The Geekbox — Episode 77
The Geekbox — Episode 77 (2010-08-04) Wherein we discuss the impending DC Universe Online beta, 100% completion, Limbo puzzles (very minor spoilers), actions per...
Cavia: A Brief Retrospective
I somehow missed a sad bit of news last week: cavia [sic] ceased to be a going concern. Happily, most of the developers are still employed, as it sounds like the majority of the studio's employees were absorbed into parent company AQ Interactive.
News Blips: Torchlight 2, Mass Effect 3, Syndicate Trademark Filing, and More
A moment of silence for our mouse buttons, please; Torchlight 2's impending arrival heralds a new dawn of button-mashing for dungeon-crawling gamers. News Blips:...
What Can Twitter Reveal About Gamers’ Collective Unconscious?
Editor's note: Joe uses a pretty infographic of game-related tweets to propose a weighty theory about why we play games. What do you conclusions...
Video Blips: Fable 3, Commander, DJ Hero 2, and More
Time takes its toll in Fable 3, most notably in the form of heightened technology and the presence of disobediant poultry. Video Blips: •...
Enjoying the Unpredictability of Open-World Games
Editor's note: Richard takes a humorous look at the lighter side of glitching. I have to agree; sometimes a broken bit of code can...
Video Game Zombies: Different yet Exactly the Same
Editor's note: I'll admit that I find something alluring about zombies — that creeping death now only a shell of its former self intrigues...
Games: The Gateway Drug to Appreciating Other Media
My historical knowledge and daily intake of pop-culture is limited. I go to the movies, but I don't read reviews or bookmark blogs; I...
The Fall of Pixel Art and the Demise of Memorable Character Design
Editor's note: I think Ben makes a great point here: modern video-game characters have lost a lot of the charm of their pixel-art predecessors....
Welcome to the Gaming Industry, Prepare for Court – Part 3: Sony ‘Other OS’ Lawsuit
In this three part article, I will be discussing the three major lawsuits and court cases that have been covered recently in gaming media,...