Invasion of Space

I own a lot of books about video games. I paid almost $125 for a used copy of Invasion of the Space Invaders, Martin…

As you have likely heard, Pixels is a bad movie, almost pleasingly stupid. After watching it last night, I had more…

Crusader Kings II—one of the best video games ever made—has had a ton of great expansions and post-release content…

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The Sims 4’s first expansion pack launched in late March with a lot of exciting promises. New careers, and…

I just bought this self-help book. It’s called “So your readers are all cheaters.”

Poor Hal Jordan. He can't carry a movie, he can't be trusted with his own LEGO playset, and when Traveller's Tales…

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

When I was 12 years old my favorite toys were a ragtag band of Marvel Secret Wars action figures.

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