Thrill Rush

Video games often deal in illusions, proffering the fantasy of control and power even when your meaningful influence…

When one of World of Warcraft’s top ten guilds recruited Cam as their chief hunter, his suicidal thoughts surged. To…

Sometimes I imagine my brain is a collection of baskets that contain everything I know. There’s a basket for the…

As a battle royale shooter, Fortnite stands out from an increasingly saturated market by giving players the ability…

Black Panther came out last Thursday and it completely blew my mind. I’m joined by Patricia Hernandez and Mike Fahey…

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is straightforward. Dump 100 players onto a map, tell them that only one person can…

I need a break from open-world games. While I’ve had a blast with Breath of the Wild, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Ghost…

Battlefield 1 continues the franchise’s tradition of launching in a somewhat patchy state, only to be bolstered…

Boss Key Productions’ Lawbreakers launched on PlayStation 4 and PC this week. Mike Fahey and Patricia Hernandez got…

This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND PIXELS, which comes out on September 5 and tells the…