Antique Critique – Transformers: The War for Playability By Ian Gonzales • August 4th, 2010 The 1980s belonged to the Transformers. They had a toy line, a cartoon, a movie, birthday cakes, party favors and a Marvel comic – the only thing missing was a videogame. Or was it?
Love/Hate By Dave Trainer • August 2nd, 2010 Dave Trainer laments the state of the sports simulation and remembers the best hockey videogame ever made: Ice Hockey for the NES.
Everything is Bigger in Texas: What Was Your First Computer? By Charles Francis Moran VI • July 30th, 2010 My father got me my first computer on Christmas of 1983. It was a TI-99 4/A. I loved that computer.
Confessions of a 13th Level Cleric By John McGuire • July 29th, 2010 When you come to something like Dungeons & Dragons as an adult rather than a kid on summer vacation, a book like the Player’s Strategy Guide is exactly what a novice gamer needs. I speak from experience.
Zergs and Bicycles: An Initial Impression By Stu Horvath • July 28th, 2010 A lot of people seem to be very excited about StarCraft II. I’m not sure I understand why.
A Brief History of Storytelling in Videogames By Bee Tee Dee • July 27th, 2010 Bee Tee Dee takes a hilarious look at storytelling (and the lack thereof) in videogames for his first Unwinnable comic strip.
Finish Him! No Encore! By Charles Francis Moran VI • July 23rd, 2010 Fifteen years ago, Mortal Kombat: Live Tour launched a 200 show tour at Radio City Music Hall. Seriously. We aren’t making this up.
James Bond Needs an Open World Videogame By Michael Sheridan • July 19th, 2010 James Bond, the videogame! Seems simple enough, right? Yet no one’s gotten it right. What the heck?!
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. By Stu Horvath • July 16th, 2010 Unwinnable takes a look at the five best unwinnable situations, be they weird, infuriating or just plain amusing.
True Rock Band Videogames By Charles Francis Moran VI • July 13th, 2010 There was a time that rock bands would lend their name and likeness to video games that were not necessarily music based experiences. Here are five bands that made games about their rock band, before Rock Band.
