The Mass Effect Is Not What You Thought
Everything looks wrong at first about BioWare’s final space opera. It turns out the makers gutted Mass Effect 3 to make it right. Here are their conclusions about humanity.
Ryan Kuo
The Vita’s Identity Question
With apps, games, multimedia, multitasking, and online functionality galore, Sony’s newly released PlayStation Vita wants to be everything to everyone. Ryan Kuo argues that it is definitely one thing for one person: the hardcore gamer, whatever that looks like.
Burrito Bison
In our second Flash column, the joys of landing butt-first on gelatinous bears. Ryan Kuo gives three talking points about Juicy Beast’s cannonball game.
How Will Videogames Pass Go?
A rumination on the effects of rationality and irrationality on videogames big and small, including Skyrim, Dark Souls, Passage, and Braid—and why it’s important that game systems come out of culture.
Review: Bastion
What does it feel like when your game talks back to you? Bastion quite literally finds a soul in the unlikeliest of places.