How to Make Me Snap in Metroid Prime Federation Force By Jose Cardoso • December 2nd, 2016 Nintendo fails to include effective team communication in it’s latest multiplayer offering.
Queers in Love Reminds Us to Live and Love By Khee Hoon Chan • November 29th, 2016 In ten seconds, Queers In Love At The End of the World captures the transcendent power of love with greater success than most big budget titles.
A Love Letter to the Wooden Cube By Sam Desatoff • November 28th, 2016 “Before opening the box, before reading any rules, a cube is just a cube. But it’s also potential. A chance for great things to happen.”
NBA 2K: MyCareer Mode is no Power Fantasy – And That’s a Good Thing By Matt Sayer • November 28th, 2016 NBA 2K’s MyCareer mode wants you to remember: it’s okay to screw up.
Here's the Thing I <3 Monster Hunter By Rob Rich • November 25th, 2016 “So how can Monster Hunter be accessible if it’s so inaccessible? Options.” Rob Rich expounds on his love for Monster Hunter.
The McMaster Files Kumite By Jason McMaster • November 25th, 2016 “When I say survival, I mean making your way through a virtual world where you need to seek shelter and to eat and sleep. There are a few games that, as always, stand out.”
Rookie of the Year The 1-Year-Old’s Guide to Gaming By Matt Marrone • November 24th, 2016 “As we track his progress from infancy into full-blown toddlerhood, we’ve seen him come up with some pretty awesome [game] titles.”
Maybe Emily Should Stay Away, Too By Matt Sayer • November 21st, 2016 “Emily is not a person but rather a toy to be played with, and in a game that deals with issues of consent and exploitation, this is especially heinous.”
Flavor Text Is The Spice of Videogames By Khee Hoon Chan • November 18th, 2016 Example: the series of adult novels found in the Elder Scrolls games; who could forget the adventures of the titular “The Lusty Argonian Maid”?
Civilization VI Has the Best Opening. Ever. By David Shimomura • November 17th, 2016 “Sometimes, something as simple as an introduction can remind us that, as a civilization, we’ve come so very far but that we’ve still so much further to go.”