Above Top Secret

Journalists in video games are as diverse and wide ranging as journalists in the real world.

Gamers are always on the hunt for vindication. Some form of acceptance amongst the wider community. Thing is, we're…

My current least favorite part of the modern video game is when it tells me to stop having fun for a few minutes so…

[This essay was given as a talk at SUNY Buffalo, 28 January 2010, the day after Howard Zinn's death. I have left…

In 10 days, Halo: Reach gets its multiplayer beta - and consider that last word. With four different game types, new…

Several years in the making, and at least one false start later, a new Splinter Cell is finally upon us. Fittingly,…

I've lived in Japan for a long time. When I first came here, I liked living here. Now, I don't. I haven't changed.…

After two underwhelming DLC extensions, Borderlands returns to the formula that made it a breakout hit last year -…

There's an optical illusion that sometimes appears to be an ugly hag, sometimes a beautiful lady. There's a…

Buy a game. Play it. Decide whether to keep it or sell it back. That's the current cycle of a gamer's gaming life.…