Short Sad Stories

Aristotle, in the Nicomachean Ethics, plainly states that the aim, end, or goal of a thing is its good. Each thing…

Russian developers Ice-Pick Lodge are an inspiration of mine. Operating out of a two bedroom Moscow apartment, their…

TEH FUTURE | OSAKA, JAPAN: Spotted at an open market. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft)

While famed film critic Roger Ebert says he still hasn't changed his mind about video games, and his view that they…

If you ever need a reference point for how ferocious - and some would argue unnecessarily so - Zelda fans can be…

THE FORERUNNER STORY-the history of my people-has been told many times, with greater and greater idealization,…

There were so many things to get excited about in 2010! So many things to cherish! Sadly, life isn't all kittens and…

How would Tim write a Super Mario novel? Who is the David Mamet of video games? Why are gamers so inarticulate? What…

Is Super Mario Bros. 2 bad? Was the Sonic series ever good? Who is the Ben Kingsley of video games? What does that…

The other day, I mentioned to my friend of 10 years that I was doing research on massively multiplayer online…