Closing Spaces

Of all the games with tens of colorful heroes and millions of people playing incessantly, Overwatch is the least…

Gambling on esports matches is, right now, unsafe and unfair for bettors, just as gambling on traditional sports is.…

The final chapter of the Freddy Fazbear horror saga dropped last night—and I’ve spent hours playing and reading…

The people who made Pneuma: Breath of Life are trying to convince players that their game is talking to them. Not,…

Dragon Age: Inquisition is a fantasy game. That word—fantasy—is a sort of shorthand, with a bunch of connotations.…

We're in San Francisco club called Stud, and there are people in fur suits everywhere. Colored lights and crashing…

Microsoft's dream of a Kinect-controlled future has hit the skids. The Wii was basically a really, really long fad,…

Two new gaming consoles. Both very powerful. Both very ambitious. Both about to meet head to head... and do battle…

Last week, I headed over to Maxis headquarters in Emeryville to spend a big chunk of time playing SimCity. I decided…

For the last few years, I have been a frequent customer at a local mom-and-pop video game store here in Japan.…