December 2, 2024
Retro gaming thrives in the shadow of AAA handhelds
It’s an exciting time in the gaming industry as both Microsoft and PlayStation seem to be in the process of…
Category: Video Games
November 13, 2024
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp on the over-the-top, ultra-violent satire of Off the Grid
Off the Grid is a lot. Released in early access last month, the Gunzilla developed game is a high-fidelity shooter with…
November 4, 2024
Consoles aren’t dying, but they are changing
No, the gaming console isn’t dying; it’s just being redefined. Much like the gaming PC—which received more than a few…
October 28, 2024
10 scary video games and 20 amazing horror flicks to watch after playing them
I love a good tale. The scarier, the better. And it seems I’m not alone. Horror—whether in video games, movies,…
October 21, 2024
Space Invaders and the not-so-smart watch
Sometimes, technology can offer us too much. Smartphones deliver cameras, games, music, video, communication, tracking, sorting, work, play, and, yes,…
September 10, 2024
One year in, Witchfire continues to evolve into an amazing grimdark RPG shooter
A year after hitting Early Access and six years after its spooky (and enticing) unveiling, Witchfire remains—in some ways—an enigma.…
August 13, 2024
Gardens Interactive looks to Pragma for the connective social tissue between art and tech
Gardens Interactive burst on the gaming scene as the formation of a trio of talented video game creators backed by…
August 8, 2024
Borderlands’ messy in-between: How a crazy pitch became a video game megahit and movie
It’s been a dozen years in the making and gone through nearly as many writers. Production survived a global pandemic…
August 6, 2024
How Tetris became playable on a McNugget and in a Slurpee
Tetris is everywhere. From the esoteric (the Soviet Union’s Electronika 60 in 1985) to the mainstream (the Nintendo Switch) to the…
June 29, 2024
Borderlands, Metal Gear Solid, and the art of the video game adaptation
The first time I spoke with Ari Arad about the Borderlands movie was about seven years ago, perhaps an impressive length of…