Word Choices

I am become Death, destroyer of crates.

"Innovative" is a word marketers and developers try to sell us often, but it's rare to find a game—particularly…

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

Dragon Quest X is a game perfectly tailored to bring Japanese players into the world of MMORPGs for the first time.…

The world of video games is full of mighty people—people whose mere whims control what video games we play, what we…

Last year, as you might remember, this website leaked almost everything there was to know about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Every corner of the Darksiders world is laced with art. There's art on art, more art than you can shake a stick at.…

During my first 25 years playing video games I had no theory about what makes a video game good. I knew the good…

It's a proud part of American mythology that people from all over the world get to come here and pursue their…

For me, beating a game isn't in reaching the end point. Finishing a game is easy enough. Having the highest stats,…