The 13 Scariest Video Games for Halloween

Left yourself with nothing to do this Halloween? Go on one of these spooky adventures and ensure you get absolutely no sleep at all. — October 31, 2017 If you’ve already had your Halloween party this weekend and were planning a quiet night in front of the TV, hiding from trick or treaters, we’ve got another idea for you. All

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Reimagining Realism in Video Games & Movies

Hideo Kojima, the  Japanese video game designer, screenwriter, director, and producer talks about realism in the Video Game and Movie industry. — October 15, 2017 Apes learn to speak, gain human intelligence and rise in arms against humanity. It’s an absurd premise made even more ridiculous by the fact that the militant apes in War of the Planet of the

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Video Games Releasing In October (2017)

We’re treading deeper and deeper into the video game industry’s busy season. As the holidays approach, the release schedule becomes increasingly chaotic. September was a huge month for video game releases, but October promises an even more hectic flood of major releases. — October 5, 2017  Here’s the full list of October releases: Battle Chasers: Nightwar (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

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Put Down the Controller: Five Novels About Video Games

The ways that books and video games can tell us stories aren’t as different as we used to think. Both require intense concentration and thoughtful interaction, albeit in a variety of ways. Both also insist upon our willingness to escape from the workaday world to step into one built word by word or bit by bit by somebody else. —

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The Hits and Misses of Gamescom 2017

Here’s what stood out at this year’s Gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games. — September 5, 2017  We’ve just wrapped up another games show and found plenty to keep us busy in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom might not have the flagship reveals of E3, but all the major games makers are here –, and they usually have

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