Special Topics In Gameology

Hyper Light Drifter is one of many modern games that cribs from the chunky sprite-based look of yore. It’s now a…

Earlier this year, we talked to Myst creator Rand Miller about the art of crafting adventure games. During the…

After two years of increasingly feverish speculation, Cardboard Computer finally released the fourth act of their…

Werewolf is a game known by many names, but it always has the same core function: A group of people sit in a circle;…

No one makes games quite like Amanita Design. For 13 years, this small Czech studio has turned out minimalist…

The monsters that patrol the ruined halls of Brennenburg Castle are not scary. Once you’ve gotten a good look at the…

When we talk about “secrets” in video games, we’re not using quite the right word. When people, or cultures, or…

Homesickness is a real malady in EarthBound. From time to time, it creeps up on Ness, the game’s plucky kid…

The empty room should be anathema to game making. Having a space that serves no tangible purpose, hides no skill or…

Woe to the medical student who plays Surgeon Simulator instead of studying and goes on to be sued for gross…

[This article discusses plot details of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.]

Unless you keep using them in college or you job, most of the facts and formulas you learn in high school will…

School rivalries are an unfortunate and inescapable result of human tendencies. A protective sense of pride kicks in…

Around 15 years from now, my daughter is going to look me right in the face and say: “You don’t understand! It’s…

“Money tops charts of significant sources of stress,” begins Stress In America: Paying With Our Health, the 2015…

In Azeroth, the setting of Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft, goblins are the ugly face of capitalism. They’re willing to…

“Okay first off why do I want to waste money on paintings? Do I get something for them?”

Niko Bellic is a man frozen in place. When he arrives in Liberty City, he’s alone, destitute, and alienated, but…

People eat Pokémon, right? It’s one of the first grim realizations to be had about the world of Nintendo’s…

When designing the original sprite for Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto focused on every detail to help the character stand…