Originally, my column this week was going to discuss how BioShock Infinite uses history to reflect the modern age – but honestly, it ...

Uncharted 2 has my favorite cold opening in all of gaming. Drake, woozy from blood loss, wakes up in a train car dangling ...

BioShock Infinite is about the present – not the present as a distinct time and place, but as the mutable middle ground where ...

Note: A lot of readers in asked for a continuation of last week’s primer on BioShock: Infinite. I’m planning on doing that, but ...

As we await the arrival of BioShock Infinite I began reflecting on the amazing power of the franchise. Though set in a fictional ...

Normally I wouldn’t engage PETA in any form of debate. While I don’t doubt its commitment to the cause of animal welfare, most ...

It’s no use denying that games have an image problem. Since the heartbreaking bloodshed at Sandy Hook, games have been under the strongest ...

This article contains spoilers for Far Cry 3 There are many admirable things about Far Cry 3. Fearless and fun, I’ve expressed my ...

Last week, Wired’s national security blog Danger Room published a strategic reevaluation of the Battle of Hoth. In the piece, veteran defense blogger ...

Part of my vision for Critical Intel is to print accurate information from reputable sources. I fact check my research and don’t run ...

2012 was the year something fundamentally shifted in the relationship between the military and the media. For nearly a century, the U.S. military ...

Pain is necessary for human survival. It warns us when we’re in danger of injuring ourselves and alerts us when our bodies sustain ...