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In-depth, insightful stories on video game developers, franchises, and history.

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A Brief Tour of the Chinese Arcade Scene

Play King of Fighters with a minion, win an Eevee for your sweetie, or just play a tiny round of bowling — the choice is yours

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The Walls of Control

The walls of The Oldest House are a veritable pressure cooker, a place of almost unbearable unknowns

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First Impressions: Halo Infinite Season 2

With the start of its second season of content, Halo Infinite makes strides toward rounding out its content with new maps and game modes.

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Web 3.0 and Video Games: The Changing Paradigm

How will the internet of the future affect video games?

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Unravelling the Mysteries of AI in Video Games

Revealing the magicians' secrets

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Phantasy Star Online 2: Looking Back on 10 Years of SEGA's MMO

The past, present, and future of Sega's online empire

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Ridge Racer: A Series Retrospective - Crash of the Titan

How a once-great series spun out and lost control

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The Steam Deck: In the Beginning

Getting technical with Steam Deck's early performance

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Martha Is Dead's Ending Derails the Rest of the Game

A cautionary tale on using mental illness as a plot twist

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Why I'm Still Playing Death Stranding Offline

Is Kojima's social strand vision at odds with the game's otherwise isolationist approach to world building?

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What Happened to Lemmings?

The rise and fall of one of the most popular video game franchises

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20 Years of Kingdom Hearts

We look back at some of the franchise's moments and ponder what might be next for Sora, Riku, and Kairi

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Game Masters: Yoko Taro

How to recognize a Yoko Taro RPG

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Back When Kirby Was Rude

The iconic pink puffball wasn't always so innocent and adorable

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Inside the Arcade: "Rampage" (1986)

Find a few friends, figure out who's gonna be who, drop in your quarters and let's tear this city apart

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Should You Pay for Mario Kart 8, Again?

How long will we have access to the new courses?

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How Worlds and Music Enrich Game Experiences

Why the "characters" you can’t interact with are often the most important

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Cooking Companions Will Make You Lose Your Appetite (and Gain Some Perspective)

An analysis of the bizarre and fascinating story

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How Deus Ex Could Learn From Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 solves some of the problems introduced in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

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The Art Of Exploration

Elden Ring has made the humble map essential and artistic again

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Ridge Racer: A Series Retrospective - In the Beginning

Launching a console and an arcade racing giant

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Disco Elysium: Hope in the Face of Despair

Harry's life is a thematic chiaroscuro where we find what makes Disco Elysium such an affecting and moving work of art

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Every Area in Elden Ring, Ranked

Exploring the best of The Lands Between

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Hogwarts Legacy, Re-Revealed

Brand new footage shows off the extent of the Wizarding World

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Don't Discount God of War's Mythological Legacy

Past, present, and future are one