Innovate or Die

 Whether we would like to admit it or not, Japanese game development isn’t what it once was in terms of sales or critical acclaim. From Nintendo’s seeming annual now release of another “new” Super Mario Brothers game and Square Enix on their … Read More

Closed Loop

What is the landscape of video games in the current marketplace? How do we unhinge ourselves from systemic-seeming clichés that do not want to give way to other more creative ideas?

It’s easy to get caught up in this almost … Read More

Papers, Please Preview

November 1982.

You are a newly recruited inspection officer at the Arstotzkan boarder. Your wife and children are counting on you to accept or reject the right people who mean to live, work, or travel to the country. Failure to … Read More

Reflection

About 40 years ago electronic boxes with controllers we call video game consoles were released for anyone at home to enjoy. It was a big step forward for the industry; we could now play arcade games at home. Many games … Read More

MLG StarCraft II Winter Championship

Held in Dallas this year, the latest pro StarCraft event kicked off late Friday the 15th of March and ran till the 17th. Record numbers of viewers tuned in to see the new expansion pack Heart of the Swarm … Read More

Bientot l’ete Review

Connection.

A simple word that defines human interaction. The emotions that go along with such an act are perhaps what we are all searching for at some point in our lives. These feeling can manifest themselves in all parts … Read More

Antichamber Review

//A matter of perspective

By: Jordan Happach

The way we view the world is the culmination of our experiences and feelings which we have grown and become attached to as we grow older. As we see patterns over the course … Read More