Features
How Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Turns Human Evolution into a Game
As a geneticist, I often think about the way genetics and evolution are represented as components of the narratives and mechanics in games. ...
Features
Exclusive: Rune II Launching in November with a 15-Hour Quest to Kill Loki
When Human Head Studios ran a closed beta for Rune: Ragnarok in late 2018, the team got a lot of feedback from the ...
Opinion
Missing in Action: The Middle Eastern Protagonist
Living in the West, most have seen the stereotypical portrayals of Arabs in media today: a dark cartoon character sporting a turban and ...
News
Facebook Reportedly Making VR Titles for Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell
Facebook and Oculus’ gaming endeavors have reared their head again, this time with alleged plans to release exclusive VR versions of Assassin’s Creed ...
News
Assassin’s Creed Can’t Stop Copying God of War
Norse mythology is all over the damn place. Like zombies, romantic vampires, and heroes with bows and arrows that haunted this decade, the ...
News
Assassin’s Creed Goes Backward On LGBTQ Issues
Post contains spoilers for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Video games are behind the curve on LGBTQ issues. While Fable, Skyrim, and the majority of ...
Opinion
When Game Developers Steal from Themselves
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise knocked me right out of its passionately 1980s post-apocalyptic wasteland in the first five minutes. Even ...
Reviews
Review: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Why do I play Assassin’s Creed? That’s the question I keep coming back to as I think about Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, the 11th ...
