Chris Suellentrop

11/17/15

Ms. Pac-Man Is a Feminist, and Three More Daring Video Game Arguments

This has been a very good year for video games, but it has been an exceptional year for books about video…

11/13/15

I Finally Like My Xbox One

I didn’t realize I hated my Xbox One until I loaded Fallout 3 on it and felt all warm and fuzzy when I saw the Xbox…

11/10/15

Touring Boston's Freedom Trail in <i>Fallout 4</i>

Touring Boston's Freedom Trail in Fallout 4

Approaching Fallout 4 like a tourist isn’t easy. There aren’t as many Bostonians around as there are in present-day…

11/9/15

Twenty Hours With Fallout 4

I’m 20 hours into Fallout 4, and I still don’t know whether I like it. That’s a testament to the game’s virtues as…

11/6/15

Could a Video Game Start A Religion?

I’m a confirmed believer in the church of video games, a sect whose faith has been rewarded over the past decade, as…

11/3/15

I Love Reading Internet Comments

I have a confession to make. I read the comments. Actually, it’s worse than that. I don’t just read the comments, I e…

10/30/15

What the New<i> Assassin's Creed </i>Gets Wrong (and Right), According to a Historian

What the New Assassin's Creed Gets Wrong (and Right), According to a Historian

Bob Whitaker, a historian of modern Britain at Louisiana Tech and the host of the YouTube series History Respawned,…

10/28/15

Forget <i>No Man’s Sky.</i> I’m Getting Hyped To Play Some <i>Spore</i>

Forget No Man’s Sky. I’m Getting Hyped To Play Some Spore

In the fall of 2006, the New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine published dueling Spore previews in the span of…

10/23/15

Three Minutes of Fighting Over a Half-Naked Man in <i>Assassin's Creed Syndicate</i>

Three Minutes of Fighting Over a Half-Naked Man in Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Where is a guy supposed to dump a body around here? Here is a three-minute video—taken from a late-game mission but…

10/23/15

<i>Assassin's Creed Syndicate</i>: The <i>Kotaku </i>Review

Assassin's Creed Syndicate: The Kotaku Review

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is—wait for it—an Assassin’s Creed game, with all that that implies.

10/16/15

All Games Should Unlock Every Level Right Away

Super Mario 4D Universe—or whatever the next one will be called—should come with every single level in the Mushroom…

10/16/15

<em>Prison Architect </em>Devs Wonder if Their Game Should Have Looked Less Like America

Prison Architect Devs Wonder if Their Game Should Have Looked Less Like America

People are interested in Introversion’s very good sim Prison Architect because it tries to model the complexities of…

10/14/15

Watching the Democratic Presidential Debate In Virtual Reality Sucked

You won’t be shocked to learn that watching Bernie Sanders shout about email is not virtual reality’s killer app. I…

10/12/15

<i>Prison Architect</i>: The <i>Kotaku </i>Review

Prison Architect: The Kotaku Review

Almost a decade ago, a majority of the Republicans in Congress voted to pass a prison reform bill called the Second…

10/7/15

How to Be a Video Game Snob

My favorite film critic, A.O. Scott of the New York Times, is trying to reclaim the word “snob” for people of…

10/2/15

<i>SOMA </i>Is Scarier When The Monsters Aren’t Around

SOMA Is Scarier When The Monsters Aren’t Around

This picture of a mouse might be the scariest thing I encountered in all of SOMA. Now that I’m not playing the game,…

10/2/15

Video Games Should Have Fewer Achievements

SOMA is a standout game, and one of the many ways it distinguishes itself is through its restrained use of…

9/30/15

The Game About Talking to a Mage Is Not as Good as the One About Texting With an Astronaut

Lifeline is supposed to be the best game for the Apple Watch. Like you, I suspect, I don’t own an Apple Watch. I do…

9/25/15

A Former Heroin Addict’s New Memoir About Video Games

“When it comes to probing questions about their intimate life as computer-game players, most people don’t have much…

9/24/15

Pausing In A Porta Potty In <i>Metal Gear Solid V</i> Makes Me Happy

Pausing In A Porta Potty In Metal Gear Solid V Makes Me Happy

As I write this, Venom Snake is waiting in a Porta Potty north of Kabul during a sandstorm. I feel a little bad…

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