PewDiePie Rejects The Five Nights at Freddy's Hype
PewDiePie is famed for his over-the-top reactions to horror games. But that’s PewDiePie from 2012. PewDiePie from 2015?…
A Week Of Hate Tweets Sent To Anita Sarkeesian
Twitter is not the nicest place on the internet at the best of times, but even allowing for that, some people receive…
Games Criticism Is Flawed And/Or In A Golden Age.
Two views on the state of games criticism over at The New York Times. Here are excerpts:
Are Sports Video Games Worth Reviewing Any More?
Earlier this week I got several versions of a small talk question I always field this time of year: "I haven't played Ma…
Metacritic Calls on Writers to Review More Shitty Games
Metacritic's founder made a little bit of a stir earlier in the week when he went on the A Jumps B Shoots podcast to…
Reconsidering Mafia II in the Lights of L.A.
In the runup to the game's release last year, Mafia II's development studio and publicity team tried, with limited…
Could You Rewrite Fight Night?
The concept behind Fight Night Champion's narrative "Champion Mode" inspired me when I read of it. I looked forward to…
From the Mouths of Babes, Withering Criticism
Tron: Legacy has been, at best, a critical disappointment. At worst, well, "a Dora the Explorer movie would be more…
First Reviews Hit K-Mart Shelves, Policy Tweaked
Kmart's new review policy, which places customer game reviews on their store shelves, recently went live with some…
Do Video Games Shape Who We Are?
Can video games have a Western canon?
Roger Ebert Asks a Good Question
The Chicago Sun-Times film critic has finally revisited his old contention that games can never be art, to defend it…
The Importance of Asking 'Why'
In film or literature, the creation of acclaimed work is sometimes attached to a personal event, or reaction. "That…
Alignment Error: Even Good Games Can Offer Bad Choices
Few things mar a game, especially a role-playing game, like being sold on creating a complex, even unique character and…
Company Says It Can Predict Review Scores a Year in Advance
A U.K. company named Vertical Slice claims it's able to predict video game review scores a year in advance of release,…
What Would You Show to Someone Who's Never Seen a Game?
As some of you know, I'm living with my grandfather for the near term, because he's 86 and needs some assistance, and…
Sega Europe Chief Says Metacritic Most Useful to Expensive Games
Sega Europe boss Mike Hayes says Metacritic scores are indicative of certain games' success, and while score targets…
Movie Critics Second Guessing Star Ratings Too
More than 80 years ago the movie rating star system was born in the New York Daily News.
Chicago Trib Asks "Is GTA This Century's Best Writing?"
The profile of Rockstar and the Housers doesn't really answer that (beyond mentioning the Goatie we gave it for…
Final Fantasy: The Battleship Yamato of Gaming?
When I saw this comparison between the Final Fantasy and the battleship Yamato (the largest battleship ever made), I…
Journalism Versus Criticism
L.B. Jeffries over at Banana Pepper Martinis has apparently had it up to here with the 'how to write reviews' debate,…