Cheating. It’s a practice looked down on in almost every profession, sport, and activity on the planet. Videogames used to be the exception, ...

One day last year, I visited my father’s middle school math class for part of a day. He introduced me not just as ...

You can place the blame for my achievement-hunting ways firmly at the feet of two people: My co-worker Petey and Ken Levine. Petey ...

Gamers have been scrabbling for collectible items since the earliest days of the medium – heart pieces in Zelda, Mario’s gold bullion, the ...

In case you missed it: Last week, a Taiwanese gamer whose name translates as “Little Gray” finally “beat” World of Warcraft by earning ...

After trekking for what feels like an eternity across a barren, desolate wasteland, you see the Colossus lumbering in the distance. With nothing ...

I am not ashamed to admit that I am an achievement whore. I love the darned things. Not just the Xbox Live achievements, ...

I don’t really know what to make of achievements. I salivate when the bell rings and the pop-up tells me I’ve killed my ...

A scene from my favorite screwball comedy, The Lady Eve: Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Coburn, a pair of con artists and professional card ...

As anyone who has ever tried to get all the achievement points in an Xbox 360 game can attest to, there will always ...

You have died. Release to the nearest graveyard? I sigh and click the button, my lifeless corpse turning into the glowing wisp I’ve ...

Welcome to Alt+Escape, our weekly pick of browser-based games to help you start your weekend a little early. Check back each Friday for ...