Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
Xbox One’s Indie Strategy Isn’t Working Just Yet
The wonderful 'Ori and the Blind Forest' reveals a publisher playing it safe while pretending otherwise.
How Not to Fall for Video Game Hype
This article on managing expectations could be the greatest thing you'll ever read.
The Video Game That Goes in Search of God
"Pneuma: Breath of Life" puts you right at the heart of a unique god complex.
These Video Games Are Categorically Fresh to Death
It's usually a tedious, cobwebby metaphor for failure—but some of today's video games have wonderfully inventive approaches to "death."
Outsold and Unloved in 2014, Can the Xbox One Fight Back?
Microsoft's machine was soundly thrashed by Sony's PS4 last year, so what can it do this year to claw itself back into the game?
Face-Stabbing and Cop-Killing: Inside 2015's Most Controversial Video Game
Destructive Creations' Hatred has drawn plenty of criticism for the fact that its main character, a big hairy man, seems intent on killing innocent civilians for no particular reason.
Face-Stabbing and Cop-Killing: Inside 2015's Most Controversial Video Game
Destructive Creations' Hatred has drawn plenty of criticism for the fact that its main character, a big hairy man, seems intent on killing innocent civilians for no particular reason.
The Sporting Stars of the Future Play 'Halo,' Not Soccer
Games are now being made with an eye on the competitive gaming community, a sure sign that the Halo franchise and its peers will ultimately steal the limelight from "real-world" sports stars.
This Is Why Male Video Game Characters Suddenly Got All Soft
Gone are the days of macho virtual meatheads. Now, male video game protagonists are far more likely to be sensitive, suffering souls.