The developers of the latest Call of Duty games demonstrate how, when trying to be taken seriously, it’s much easier it is to make video games mechanics about violence than any other emotion.

3 Nov 2014

Last day to download Spelunky for free on PS3/4/Vita! t.co/gshuyXZv9…

1 Nov 2014

Seducing The Grim Reaper

The Sims embraces how inherently silly its attempts to systemize human emotions can be, and allows you to seduce Death itself. It’s a contrast with Call of Duty, say.

29 Oct 2014

Dog Eat Dog: A Tabletop RPG About Colonialism

The Shut Up & Sit Down crew chronicle how powerfully game systems can illustrate the problems that emerge from unplanned systems present in the real world.

13 Oct 2014

#rarr! t.co/JADeoAWTd…

11 Oct 2014

Toothbrush cup?

11 Oct 2014

How Spelunky is both challenging and teaching you, from the very first bat: t.co/iiTBwtJXZ…

(Spelunky is perfection.)

11 Oct 2014

Spelunky has truly sublime enemy design.

8 Oct 2014

Trouble at the Koolaid Point

Troll culture is poison. It takes amazing mental gymnastics for these people to see themselves as the good guys.

5 Oct 2014

There and back again: A history of The Lord of the Rings in video games

Exploring the legal labyrinth that is the video game license(s) for Middle-earth makes for a surprisingly interesting read.

30 Sep 2014

Kiba found something in the backyard.

28 Sep 2014

Stories we tell in quiet houses and alien invasions

No surprise that the games with the best stories let them emerge naturally from their mechanics.

22 Sep 2014

.@kirkhamilton’s Destiny review is very well considered: t.co/63Wh2s1Fy…

20 Sep 2014

12 Sep 2014

Hey, check out this dog from Final Fantasy: Lightning Returns. t.co/hud77vdEt… t.co/2DXwNPszg…

3 Sep 2014

I got this @Photoshop error from trying to open a file while the color picker was open. t.co/qQT2YcuNf…

11 Aug 2014

Dreams. t.co/YnqZTLvbG…