Grubber’s Game Box Episode 11: Rising Storm
Let’s take another look at a WW2 first person multiplayer shooter: Rising Storm. From the developers of Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad. In …
No Time for Games: On Adulthood and Gaming
I am thankful that Sim City did not have a successful launch. And that makes me a bad person. We should always hope that …
Game Reviews are Broken (but we can fix them)
The Review Problem Video games are a confusing form of media, one that has not yet fully been explored. This is especially the case …
The Best Anti-War Game
The depiction of war in media has always been a fascinating reflection of society and its general views toward state-on-state violence. Generally speaking, depictions …
Pointless Games
It’s been over a month since I’ve written an essay, so let me first apologize. It’s been a busy June, but life has a …
Analogue: A Hate Story and the Artistic Potential of Games
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been orbiting around two gravity wells of interest. On the one hand, I’ve been eager to play …
On Futurism and Gaming
The other day, I saw some advertisements for a new Xbox 360 game that will make use of Kinect, a hands-free controller scheme that …
On the Cost of Progress: Slavery in Fallout 3
I have a rule against apologizing for not updating this blog frequently. I will make an exception here because it’s been over a month …
VIDEO: On Steam, Choice and Opportunity Costs
In this special video, I discuss why our massive collection of video games (particularly on Steam) might actually be making us unhappy. With so …
On the Value of Video Games as a Medium for Stories
Recently, I was shown a video of a presentation by David Jaffe, a video game designer famous for directing the Twisted Metal and God of …
Why Infinity Ward Didn’t Earn “No Russian.”
Due to the incredible recent Steam holiday sale, my PC game library has ballooned to include games that were popular a few years ago, …
The Most Disappointing Video Games of 2011
In the first of two video features for GamingCulture.org as we approach the holiday season, I take a look at a few games that …
On Gaming with an Audience
I like it when people watch. Hello everyone! Don’t you love it when bloggers use a provocative sentence to start an essay? I know …
