Everything new is obviously better, except when it’s not. The new iPad’s “retina” screen, which displays bright and detail-packed 264-ppi images, is obviously better. All the numbers on its spec sheet are bigger, and its new graphics processor is four times more capable than last year’s. Sam Byford
What are characters? What is the point of telling a story? These questions are timely indictments of the struggle many videogames have had reconciling storytelling with interactive mechanism. Yet, these struggles are not new nor are they unique to videogames. What is the worth of a character in an e
It’s become commonplace to describe videogames as escapism. Before they are about winning and learning new skills Dark Souls, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and World of Warcraft are about the creation of summary alternatives to the real world. They create an advanced version of the kind of escape movies
The University of Manchester has had amputees healing their pain by controlling avatars with Microsoft’s Kinect motion interface. Michael Thomsen argues this has implications for the creative potential of videogames, which might one day privilege physical pain over competitive challenge.
In anticipation of a long holiday weekend, the videogame world let us in on some of its many secrets today. -A new Star Wars game set to be announced next week, Geoff Keighley figuratively “blown away” by it. -Jason West and Vince Zampella talk about the history of their Call of Duty lawsuit against
