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1 Renaissance Gaming and the Most Expensive Game Ever Sunday, 12 November 2023
2 Demakes and Gaming's Avocado Sandwiches : Register to read more... Monday, 23 October 2023
3 Doomed Genres : Register to read more... Saturday, 09 July 2022
4 When Artforms & Genres Peak : Register to read more... Thursday, 19 May 2022
5 The Psychology of Real-time Strategy and Mankind's Planetary Annihilation : Register to read more... Saturday, 14 May 2022
6 Artificial Stupidity and the Era of Human Games : Register to read more... Tuesday, 26 April 2022
7 The Year of the GMRPG : Register to read more... Wednesday, 06 April 2022
8 The End of the Tyranny of Programmers : Register to read more... Friday, 28 January 2022
9 Ultimate Game of the Month : Register to read more... Tuesday, 11 January 2022
10 In Retrospect, It Was Inevitable : Register to read more... Sunday, 09 January 2022
11 The Infinite Artwork : Register to read more... Monday, 03 January 2022
12 The Ultimate Player : Register to read more... Monday, 27 December 2021
13 Why I Am Done With (Traditional) Videogames : Register to read more... Sunday, 21 November 2021
14 Outward, Remnant and the GM-powered Future of First-person Multiplayer WRPGs : Register to read more... Monday, 08 November 2021
15 Shin Arcade Culture : Register to read more... Friday, 24 September 2021
16 The Tree of Videogames (and Art) : Register to read more... Monday, 02 August 2021
17 Zoological Conclusions at the End of Videogame (and Art) Theory : Register to read more... Tuesday, 13 July 2021
18 The Myth of Inclusivity : Register to read more... Monday, 28 June 2021
19 Fantasy Grounds Versus Tabletop Simulator, or The Best Versus The Worst of All Worlds : Register to read more... Thursday, 17 June 2021
20 The End of Videogame (and Art) Theory : Register to read more... Sunday, 16 May 2021
21 Invisible Wall Theory : Register to read more... Thursday, 31 December 2020
22 Complexity versus Difficulty : Register to read more... Tuesday, 29 December 2020
23 Against Discord : Register to read more... Tuesday, 01 December 2020
24 The Death of Closed-world Games, or The Uncanny Valley of Level Design : Register to read more... Sunday, 29 November 2020
25 Keep Your Deficiencies To Yourselves : Register to read more... Monday, 28 September 2020
26 The Open-world Endgame is Upon Us : Register to read more... Thursday, 20 August 2020
27 Why the Souls System is Retarded : Register to read more... Monday, 29 June 2020
28 A History of Violence : Register to read more... Thursday, 18 June 2020
29 Racist Art Theory : Register to read more... Monday, 08 June 2020
30 The Secret of Greatness : Register to read more... Thursday, 21 May 2020
31 The Popularity vs. Quality Equation : Register to read more... Sunday, 26 April 2020
32 The Rise of the Weirdo Game : Register to read more... Friday, 17 April 2020
33 Roleplaying Culture : Register to read more... Monday, 06 April 2020
34 How Scale Shapes Genre and the Ultimate Multiplayer Game : Register to read more... Wednesday, 25 March 2020
35 Requiem for the Handhelds : Register to read more... Thursday, 19 March 2020
36 Against Dating Games, or Gamifying the Game : Register to read more... Monday, 17 February 2020
37 Why 2D Games Can't Have Co-op : Register to read more... Monday, 06 January 2020
38 Why I'd Rather Not Play Games Than Not Stream Them : Register to read more... Tuesday, 31 December 2019
39 The Price of Beauty : Register to read more... Thursday, 26 December 2019
40 Why Looter-shooters and 3D ARPGs are Necessarily "Spongey" : Register to read more... Monday, 16 December 2019
41 Against Convenience : Register to read more... Sunday, 01 December 2019
42 On Genre and the Tree of Gaming : Register to read more... Tuesday, 26 November 2019
43 Universal Value Inversion and the Craft of Game Design : Register to read more... Friday, 22 November 2019
44 The Art of Cover Art, or How To Judge A Game By Its Cover : Register to read more... Sunday, 17 November 2019
