Here's the Thing Monster Hunter and the Mainstream By Rob Rich • April 9th, 2018 Monster Hunter: World is a prime example of how a series can change itself to appeal to a mainstream audience without forsaking long time fans.
Backlog Violent Videogames are Violent By Gavin Craig • April 6th, 2018 Taking action on gun violence doesn’t require defending the too-often stupid violence in videogames.
Far Cry 5’s Paranoid Right Wing Fantasy By Jed Pressgrove • April 6th, 2018 Far Cry 5 is clearly a right-wing fantasy that uses an extreme religious cult to mock the American left.
Tomb Raider and the Problematic Messiah By Elijah Beahm • April 6th, 2018 Religion in games is something you rarely see. It’s even stranger to imagine it utilized as a key aspect of any AAA project. See Crystal Dynamics’ Rise of the Tomb Raider.
This Mortal Coyle The Lone Wanderer By Deirdre Coyle • April 5th, 2018 Deirdre writes about Fallout 3, library school and killing our alternate selves.
Revving the Engine Genesis Noir By Stu Horvath • April 2nd, 2018 What would you do to stop a murder at the beginning of time?
The Surreal Cognitive Dissonance of Paratopic By Jeremy Signor • April 2nd, 2018 By inverting your expectations, Paratopic becomes a strange exercise in video game surrealism.