Elements of Destruction

Examining why I play the games I do sometimes yields surprising insight. It's become clear to me that many of the…

When Max Payne 3 comes out next week, it'll be the long-awaited return of video games' best example of work done in…

Most games concerned with keeping their heroes undetected create a reliance on a few familiar mechanics. Sticking…

Alternate realities are seductive, aren't they? They entice you with the familiar, dangling remixed elements of the…

This June legions of Battlefield fans, quite frankly, won't be surprised in the least with the release of Battlefie…

Today people got angry about Mass Effect 3—for a new reason.

Last week, I spoke to a room full of teenagers at the Brooklyn Public Library about video games and technology. When…

Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun

Japanese RPGs used to be a lot more controversial. Or maybe it was just because I was a teenager during the genre's…

This week, we've got an extra-juicy PlayStation Store update for those who survived the lean times of the last…