Tag Archives: video games

For most of my life and long before it began, video games struggled to break into the mainstream and gain status as a respectable art. And with good reason: rose-tinted glasses or not, even the gaming... Read More »

A couple weeks ago, I laid out a handful of predictions for the year ahead. We’re far enough into January that this second batch is inexcusably late, but hey...I also predict that you’ll need a... Read More »

Whether the world ends or not, 2012 is already set to be an unusual year for games. In the coming months, we’ll see free-to-play models and digital distribution continue to change the way games are... Read More »

Not too long from now, I might look back on 2011 as a year when I spent an unhealthy amount of time with my jaw hanging open in front of my television screen. For better or worse, developers this year... Read More »

We’re still in the thick of the holiday release schedule, and game critics around the Net are already calling out Fall 2011 as one of the best seasons in video game history. Read More »

From only a few minutes into its opening scene, I could tell that Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception wasn’t going to stray far from the formula that made its predecessors so special. Read More »

That’s right, folks: it’s the Nintendo 64’s birthday. Read More »

Games aren’t the same pretend-paradise that they used to be in my life, but even in adulthood, I cherish them just as much. Read More »