Mind Games: The place of plot in video game history Nate Adams February 3, 2012 0 Comments 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 »
Mind Games: Let’s get down to business Nate Adams January 27, 2012 0 Comments 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 »
Mind Games: Scouting out the year ahead Nate Adams January 13, 2012 0 Comments 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 »
Mind Games: The year in pixels Nate Adams December 7, 2011 0 Comments 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 »
Mind Games: The rise, fall and rise of creativity in gaming Nate Adams December 2, 2011 0 Comments 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 »
Mind Games: Does realism interfere with good gameplay? Nate Adams November 11, 2011 0 Comments 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 »
Mind Gamez: Happy Birthday, Nintendo 64 Nate Adams September 30, 2011 0 Comments That’s right, folks: it’s the Nintendo 64’s birthday. Read More »
Mind Games: Reconciling dreams and realism Nate Adams June 2, 2011 0 Comments 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 »