Kate Gray
The Sexy Brutale Is the Rare Game That Yooka-Laylee Wasn't
Cavalier Game Studios' stylish whodunnit evokes the classics without mimicking them.
Take Your Time with Some Slow Game Jam Experiences
Explore the soft and gentle pace of a game that doesn’t need to rush.
'A Normal Lost Phone' Is Anything But a Normal Dive Into Video Game Storytelling
A conversation about curiosity and consequences with the game’s programmer Diane Landais.
On the Impressively Positive Vibes of Video Game Burlesque
At this show you’re more likely to see Venom Snake slip out of a sheepskin than Fulton a spring lamb back to Mother Base.
'Future Unfolding' Is a Game About Exploration, Relaxation, and Childlike Wonder
Games are so often about winning, goals, rewards, quests—what happens when a game invites you to explore and discover, instead?
GDC Showed Me That 2017 Is the Year of Cuteness
I thought I knew cute just fine. That was until I rolled up at this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, where it’d become practically weaponized.
Hey Video Games, What’s the Problem with Dicks?
Thankfully, developers are finally overcoming an aversion to nobs, with a handful of titles now providing wobbly wang fun and frolics.
Hey Video Games, What’s the Problem with Dicks?
Thankfully, developers are finally overcoming an aversion to nobs, with a handful of titles now providing wobbly wang fun and frolics.
How Flash Games and Newgrounds Foretold Today’s Indie Experimentalism
The Flash games I played were creative, weird, and often incredibly subversive, not unlike our current indie ecosystem.
‘Ladykiller in a Bind’ Gets That Sex Shouldn’t Be a ‘Win State’
Love Conquers All’s game treats sex as narratively valuable, not a cheap achievement presented as a cutscene.