Earlier in the week, John Funk talked about how MMOs are becoming more casual-friendly, a trend echoed by gaming in general. He’s right, ...

This past year has been a difficult one for the game industry, and it’s made me extremely cautious with my money. People far ...

It’s a thankless lot in life being a gamer who cares about stories in games. With the rare exception of companies like Bioware, ...

Welcome to The Hard Problem, a new column where I’ll tackle a hard problem in game design and then solve it before your ...

When I think of videogame beginnings, I think about riding a tram. As subdued, subtle and un-in-your-face as a beginning can get, Half ...

I am known, when people recognize me at all, as either “The Webcomic Guy” or “the anti-DRM guy.” The word “crusader” is sometimes ...

As anyone who’s ever dropped in on a particularly intense session of gaming can tell you, there are many types of gamer frowns. ...

When I sit down to play a game, I do so with the intention of making the world right. Because the worlds I ...

When you first fire up Dead Space (and I do mean “when,” not “if”), you’ll be struck by a nagging feeling that you’ve ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Tracking the development of DRM involves watching a single bad idea grow and evolve into breathtakingly hideous new forms. This online activation ...

Gamers have an undeserved reputation for being cynical when, in fact, we’ll lap anything up. The exact same sports game you’ve been playing ...

On August 6, 2008, after over three years of work, independent game designer Jonathan Blow launched the puzzle platformer Braid on Xbox Live ...