The World's a Stage: Why Artifice Is Better Than Realism

The World’s a Stage: Why Artifice Is Better Than Realism

May 9, 2021 · by · in Features

Breton Campbell brings an unlikely comparison.

Silent Stories: The Last of Us Part II's Unusually Riveting Collectible Notes

Silent Stories: The Last of Us Part II’s Unusually Riveting Collectible Notes

May 7, 2021 · by · in Features

Jenyth Evans loses herself in an epistle.

Will I Write Poetry on My Father’s Grave?

Will I Write Poetry on My Father’s Grave?

March 31, 2021 · by · in Features

Emma Kostopolus on writing, mourning, and Ghost of Tsushima.

Off the Grid: A Look Back at Assassin's Creed, Part 3: Revelations

Off the Grid: A Look Back at Assassin’s Creed, Part 3: Revelations

March 21, 2021 · by · in Columns, Off The Grid

Lockesly Winters has learned nothing.

Opened World: Dancing On My Own

Opened World: Dancing On My Own

March 14, 2021 · by · in Columns, Opened World

Miguel Penabella jams to Sayonara Wild Hearts.

The Last of Us Has a Problem with Minority Trauma

The Last of Us Has a Problem with Minority Trauma

March 10, 2021 · by · in Features

Shae De Pass on how HBO can still make it right.

Due Diligence: Assassin's Creed Valhalla's main character is a woman. So why'd Ubisoft put a dude on the cover?

Due Diligence: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s main character is a woman. So why’d Ubisoft put a dude on the cover?

March 7, 2021 · by · in Columns, Due Diligence

Leigh Harrison expresses some animus of his own.

Off the Grid: A Look Back at Assassin's Creed, Part 2: Brotherhood

Off the Grid: A Look Back at Assassin’s Creed, Part 2: Brotherhood

February 21, 2021 · by · in Columns, Off The Grid

Lockesly Winters is a master of suppression.

Opened World: Men Who Are Boys

Opened World: Men Who Are Boys

February 14, 2021 · by · in Columns, Opened World

Miguel Penabella unpacks the privilege of acting childish.

The Miracle Animal and the Pale Inside: Existential Thought in Disco Elysium

The Miracle Animal and the Pale Inside: Existential Thought in Disco Elysium

February 10, 2021 · by · in Features

Keith Gordon, first and foremost, is.

Due Diligence: The Mass Effect Andromeda Trilogy, Part VI: Colony Wars / Was It All Worth It?

Due Diligence: The Mass Effect Andromeda Trilogy, Part VI: Colony Wars / Was It All Worth It?

February 8, 2021 · by · in Columns, Due Diligence

Leigh Harrison hits the pub.

Intricate Rituals and the Ties that Bind: Emotive Masculinity in Death Stranding

Intricate Rituals and the Ties that Bind: Emotive Masculinity in Death Stranding

February 4, 2021 · by · in Features

Wyeth Leslie and the boys are back in town.

The Language of Level Design in Hitman

The Language of Level Design in Hitman

January 10, 2021 · by · in Features

Bartłomiej Musajew shows off.

Art Tickles: Emotionally Over Budget

Art Tickles: Emotionally Over Budget

December 28, 2020 · by · in Art Tickles, Columns

Taylor Hidalgo is mostly buying on credit at this point.

Dungeons, Dysphoria and Dys: Eternal Space Jail

Dungeons, Dysphoria and Dys: Eternal Space Jail

December 23, 2020 · by · in Features

Tess Everman plots their escape from gender.