News
Scientists Find Action Games Augment Decision Making
A study has found that fast thinking is a little easier if you’ve got a few rounds of Halo or Call of Duty ...
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Question of the Day, September 14, 2010
Greg Tito channeled Hiawatha of the Iroquois clan in his recent review of Civilization V. Which ancient leader are you most looking forward ...
Stolen Pixels
Stolen Pixels #226: Chime Chime Chime
[folder_nav][folder_nav] Chime is usually referred to as a puzzle game. I would describe Chime as a masturbation aid for the left hemisphere of ...
Reviews
Review: Halo: Reach
Imagine how the developers at Bungie felt when faced with the prospect of bringing their decade-long blockbuster series to a conclusion. How can ...
Editor's Note
The Red Box Diaries
I remember everything about my first set of Dungeons & Dragons books. They were given to me by an uncle, in the early ...
Letters to the Editor
The Red Box
In response to “The 12-Year-Old English Kid Who Carried Us to Victory” from The Escapist Forum: A very interesting and inspiring story. It’s ...
The Red Box Diaries
Red Box Renaissance
Imagine, for a moment, that you have just inherited control over Dungeons & Dragons, the most popular roleplaying game in the world. At ...
The Red Box Diaries
Imagine Your Perfect Arcade Game
Brian Eno famously said, “Only five thousand people ever bought a Velvet Underground album, but every single one of them started a band.” ...
The Red Box Diaries
On the Origin of Games
Most gamers would agree that there is a relationship between tabletop games and videogames, but defining that relationship is tricky. When Super Mario ...
The Red Box Diaries
Out of the D&D Closet
Dungeons & Dragons – or tabletop roleplaying in general – both repels me and attracts me. I can admit it now, freely. I ...
News
New GoldenEye Unlikely to Hit Other Platforms
The remake of the beloved James Bond shooter is designed specifically with the Wii in mind, says Activision. If you want to work ...