Fuck Quest

I emerged from my three-hour The Last of Us Part II demo session tense and anxious, a coiled fire hose of pent-up…

I have been in mourning. Loss has followed me for weeks now, and I have not been able to give it a name.

For most of my life, I never quite understood escapism. I knew how powerful video games could be, how seductive and…

Any time a friend of Eddie Gill’s calls him on the phone, his first thought is: “Why the fuck are you calling me?”

Trover Saves the Universe is my favorite sort of virtual reality game. It’s bright, colorful and weird. It stars me,…

I’ve met some real characters during my time playing Rage 2. And by characters, I mean glorified quest dispensers.…

I think I’m bad at role-playing games. I’m far too impatient, too lusty, too easily distracted. I usually leave a…

For their groundbreaking Star Wars role-playing game Knights of the Old Republic, BioWare and LucasArts made the…

I’m well on my way to hitting the 100-hour mark in my time with Anthem, in part because it’s my goddamn job but also…

I take my anxious first steps into a desolate post-winter wasteland. All around me, I hear mutants scratching and…