Sometimes you just want to play by the rules. That’s what I tell myself, anyway, as I continue to peck around in Sins ...

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I have a confession to make. Ready? Here it is: I own two small dogs some might call yippy. They wear clothes. They ...

A friend of mine, Sheri Graner-Ray, has a well known signature on all her emails: “What if the player is female?” Today, I ...

I asked, “Can I write an article about new humor websites and webcomics?” The Escapist responded, “Okay, go for it.” Said I, “Woohoo! ...

Free speech. Evolving markets. An ever-fluctuating demographic from hardcore to casual. All of these issues facing the current generation of game developers are ...

Hi, my name’s Blake, and I’m hardcore. In fact, I’m so hardcore I decided my college major – Japanese – based on the ...

Ninjas Don’t Cry Ninja Gaiden II, the latest installment in Tecmo’s classic action series, opens with a cut scene featuring a new character, ...

It had been a long night, and I was feeling much wearier than my elven minstrel looked. He was apparently tireless as he ...

It’s midnight on the nose. The power is out, and an eerie green light from the moon filters through the windows of a ...

“Pulling in three … two … one. Named epic mob incoming!” I can’t tell you how many times these words have crossed my ...

Whatever you do, don’t click. That’s the mistake most players make upon first loading up The Marriage, the first widely released artgame by ...