Production quality has never determined entertainment value in entertainment. In reality, the majority of my favorite games from my childhood and our current generation were flawed, broken or otherwise...

Much modern media maintains a legacy of providing impactful experiences for their audiences. Film, literature, music and other forms of entertainment have long been emotionally affecting and potentially...

This is the way the generation ends. Not with a bang but a whimper. Plagued by misinformation, technical hiccups and an inability to recapture the groundswell of support for the Wii, the Wii U stumbled...

Nostalgia is powerful but deceiving. Whether of an older generation misty-eyed over memories of Asteroids and Rally-X or a college student with a soft spot for Mario and a blue hedgehog, gamers and their...

Normally, when you see someone fiddling on a Gameboy, it is safe to assume they are revisiting their favorite childhood games. But not Max Dolensky. If you see him with his Gameboy, there is a good chance...

I am that dissenting (maybe hipster) voice proclaiming, “I liked them before they changed.” I don’t want to be. I cringe at every note that feels out of place and new unexpected influence, because...

I can’t believe Xenoblade Chronicles almost didn’t make it to America. What was Nintendo thinking? The Wii can’t boast many JRPGs period (the only ones I can think of are Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn...

There’s a fine line between stealing an idea and borrowing one. Those within the games industry frequently walk this line, not in the spirit of malice or laziness, but by following the medium’s novel...

Two video games, “Dishonored” and “XCOM: Enemy Unknown” released last week. I want to play both of them. I mean, I really want to play both of them. I want to buy both of them. The thing is, my...

Kickstarter, an online international funding platform for a variety of creative projects, has recently seen a burst of growth from one particular interest group: gamers. Trading pre-orders or incentives...

Mainstream sports games catch a lot of flak. They’re often classified as mainstream, money-grubbing, over-serialized, over-saturated yearly roster updates for “bro” gamers. Now, the trendy business...

  I hear it all the time from my family and friends. They tell me it isn't smart to pursue a career in video-game journalism. They say that I'm chasing major disappointment. No one will ever take me...