45 On the Worthlessness of Game Academics : Register to read more... Sunday, 27 October 2019
46 The Essence of Multiplayer Gaming : Register to read more... Thursday, 24 October 2019
47 Quantum of Game Design : Register to read more... Monday, 01 July 2019
48 Why the Highest Artform Attracts the Lowest Lifeforms : Register to read more... Thursday, 27 June 2019
49 Why Gitting Gud at Videogames is for Losers : Register to read more... Saturday, 23 February 2019
50 On the Creative Bankruptcy of Goal-less Game Design, or Creativity my Ass : Register to read more... Friday, 22 February 2019
51 How Hardcore Gamers Can Remain Sane & Healthy : Register to read more... Thursday, 14 February 2019
52 The War of the Stores is Over : Register to read more... Thursday, 31 January 2019
53 "Indie" Syndrome is Artistic Down Syndrome : Register to read more... Saturday, 19 January 2019
54 The Inevitable Death and Improbable Resurrection of Variety Games : Register to read more... Monday, 31 December 2018
55 Ideas vs. Coding : Register to read more... Wednesday, 26 December 2018
56 Understanding the Crowdfunding "Revolution" : Register to read more... Saturday, 15 December 2018
57 Interactivity Isn't Optional : Register to read more... Thursday, 13 December 2018
58 In Defense of "Russian Jank" : Register to read more... Thursday, 06 December 2018
59 How Consoles Went From Awesome To Necessary Evil : Register to read more... Saturday, 01 December 2018
60 The Supreme Criterion : Register to read more... Sunday, 25 November 2018
61 The Complete Package : Register to read more... Sunday, 28 October 2018
62 King of the Nerds : Register to read more... Sunday, 21 October 2018
63 The Joy of Good Criticism : Register to read more... Thursday, 18 October 2018
64 Why You Should Play More Games : Register to read more... Sunday, 14 October 2018
65 Bugs my Ass : Register to read more... Monday, 08 October 2018
66 How Devs Like Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch are Holding Gaming to Ransom : Register to read more... Thursday, 06 September 2018
67 How To Not Use Genres Like A Retard : Register to read more... Thursday, 30 August 2018
68 The Death of Discussion : Register to read more... Saturday, 11 August 2018
69 Designing An MMORPG That Doesn't Suck, or The True Episodic Gaming : Register to read more... Tuesday, 17 July 2018
70 Defining Cutscenes : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 July 2018
71 How Art Works : Register to read more... Thursday, 28 June 2018
72 Against Retro : Register to read more... Thursday, 21 June 2018
73 On Nerd Psychology and The Ultimate Goal of Videogames : Register to read more... Saturday, 16 June 2018
74 VR Is Stalling For No Reason : Register to read more... Thursday, 31 May 2018
75 Why I Don't Bother With Card Games : Register to read more... Thursday, 31 May 2018
76 How to Deal with Backlogs : Register to read more... Thursday, 17 May 2018
77 Why The Best Games Also Have The Best Graphics : Register to read more... Sunday, 13 May 2018
78 The Myth of Toxicity : Register to read more... Friday, 04 May 2018
79 Why Science Fiction Is The Ultimate Videogame Theme : Register to read more... Sunday, 29 April 2018
80 The Myth of Accessibility : Register to read more... Monday, 23 April 2018
81 The Console Wars Are Over : Register to read more... Sunday, 25 March 2018
82 Aesthetics and Mechanics and the Grand Unified Theory : Register to read more... Tuesday, 30 May 2017
83 What Is Wrong With Sports Games : Register to read more... Saturday, 04 February 2017
84 The Motion-sensing Dead-end : Register to read more... Saturday, 07 January 2017
85 Real Virtuality, or On the Whole Murky Affair of the Emotions Tuesday, 27 December 2016
86 On Why Bigger Has Always Been Better, And Why It Always Will Be : Register to read more... Saturday, 06 December 2014
87 The Downside to Playing Games with Icy and His Friends : Register to read more... Monday, 17 November 2014
88 Why Versus Multiplayer Games Are Worse Games Than JRPGs : Register to read more... Sunday, 16 November 2014
