon Gamifies Hell, Who’s Gaming Who? By Ben Sailer • July 3rd, 2019 Videogames placed in Amazon warehouses are allegedly intended to boost employee morale. However, reality may be less altruistic than the company’s PR spin.
Here's the Thing The Joys of Animal Companions in Videogames By Rob Rich • June 12th, 2019 Rob waxes nostalgic about the different videogame animal companions he’s met over the years.
Backlog Almost the Only Cats I Have Ever Had By Gavin Craig • June 10th, 2019 Gavin talks about his cat. And his second cat. And his first first cat.
