Essays and feature articles about games and game culture. Including experimental game reviews and other unconventional freeform writings
Unlike other conventional eSports tournaments by Blizzard and Riot Games, Epic Games has some remarkably distinct event style in Fortnite Fall Skirmish, which people would not expect from a $10,000,000 prized tournament.
If you've been on social media or gaming news websites over the past few weeks, you've met Bowsette. But who is she? And more importantly—why is she?
#Frostpunk demonstrates political progress and how #totalitarian tendencies may develop
SOMA ends both predictably and unpredictably, underlining its theme of what it means to be human.
The open world sets crucial limitations on Mad Max
Sama vanha tarina, nyt vain huonommin kerrottuna ja kuvitettuna!
Early around January this year, the Global Game Jam took place yet again around the world. In Finland alone, #FGJX (a.k.a Finnish Game Jam) had more than 20 locations, with…
It’s time to rank the DLC fighters of Injustice 2. The very first text I wrote for Playlab! was a review of the DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2. A…
Introducing the mode that transforms xcom from just a game to an experience analogous to life.
Choices and consequences in Dark Souls There's no shortage of essays praising the merits of Dark Souls' design, so writing about the subject feels redundant at this point. However, it…
Catch 22: Watching the film before playing, or playing before watching, confusion will ensue
Based on a true story, this is a tale of a foolish knight who faces the horrors of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Once upon a time in the kingdom…
The struggle to find meaningful experiences amongst a sea of fetch quests “Can you help me find my sword? I dropped it in a cave while I was searching for…
An overview of a boardgame with developer #Q&A “Hautausmaan Henget” (eng. Spirits of the Graveyard) is a board game in development, and currently it is designed for 3 to 4…
Now that the year 2017 has passed into history, its time to welcome the new year and the wonderful games it will bring. Some of our authors at PlayLab! Magazine have put together a list of their individual best games of 2017.
“Nothing is true, everything is permitted” is a good creed for a videogame. Not so much for #AssassinsCreed the movie.
Larping upstairs and downstairs in an English manor.
2018 is going to be an interesting year for gaming. As the end of 2017 is drawing closer, this is a good opportunity to take a look into the future…
The Boxer- kaupunkipakopeli oli hauskaa pulmanratkontaa ulkoilmassa mutta ongelmilta ei vältytty.
