no one has to die Tells the Story of Death in Video Games

Death, sex, and video games. Okay, maybe just death.

no one has to die Tells the Story of Death in Video Games

The Moving Pixels Podcast Explores Minimalism in Video Games

Oh, Nick and I did a podcast on minimalism and games a week or so ago.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Explores Minimalism in Video Games

A Cleaner, More Hygienic Apocalypse

What do you want in your representation of reality? Authenticity or that which meets your expectations?

Filthy toilets or a well scrubbed head?

A Cleaner, More Hygienic Apocalypse

Putting My Girl Back Together Again

Tying shoelaces, zipping zippers, pressing X...

Putting My Girl Back Together Again

There's always a lighthouse. There's always a man. There's always a city.

I kind of threw this together at the last moment. It's a piece based on some thoughts I already chatted about on the last podcast that concern how Infinite, like the original Bioshock, approaches its concept of game worlds, player choice, and scripting. Of course, these questions also, perhaps, reflect how the series presents its sense of the real world itself, free will, and determinism.

There's always a lighthouse. There's always a man. There's always a city.