Diver Down

Writing about games invites accusations of taking things too seriously. Criticism, it sometimes seems, is a dirty…

Entering into the busiest video game season of the year, we didn’t exactly need Apple Arcade, nor did we really want…

Nintendo’s first tentative steps into the world of original downloadable games came in 2008 with the launch of…

If Spaceman Mike stands completely inside a portal, he’s transported to another place. If even a tiny bit of him…

There was a great flood of anime in 2017. Of that torrential downpour, five different shows were the rocks I held…

Early on in this summer’s standout fantasy anime Made in Abyss, the troublemaking 12-year-old orphan Riko reveals a…

The guns. The jumping. The giant bugs. I’ve always enjoyed the Earth Defense Force games. They’re goofy, silly, and…

Like most Brits, I have a deep and abiding love of David Attenborough’s nature documentaries that stretches back to…

The ocean can be a difficult setting for games. Some, like SOMA or Depth, embrace the horror of the unexplored,…

As the weekend approaches, it’s time for Worth Reading, a roundup of the best games writing around. Let’s start with…