The Simulacrum

Welcome to Decentraland, a virtual hell filled with crypto bros in bad avatars vaguely milling to low-quality music

Ash’s rat is name-free because that’s just how Apex Legends’ latest hero rolls

Nothing lasts forever. Neither you nor I, and especially not video games. Despite the promise of digital…

In Insomniac’s 2018 Spider-Man game, Peter Parker’s relationship with New York City involved the occasional selfie…

One of the first places I wanted to fly in Microsoft Flight Simulator was the Grasberg Mine, an open pit mine high…

One of the most extraordinary things about the games in the new Assassin’s Creed Rebel Collection is their diverse…

Streamer, programmer, and speedrunner SethBling is always cooking up fascinating new gaming feats: a machine…

It’s worthwhile to think about the number of people around you who are waiting for the world to end. There are…

I flippin’ love theme parks. I loved them as a kid, and I love them as a grown-ass man. I also love anything that…

The Sims turns 19 years old today. If you’ve ever pooh-poohed it for just being a “dollhouse” aimed at women and…