Grim Fandango Remastered Review
Back in 1998 LucasArts released an adventure game called Grim Fandango where the player follows the adventures of Manuel ”Manny” Calavera in the Land of the Dead. Despite being considered…
The Pokémon Go Effect: An Urban Planner’s Best Friend
How much does this mobile phenomenon really affect our daily lives? Could Pokemon Go make playgrounds out of cities? Pokémon Go, the location-based mobile augmented reality game developed by Niantic…
‘I’ and the Game: The Forms of the Player’s Subjectivity in a Digital Game
Player identification in digital games can take many forms.
Sidetracking: A Rant on Optional Missions
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…
Make a game, ???, profit – The art of selling indie titles
To make money it’s not enough that an indie developer has a good game, there’s also a need for marketing skills.
Don’t Let The Spirits Free!
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…
Time Recoil Review
Kill bad guys in the past, save the world in Time Recoil by 10Tons Ltd. Time Recoil is a top-down shooter that utilizes slow motion as a mechanic. You begin…
The Critical Dystopia of The Last of Us
The Last of Us offers a grim warning to the player as a critical dystopia.
Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? Avatar Identification as a Contributing Factor in Game Addiction
Research suggests that avatar identification can be a stepping stone towards online game addiction.
How Not To Make Your Movie Based on a Videogame – A Tutorial by Assassin’s Creed (2016)
“Nothing is true, everything is permitted” is a good creed for a videogame. Not so much for #AssassinsCreed the movie.
The Game That Started It All – Assassin’s Creed Review (PC)
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Assassin's Creed has stood the test of time
Angry Video Game Turd
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie can be described with a single word: disappointment. What were they thinking?
The Rolls-Royce Was the Least of It: Fairweather Manor, 1917
Larping upstairs and downstairs in an English manor.
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn) review
Status symbol or a genuinely underappreciated classic? Review of Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Never mind the vampires, here’s glitch horror
Glitch horror utilizes the fallibility of technology as the source of its horrors.
An odd odyssey in Abe’s world
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is a 90s gem definitely worth playing. It’s a great from zero to hero story of a slave searching for freedom.
Games to look for in 2018
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…
Papers, Please succeeds in replicating Weber’s Iron Cage of Bureaucracy in Video Game Form
The depiction of bureaucracy in Papers, Please reflects the ideas of Max Weber. Glory to Arstotzka!