Mind Castle

Last week, Nintendo invited us to play the upcoming Super Mario Maker 2 for thirty minutes. Those 30 minutes with…

Sekiro makes it a point to push back at players. From difficult bosses to winding world design, there’s friction…

Since Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice came out, speedrunners have been attacking the game at full force, ripping through…

In World 8-3 — the penultimate level of Super Mario Bros. for the NES — Mario makes his final push towards Bowser’s…

Gail Gygax and I were sitting in the living room of a lace-trimmed, flower-filled bed and breakfast in Lake Geneva,…

In the summer of 2014, I was working on Official Nintendo Magazine. In the fall of 2014, Official Nintendo Magazine…

Early in Kingdom Hearts III, series primary protagonist Sora returns to his spaceship with his Duck Dad Donald and…

When Bowser Jr. came onto the scene in 2002’s Super Mario Sunshine, the first words out of his mouth were “Leave my…

New Super Mario Bros. U is the second-best 2D Mario game. New Super Luigi U is an incredible showcase of inventive…

I started playing Star Wars: the Old Republic at launch on December 20th, 2011. In the six years to follow,…