Days of Oblivion

Since I just spent the weekend playing Minecraft, my thoughts have unavoidably turned to the ongoing dispute between…

Misinformed people used to complain about the preponderance of video game sequels. They saw video game titles that…

I recently rearranged my life so I could see two important video games: BioShock Infinite and Skyrim. They are two…

The Quantum Thief, released in the UK last year and in the U.S. this month, is a heist story set in a future of…

I understand that role-playing video games owe their existence to role-playing tabletop games, and as a result,…

Commenter Samakar wonders if it wouldn't be easier to package multi-platform games in a single box for a little…

How would Tim write a Super Mario novel? Who is the David Mamet of video games? Why are gamers so inarticulate? What…

The Xbox 360 was the first of the current generation of home consoles to launch, all the way back in 2005. If you…

A globe of fire temporarily replaced a portion of the blackness on the horizon. The fire shimmered close to where my…

People always ask me what I do. I guess I look like the kind of guy who you'd be curious what I do. I'm pretty sure…