Planescape: Torment (PC) review
Esoteric journey to the center of the multiverse #planescape #torment #review
Arkham Horror review
Lovecraftian ludus: Arkham Horror boardgame review
4x Gamer as Myth: Understanding through Player Mythologies
4X gamer as a player mythology.
Critical alternative journalism from the perspective of game journalists
Alternative gamejournalism : Is the new watch dog of the gaming industry all bark and no bite?
Bridging the Gap: The Neo Geo, the Media Imaginary, and the Domestication of Arcade Games
Domesticating the arcade experience: the story of Neo Geo
The decline of video game cover artistry
The decline of video game cover art
ICO (PS2) Review
A look back at the game that made Fumito Ueda a household name amongst video game auteurs.
Innsmouth no yakata (Virtual Boy) review
Lovecraft meets virtual reality in Innsmouth no yakata
Self-Reflexivity and Humor in Adventure Games
The role of self- conscious humor in adventure game design
Dishonored 2 (PS4) review
I got lost in a video game level for the first time in a long while, and it was glorious.
Vampire: the Masquerade
A noob’s introduction to #pen&paper #RPGs: #vampirethemasquerade review
RPG Mythos: Narrative Gaming as Modern Mythmaking
The odd commonality between Kalevala and Cyberpunk 2020: Narrative Gaming as modern mythmaking #RPG #liveaction #narrative
Resident Evil’s rhetoric of corruption
How Resident Evil conveys horror through the rhetoric of corruption.#survivalhorror #residentevil
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (PC) review
A delightfully twisted DOS classic
Uncharted 4 (PS4) review
Archaeological power fantasies, pirate treasure, paradise islands and a lack of player agency: Uncharted 4 is pretty, albeit shallow.
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