Wrong Escape

You’re probably wondering what’s taking Valve, a company with nigh-infinite resources, forever to make Half-Life 2: E…

I do not relish the thought of academia, through few faults of its own. We’re just not that compatible. What I want…

It was E3 2000 when I nearly lost my shit. The sequel to one of the best games I’d played on the PS1, Metal Gear…

Before the first episode ended, the killing game began anew. Should we have anticipated anything less? No, it’s the D…

Oh how I long to relive those days chasing danger, and launching stealthy attacks on those damned dirty apes of Ape…

Toeing the line between camaraderie and fierce competition is near-impossible, especially in fighting games…

What does it take to be a game? Win states? Rules? The questions pop up again and again. And as expectations for…

When games let me roll a character before I start, I always make someone who seems cool, rather than min-maxing…

I remember the first time I went shoplifting. The sun was shining, Marin was singing, and I needed a shovel.

For a game about daredevil stunts and high-flying acrobatics, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst plays it remarkably safe.