Ian Bogost is an incredibly smart man. He has done more to validate games within academic discourse than likely just about anyone. He and Lev Manovich are largely responsible for my pursuit of videogames as a subject for my own … Continue reading In Response to Ian Bogost’s “Video Games Are Better Without Stories”
In the last entry into “The Art of the Video Game” series I discussed the nature of painting and its similarities to video games. If you haven’t read it I recommend checking it out here. In that piece I brought … Continue reading The Art of the Videogame: Theater
This is the first entry in what will be a monthly recurring column titled, “The Art of the Video Game.” In this column, I hope to examine the inherent interdisciplinary nature of video games as an art form and their … Continue reading The Art of the Videogame: Painting
December 2nd, 2015 was a terrible day. It was the day that 14 innocent lives were taken during a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. As an Arab-American Muslim I had the same reaction that any American would have. … Continue reading Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Review
Abzû is gorgeous. Beautiful games are a dime a dozen in the landscape of contemporary video games, but a truly gorgeous game? That is a much rarer thing. While games like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End provide an array … Continue reading Abzû Review
This is a continuation of, what I hope to make a more regular series called Archigame where I take an in-depth look at one building and one game and discuss how the two are similar in my eyes. The ancient … Continue reading ArchiGame: Pantheon and Mass Effect 2
If you own a PS4 then May 17th is a day you should be looking forward to. That is the day the twice delay Uncharted 4 from Naughty Dog is set to be released. Since the release of the original … Continue reading
This isn’t the type of thing I usually write for this site but I felt like I had to get it out. I’m not sure if its the current political climate or I’ve just reached a boiling point with racial … Continue reading The Video Game Industry Has A Race Issue
If you’re a gamer, odds are that you have a friend, family member, or significant other that you wish was into video games but just isn’t. We all want to share our obsession with our loved ones but the barrier of … Continue reading The Game Guide For Non-Gamers