89 R.I.P., Nintendo: An Introduction to the Tree of Gaming : Register to read more... Thursday, 13 November 2014
90 On Meta- and Mini-gaming : Register to read more... Friday, 07 November 2014
91 Against the "Metagame" : Register to read more... Friday, 17 October 2014
92 On Set Theory and the Bastardization Process Friday, 24 January 2014
93 On Narrative Delusions : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
94 Reviewing Textures : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
95 Bad Try, So No Cigar : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
96 On the Relative Irrelevance of "Balance" : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
97 On Why Scoring Sucks And Those Who Defend It Are Aspies : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
98 On Why I Am The Best Videogame Player In The World : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
99 On Mane Streems and Niches : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
100 Men of Great Genius : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
101 Videogame Culture: Preface : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 April 2012
102 The Myth of Independence : Register to read more... Tuesday, 02 August 2011
103 On "Pluralism" : Register to read more... Monday, 14 February 2011
104 On Action and Reaction : Register to read more... Thursday, 10 February 2011
105 On the Genealogy of "Art Games": A Polemic : Register to read more... Friday, 02 July 2010
106 A Brief History of Cutscenes : Register to read more... Wednesday, 09 June 2010
107 Hardware Porn: Prologue : Register to read more... Saturday, 15 May 2010
108 A Gamer's Guide to the Internet: Prologue : Register to read more... Tuesday, 06 April 2010
109 The Simulacrum is True : Register to read more... Thursday, 11 February 2010
110 On Insects and their Laws : Register to read more... Wednesday, 21 October 2009
111 On "Emergent" Game Behavior and other Miracles : Register to read more... Friday, 04 September 2009
112 Basic Instincts : Register to read more... Monday, 15 June 2009
113 Cocksucking Videogameland : Register to read more... Friday, 12 June 2009
114 How Good Exactly is Perfect? : Register to read more... Monday, 01 June 2009
115 Beyond the Videogame News Racket : Register to read more... Wednesday, 27 May 2009
116 Leave Ranking to the Experts : Register to read more... Wednesday, 06 August 2008
117 On New Games Journalism : Register to read more... Friday, 27 June 2008
118 The Second Stupidest Word in Videogames : Register to read more... Thursday, 12 June 2008
119 On Complexity, Depth and Skill : Register to read more... Wednesday, 14 May 2008
120 Mini-games are for Mini-gamers : Register to read more... Wednesday, 30 April 2008
121 Casual Reviews are for Casual Gamers : Register to read more... Friday, 25 April 2008
122 Non-games are for Non-gamers : Register to read more... Friday, 25 April 2008
123 Does Anyone Hate Anything Anymore? : Register to read more... Monday, 14 April 2008
124 The Videogame News Racket : Register to read more... Saturday, 29 March 2008
125 The Nuts and Bolts are as Important as the Ones and Zeros : Register to read more... Wednesday, 19 March 2008
126 The RPG Conundrum : Register to read more... Monday, 17 March 2008
127 On Roleplaying Games : Register to read more... Saturday, 08 March 2008
128 Message my Ass : Register to read more... Thursday, 06 March 2008
129 Can Games "be Art?", and other Childish Nonsense : Register to read more... Monday, 03 March 2008
130 On "Values" for "Monies" : Register to read more... Tuesday, 26 February 2008
131 No More "Parodies" : Register to read more... Sunday, 27 January 2008
132 Sequel: The Videogame : Register to read more... Saturday, 12 January 2008
133 Reviewing Ports and Compilations : Register to read more... Saturday, 01 September 2007
134 In the Name of Consistency : Register to read more... Tuesday, 10 July 2007
135 Arcade Culture : Register to read more... Sunday, 08 July 2007
136 The Stupidest Word in Videogames : Register to read more... Friday, 20 April 2007