Politics and War

There's too many games set in the Middle East, and there are/were too many games set during the Second World War.…

Last week, I was invited to spend some time at Firaxis to see the new XCOM. Early Wednesday morning, I hopped in…

When most of us want to buy a first-person-shooter, we look for a game with the latest graphics, reliable team play,…

If you haven't seen 1990's Robot Jox, well, stop reading. Go get a copy. Because it's just about the best thing…

Not being American, I have no personal affinity towards 4th of July celebrations. If I were, though, you can bet…

Let's build a game. Let's make it a strategy game. We will realistically simulate global politics in the 2030s.…

Politicians everywhere are crap—even the ones who are thinking about building a giant, working mecha. In an upcoming…

What does it take to be accused of espionage? For Navid Khonsari, all he had to do was start making a game about…

I appear to be one of a rare breed of person who, on the internet at least, is proud to have enjoyed Civilization V

With games, the whole "ancillary media" thing is usually just not my style. I read and loved all of the Myst books,…