Itch.io Spotlight: Realistic Teen Witch Simulator Realist Teen Witch Simulator is a new text-based adventure by journalist, editor, and writer Kris Ligman. Made in Twine, this delightful text adventure guides the player through the process of gathering the materials necessary to hold a ritual for the winter solstice. You are Read more…
Once again, viewport finds the lost awards from the 2018 Game Awards. You’re welcome, Geoff.
How an emergent field of mathematics can reshape the familiar franchise characters In mid-October, Twitter user @Mushbuh tweeted out a link to the 3,020 Pokémon they generated with the help of an AI algorithm called GAN, or Generative Adversarial Networks. As a designer and artist, their other works spanacross 3D rendering, stickers, clothing, Read more…
Best Video Game Title Screens Published on November 7, 2018 One of the most under-appreciated parts of a video game is the title screen. Often ignored or immediately skipped by players, it’s a shame when developers put in the time and effort to create a compelling first impression. Sometimes they tell Read more…
How Much Time Does the 3DS Have Left? With a new Switch on the way, what’s next for the handheld console? Published on October 23, 2018 In February 2004, Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi expressed his feelings of urgency about the next Nintendo console after the poor sales of the Gamecube. Read more…
Attentat 1942 and a New Era of Games in Germany The historical adventure title is the first to feature Nazi symbolism in Germany after a ban was lifted last month Published on September 24, 2018 On August 8, Germany’s video game classification board, the USK, announced that they would be Read more…
Could Video Game QA Be the Next Field to Face Scrutiny for Work Conditions? Published on September 4, 2018 Like any massive undertaking of art, a single Triple-A video game is an artifact encapsulating the dozens of unique sectors of skilled, professional labor that went into its creation. So much Read more…
The Turing Tests of PUBG Mobile Published on July 11, 2018 In 1950, Alan Turing first proposed the concept that would eventually become known as “The Turing Test.” He proposed that instead of trying to answer the question of whether machines can think, we should instead ask if machines can Read more…
The Unusual Kindness of Celeste Redefining the emotional capacity of the “masocore” genre Published on April 14, 2018 (This article contains general spoilers for Celeste) About 20 minutes into this single stage alone and I’ve died 153 times. The character death animation isn’t gratuitous; your character touches an environmental hazard, Read more…
What Makes a Game Good? Published on April 13, 2018 Having read through a review, it is not always obvious why the reviewer pinpointed certain aspects of a game and how it contributed to the overall rating. In the simplest terms, the question becomes, “What makes a game good?” A Read more…