December 2014: ‘New Game+’
byI feel like I’ve been here before. In fact, I have! But the first time I didn’t have nearly so much experience. I wonder if this will change anything. Many games offer a New Game + option, a new save file with…
November Roundup: ‘Home Sweet Home’
byPerhaps, if you are like me, this Monday is hitting you like a ton of bricks. Perhaps, if you are American like me, you are also feeling the additional strain of returning to “real life” after a long holiday weekend. Perhaps, if…
November 30th
byHope for all our US readers you had a lovely, stuffing Turkey Day and didn’t spawn too many family brawls. For everyone else, happy weekend. Welcome to This Week In Video Game Blogging! Bioshock and Beyond Earth Bioshock is back in the…
November 24th
byHello everyone! Welcome to This Week in Videogame Blogging! Let’s get started. Profiles In The New Yorker, Ben McGrath writes a profile of Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn, professional Starcraft II player and “the most accomplished woman in the young history of electronic sports.”…
November 16th
byIt’s half past five in the morning here, and I’m asking my phone’s AI if she obeys Asimov’s Laws of Robotics. She’s stonewalling me, I think. So, in the meantime, welcome to This Week in Videogame Blogging! Design Notes At Melody Meows,…
November 9th
byHow are you all this fine, crisp, chilly autumn day? And you in the southern hemisphere can keep your bragging to yourself, thank you very much. Eric here to take you on another journey through This Week In Video Game Blogging! Bayonetta…
November 2nd
byAhh, the weekend after Halloween. I hope you all had fun, dear readers? I know my cat did. Welcome to This Week in Videogame Blogging! Design Notes At Eurogamer, Simon Parkin has yet another gem of a feature for us, this time…
November 2014: ‘Home Sweet Home’
byIt’s that time of year again (at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) when the weather is turning cold. Holidays are approaching that focus less on going out and more on cozying up inside. Some of us may travel…
October Roundup: ‘Masks’
byTo all my fellow North Americans I say at last: Happy Halloween! And to everybody else: hello. Yes, it’s a time of year for disguising yourself and living a new life from behind a mask. Of course, we don’t really need a…
October 26th
byReaders, I am tired. As, I suspect, are you. For months now, the discourse has more or less been held hostage by a vocal, angry contingent of self-described gamers who have rendered countless people afraid to engage in social media, afraid to…