One of the biggest tragedies of our modern human condition is that, often times, we wish to play a video game that we know we would enjoy, but we don't have the free time to really sink our teeth into it like we used to when ...

Ohhhh I am so proud of myself for that title. It just sounds so damn smart and academic doesn't it? Anyway, I motherfucking loved The Walking Dead. And it wasn't just because of the amazing writing or voice acting or overall story, but it ...

Braid. The human condition. Citizen Kane. Is it art, or is it Art? Or is it ART? What does it all mean? Will it cure cancer? Yeah, fuck all that high-brow crap. Today, I wanted to share what Braid's ending meant to me in simple and honest ...

If I were to list my two biggest passions in life, it would probably be music and video games. When I was wee lad in my teens, my tastes in video games were developing along side my tastes in music, and looking back it's pretty clear that t...

Forgive me internet, for I have sinned. I used to pirate almost all my games. There isn't much in this post but an honest confession, an expression of guilt, and a sincere apology to an industry that I love. What are my excuses? Well, befo...

I just wanted to share a few observations about the design of Demon's Souls. It's not a game for everyone for sure. Some people just like brutal challenge more than others - nothing right or wrong or better or worse, it's just entertainment...

Not necessarily all games that came out in 2011, just the ones that I played the past year and would like to share with ya'll fine folks! To the Moon - This game turned me into a pathetic, weeping little baby. It's a completely story-dri...

You hear a lot about various video game "genres," such as FPS, RTS, action, adventure, action-adventure-FPS-MMO. But we don't hear much discussion about video game "forms". Now, I'm no film major, so I may be misusing some terms here (pleas...

If you enjoy simple puzzle mechanics that lead to very challenging logic puzzles, then check out Zen Puzzle Garden: http://www.lexaloffle.com/zen.php. The basic mechanics are extremely simple, but you'll be surprised at how many rich and in...

Internet people sure spend a lot of time and words talking about how to tell a story in games. They write articles like this http://www.next-gen.biz/opinion/opinion-games-cant-tell-stories, trying to figure out what developers should and sh...

OK this indie game is really good, innovative, and only $6 so I just wanted to give it some love. Here, check it out: http://store.steampowered.com/app/200910/ I really wish it had a demo, because I think if you played it for about 30 minut...

What does this... ...have to do with this? Quite a bit, I believe. Let me explain. I don't really know anything about ballroom dancing specifically, but I have taken many lessons in partnered swing dancing and some salsa lessons. All...

This is just, ya know, my opinion for what I hope Eidos Montreal does for the next Deus Ex game. I really enjoyed Human Revolution, and I can't wait for the next one already. MINOR SPOILERS ALERT The devs already know about the boss battl...

Gears of War 3. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (3). Battlefield 3. Uncharted 3. Modern Warfare 3. Mass Effect 3. Diablo 3. And that's just the '3's! I used to look at these lists and get depressed, but now I've found a new appreciation for so-c...

SPOILERS WARNING FOR THE WHOLE ARTICLE! Oof lemme catch my breath here. I love procrastinating because I despise my other graduate student responsibilities, so this past week I decided to make Human Revolution my top priority and finishe...

'Scuse me, Mr. Jensen, but did you notice that you are currently punching through a fucking wall? That's a screenshot from the latest Deus Ex trailer (apologies for the low-res). Jensen is punching through a wall, as you can tell by his...

I was pretty excited about Rage when I first heard about it. It was a chance for id to redeem itself for the mish mash of mediocrity that was DOOM3 and hopefully bring the company and the brand back to its prior glory. It had a punchy, sing...

The new Deus Ex is coming out soon, and that seems like a fine excuse to procrastinate some more by replaying the first game of the series from my high school days. Here are just some random thoughts about the experience I thought I'd share...

Freedom is central to the video gaming experience, and it can take many different forms in many different genres. Today, I would like to focus on one of its manifestations that we unfortunately see less and less these days: The FPS auto-map...

Cheers, everyone! We've solved one of the most difficult problems in video game design: How to tell a story. Ånd the solution is: Linearly. I'll assume a lot of you have already played through Portal 1 and 2, so you can appreciate what I'm...

Just wanted to share my thoughts on... CRRYYYYSIS 2! Crysis 2. SPOILER WARNING: Spoilers exist in this post. But c'mon - this ain't no BioShock so who really cares? Anyway... When the finally cut-scene rolled and I realized that I had bea...

Leigh Alexander's recent article made me notice something unfortunate about the way I play modern games: The graphics, or promise there of, distract me from just enjoying and losing myself in the game. I'm currently playing through Crysis 2...

I just watched this hilarious little video, and I thought - hey! I worked at a video game company! Maybe I can share some of my experiences for the good of others! So here it goes, in no particular format. There will be no identifying detai...

Just wanted to share a thought today. No big thesis here. No matter how jaded you may be, at the end of the day you just want to enjoy a good game. When you come home from a long day at work, it's nice to just lose yourself for an hour or ...

One of my favorite games as a kid was Ecco the Dolphin. Sure, it wasn't the manliest of games, but in many ways it was. Is there anything more manly than exploring the depths of unknown waters, encountering all sorts of crazy sea creatures,...