Call of Dewty: How We Eat Games By Andrea Ayres • June 7th, 2016 Andrea Ayres digs deep into how food and marketing direct our actions, and how we consume games.
Why All the Hate?: A History of Internet Trolls By Megan Condis • April 18th, 2016 Another day, another flood of trolls complaining online about videogames and hurling abuse at developers and fellow gamers who disagree with them.
My Inner Scales By Ario Elami • April 7th, 2016 “Facing me was an eternity of inky water: clean, pure, impenetrable.” Ario Elami finds an intriguing role-playing opportunity in Dark Souls‘ Path of the Dragon.
The Henchman’s Lament By C.T. Casberg • April 6th, 2016 “The reason I break my silence now and face certain doom is to make a simple plea: remember that henchmen are people too.” C.T. Casberg on being an NSA henchman
To Walk From Left to Right By Richard Clark • April 5th, 2016 “What, then, does it really mean to walk from left to right? To press over, but not forward?“ Richard Clark questions our love of sidescrolling.
Revving the Engine: Hypercharge By Stu Horvath • March 18th, 2016 Stu interviews Joe Henson, community manager on Hypercharge, the game bringing your childhood living room toy soldier battles to life. Part of a series of profiles sponsored by Epic.
Fervescence: An Interview with Livia Llewellyn By Stu Horvath • February 26th, 2016 “Horror and erotica occupy the same dark edges of human existence.” Stu Horvath interviews erotic horror writer Livia Llewellyn.
Revving the Engine: Emmerholt By Stu Horvath • February 17th, 2016 Stu interviews Christina Parker, producer on Emmerholt, a VR game controlled through Leap Motion. Part of a series of profiles sponsored by Epic.
HUD: Iowa Caucus, The Worst Roleplaying Game You’ll Ever Play By Andrea Ayres • January 29th, 2016 Turns out the Iowa Caucus is a lot like a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. A really bad campaign, but a campaign nonetheless. Andrea Ayres teaches us how to play.
Thumper Dev Talks Star Wars, Braid, and the Weirdness of Playing Games By Tim Mulkerin • January 6th, 2016 Rhythm violence is coming in the form of Thumper, and we’re not talking about the cartoon rabbit.
