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The Fabergé Egg

By Stu Horvath • April 11th, 2013

Stu Horvath ponders the infinite.

You’ll Figure it Out

By Stu Horvath • April 4th, 2013

The last day at home before traveling to a conference is the worst. I fret over my luggage. I regret booking the trip at all. It is too expensive. It is too long. It is going to be a disaster. Surely it cannot possibly be as amazing as last year. I should cancel it entirely, but I am expected. People are relying on me. So I go.

Fast Travel

By Stu Horvath • March 22nd, 2013

The journey is not the destination.

The Rebirth of Lara Croft

By Stu Horvath • March 15th, 2013

And Lara Croft shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended her not.

Bringer of Death

By Stu Horvath • March 8th, 2013

Drink deep from the cup of violence and power.

The Rules of the Game

By Stu Horvath • March 1st, 2013

The best rules are the ones you can ignore.

Tinker Gamer Soldier Spy

By Stu Horvath • February 22nd, 2013

The tension is in the silent moments.

Fear No More

By Stu Horvath • February 14th, 2013

Who’s afraid of the big bad necromorphs? Not Stu Horvath.

The Tyrant’s Confession

By Stu Horvath • February 7th, 2013

Stu Horvath aims to become a board game tyrant.

Homunculus

By Stu Horvath • January 17th, 2013

Inside my head, there is a little man. He sits wrapped in wires and surrounded by machinery.

The End of the Story

By Stu Horvath • December 21st, 2012

Stu Horvath wonders what comes when the story is over.

The Importance of Ugliness

By Stu Horvath • December 14th, 2012

Stu Horvath sees a bright spot in the dark heart of Far Cry 3.

The Family Business

By Stu Horvath • November 30th, 2012

Stu Horvath recounts some of the history of Unwinnable and its foundation in something more than friendship.

History is Written

By Stu Horvath • November 22nd, 2012

Stu Horvath discovers that the Revolutionary War was a lot more complicated than his elementary school history books led him to believe, thanks to Assassin’s Creed III.

At the Hotel Bar

By Stu Horvath • November 15th, 2012

Stu Horvath went to the Montreal International Game Summit 2012 and sat at the bar. This is what he saw.

The Storm is Coming

By Stu Horvath • November 8th, 2012

Stu Horvath thinks the best place to be during a storm is staring in its face.

The Thin Line between Kindness and Cruelty

By Stu Horvath • October 25th, 2012

Stu Horvath looks at human nature, compassion and Telltale’s The Walking Dead.

Fragile Toys

By Stu Horvath • October 18th, 2012

Stu Horvath is taking XCOM: Enemy Unknown one very slow turn at a time.

Cold Sweat

By Stu Horvath • October 11th, 2012

Stu Horvath is haunted by a ghost – and a videogame.

Cold Comfort

By Stu Horvath • October 4th, 2012

If Stu Horvath were surrounded by demons and ghosts, he wouldn’t be scared – he’d be relieved.

Shelf Space

By Stu Horvath • September 25th, 2012

It is a fact that Stu Horvath has too many books. Something needs to be done.

The Great Silence of Space

By Stu Horvath • September 24th, 2012

When Stu Horvath looks at the night sky, he only sees constellations.

Romancing the Apocalypse

By Stu Horvath • September 20th, 2012

Stu Horvath explains the rules of his grim game of observation Last Stop: Apocalypse.

Sympathy for the Universe

By Stu Horvath • September 13th, 2012

Stu Horvath ponders videogames, sympathetic magic and the universal soul. You know, the light stuff.

The Moth

By Stu Horvath • September 6th, 2012

Stu Horvath is looking for meaning in a web of cultural connections and catches a glimpse of it with a moth.

The Burnt Offering

Our Turf

By Stu Horvath • August 27th, 2012

Stu Horvath waxes nostalgic over the lost cultural grit of New York City.

The Burnt Offering

Watch TV and Have a Couple of Brews

By Stu Horvath • July 23rd, 2012

It’s a TV Party! What better way to kick it off than with the story of Stu Horvath’s fake TV heist?

The Burnt Offering

Pain and Play

By Stu Horvath • July 20th, 2012

Stu Horvath looks back on his recent wisdom teeth ordeal and the games that got him through it.

The Burnt Offering

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

By Stu Horvath • June 25th, 2012

Stu Horvath’s earliest memories are of vacations – and monsters.

The Burnt Offering

Unfairy Tales

By Stu Horvath • May 21st, 2012

Stu Horvath introduces Villains Week with a call to honor our inner bad guy.

The Burnt Offering

Forking Paths

By Stu Horvath • April 27th, 2012

Stu Horvath ponders how he sees himself, and how the world sees him. And you.

The Burnt Offering

The Thing about Love

By Stu Horvath • April 23rd, 2012

Welcome to Love Week.

Mourning the Non-Existent

By Stu Horvath • January 27th, 2012

Ezio Auditore is dead. Why is that so upsetting? Stu Horvath turns to Umberto Eco for answers.

Requiescat in Pace

By Stu Horvath • January 26th, 2012

Stu Horvath examines the fictional life, and death, of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, one of the protagonists of the Assassin’s Creed series.

A Silver Lining of Sorts

By Stu Horvath • January 25th, 2012

Stu Horvath continues his meditation on death and looks to find meaning and purpose after loss.

An Inoculation Against Grief

By Stu Horvath • January 24th, 2012

Stu Horvath muses on grief, euthanasia and Far Cry 2.

Death and Gaming

By Stu Horvath • January 23rd, 2012

Stu Horvath explains how videogames, and his friends, helped him deal with the death of his father.

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