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The Gameological Society The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling talks about the “softcore porn” on 1970s pinball cabinets

"I don’t know what they were thinking. That dudes would get wound up over a pinball machine?"

May 23, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Gameological Q&A: Games that make you shout, “That’s not fair!”

You better believe those damn birds from Ninja Gaiden get a mention.

May 22, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society The scariness of the survival game Don’t Starve comes on slowly but doesn’t let go

It's a game of encroaching fear.

May 21, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Microsoft is unveiling a new Xbox, and Gameological is liveblogging it

We're liveblogging every second. Okay, not EVERY second.

May 21, 2013 | 11:46am -
The Gameological Society Why Guacamelee! is like a good bowl of cereal

Anthony John Agnello returns to The Digest to discuss this quirky platformer.

May 20, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Adventure Time is getting another video game—plus more game news in the Gameological Bulletin

Also: Luigi is ready for his closeup.

May 20, 2013 | 12:30pm -
The Gameological Society Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon hits a sweet spot of ’80s nostalgia

Sergeant Rex Power Colt gets the Gameological chat-'n'-chew treatment.

May 20, 2013 | 12:00am -
The Gameological Society The 7th Guest co-creator Rob Landeros on making a hit in the ’90s and plotting a comeback today

“We didn’t have 3D software when we started this thing.”

May 19, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Author Adam Wilson on the “strategy” of NBA Jam and Streets Of Rage

Tell us your weekend gaming plans in the comments.

May 16, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Caught you red-handed: 9 games with creative copy protection

If you’re going to use DRM, you might as well have a sense of humor about it.

May 15, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society A brief history of hilariously unrealistic sports games

From Punch-Out!! to NFL Blitz, these are the sports games that made sports more fun.

May 14, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society The Dungeons & Dragons arcade games betray their namesake, and that’s okay

A lousy D&D adaptation can still be a great game.

May 13, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Disney decided who gets to make Star Wars games, and the Internet’s not going to like it—plus more game news in Gameological’s Bulletin

Plus: They're remaking <i>Wolfenstein</i> again.

May 13, 2013 | 12:30pm -
The Gameological Society How games like The Walking Dead make players more caring people

Pundits claim games destroy empathy, but often they do the opposite

May 12, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society For Mother’s Day, the Gameological moms talk about the games of their youth

A Gameological tradition continues.

May 9, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Gameological Q&A: What’s the best Mega Man level?

As Mega Man 2 Day kicks off, staffers make a case for the high points of the series.

May 8, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Turning your life into a game isn’t as awesome as it sounds

Steve Heisler tried to improve his productivity by turning work into a game. The results were less than ideal.

May 7, 2013 | 11:59pm -
Great Job, Internet! Read This: Shadow Of The Colossus' many hidden treasures, and the insanely dedicated players who find them

Man searches for meaning at the edges of gameplay.

May 7, 2013 | 6:30pm -
The Gameological Society Year Walk creator Simon Flesser on blurring the line between game and reality

In this creepy iPhone game, it can be awfully hard to tell.

May 6, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society A new Grand Theft Auto trailer exposes American hypocrisy, buttocks—plus more stories in Gameological’s Bulletin

Also: An extremely popular game will receive a sequel, and everybody gets sued.

May 6, 2013 | 12:30pm -
The Gameological Society A new Star Trek video game embraces the worst tendencies of J.J. Abrams

It's an empty vessel, captain.

May 5, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Some guys have poker night—author Ethan Rutherford has Contra night

The author of The Peripatetic Coffin fills us in on “Nofriendo Friday.”

May 2, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Come on in, the water’s fine: 9 underwater levels that aren’t awful

What does it take for an underwater level not to suck? Happy, rideable sea creatures, of course.

May 1, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Monaco reinvents the heist movie in Pac-Man terms

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and many heist films are constructed as elaborately staged morality plays that illustrate literal examples of this axiom.

April 30, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Double Dragon plus Grum’s Heartbeats equals one killer dancehouse beat-’em-up

Bad guys go on the run when ’80s revivalists join forces.

April 30, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon delivers a hugely entertaining payload of ’80s action schlock

Sgt. Rex “Power” Colt to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And he’s all outta gum.

April 30, 2013 | 11:00am -
The Gameological Society You can now order pizza on your Xbox—plus other, less important stories in Gameological’s Bulletin

Also: Microsoft pre-pre-announces the new Xbox, and Nintendo hemorrhages cash

April 29, 2013 | 12:30pm -
The Gameological Society How the Super NES classic Chrono Trigger mixes time travel with class warfare

We take a trip back to the prehistoric, aptly named kingdom of Zeal.

April 28, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Author Stephen Markley on Jenga as the perfect drinking game

Share your weekend gaming plans in the comments.

April 25, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Gameological Q&A: What’s your favorite glitch?

The Gameological staff shares its most memorable encounters with those rascally game bugs.

April 24, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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