The Standard Model

This week, two hacking groups have independently released methods that allow a user to jailbreak the Switch, which…

To a collector of classic video games, there’s no sight sadder than a shattered Sega jewel case.

Grade schoolers across Japan carry leather backpacks called “randoseru” (ランドセル). Traditionally, kids have carried…

In the first years of my career as a games writer, I got used to a certain reaction from my parents’ friends when…

The Nintendo Switch is a piece of hardware with a lot going on. It’s a console. It’s a handheld. It’s got tons of…

The name Square is closely associated with RPGs, and for good reason. But in the days before it had its first huge…

Overwatch maps are like candy grab-bags. Sometimes, you get an M&M. Other times, you get a black licorice chew.

Next time you play a video game, look down at the controller in your hand. Is it comfortable? Does it work well with…

In 1982, video game score-chaser Todd Rogers supposedly set a world record time of 5.51 seconds in the Atari 2600…

The players of No Man’s Sky have made their own civilizations and governments, and even had their own wars. What’s…