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Blackout Gaming

Blackout Gaming

May 10, 2014 · by Zachary Brictson · in Features

Zachary Brictson’s shooter hangover.

It Was Nothing

It Was Nothing

March 27, 2014 · by Zachary Brictson · in Features

Zachary Brictson examines the relationship between players and A.I. in the stealth genre.

Off The Grid: Banished

Off The Grid: Banished

March 2, 2014 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson reminds us of the inevitable change of seasons.

Off The Grid: Insurgency

Off The Grid: Insurgency

February 2, 2014 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson is scared and shooting his own teammates.

Off The Grid: Gone Home

Off The Grid: Gone Home

January 5, 2014 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson rooting through your drawers.

Off The Grid: Nihilumbra

Off The Grid: Nihilumbra

December 8, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson tells the narrator to stop inhaling the paint fumes.

Off The Grid: The Stanley Parable

Off The Grid: The Stanley Parable

November 3, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson has been dutifully pressing buttons for us, the fool.

Off The Grid: Rogue Legacy

Off The Grid: Rogue Legacy

October 8, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson waters his family tree with blood.

Off The Grid: Brothers

Off The Grid: Brothers

October 6, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson bonding with the family.

Off The Grid: Gunpoint

Off The Grid: Gunpoint

September 8, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson kind of lost track of the plot two missions ago.

Off The Grid: Stardrive

Off The Grid: Stardrive

July 21, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

After a satisfying smack of sound and a blip of light, scouts fling outwards to uncharted star systems and freighters move goods and people to new colonies.

Play Therapy

Play Therapy

June 24, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Features

Zachary Brictson considers Final Fantasy VIII’s improbable quest to get its players to put down the game.

Off The Grid: Dear Escher

Off The Grid: Dear Escher

May 14, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson considers every angle of Antichamber.

Off The Grid: Disordia

Off The Grid: Disordia

March 21, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Columns, Off The Grid

Zachary Brictson greases the rusty machinery of Primordia.

Playing Dress Up

Playing Dress Up

March 14, 2013 · by Zachary Brictson · in Features, Reposts

Zachary Brictson shares his personal gaming quirk.

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