Music! It enriches and enlivens our lives. Its presence in video games makes the…
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What are our brains for if we don’t use them? Video games are often…
It’s Friday. You and your friends are sitting around. Looks like your gig turned…
Ready to get addicted? Today we’re talking about massively-multiplayer online experiences, or MMOs. More…
Life in the fast lane. See you at the finish line. Put the pedal…
This is what happens when national pastimes collide. Today we’re talking about Sports games,…
Duck for cover, NPCs! Shooters come in all shapes and calibers, but the most…
Dear NPCs, please simulate reading the following: Today’s genre is the broad spectrum of…
Before the rise in prominence of hack ‘n slash, there was Point ‘n Click….
I’ll do you a favor and skip the “Let’s get ready to rumble” cliché…
No blogger is an island, NPCs! We help each other. We need each other. That’s…
“Freeeeeeeeeeeedoooommm!!” Hear that plaintive cry? That’s the clarion call of Open World games and their nonlinear…
Amass your armies, send forth all legions, and don’t forget to say “Yes, milord?”…
Put on your thinking caps, here comes Day Eleven and Tactical games. For the…
You know what? Screw tradition. It’s time for Day Ten and the Ahrpguhz… better…
If our Elemental Challenge thus far were a nine-course meal, then this day would…
It’s Day Eight and it’s time to talk about something truly magical: adventure games….
One of the best things about gaming is sharing it with someone else. Games…
Day Six! Thus far we’ve covered beat ’em ups, shoot ’em ups, and now…
Hi, NPCs, and welcome back for Day Five of our ongoing Elemental Challenge! Today…
It’s July 4th! Happy Birthday to the Great Experiment! And just have a nice…
Alright enough chit chat. This is the Elemental Challenge Day Three and that can…
Welcome back, NPCs, for Day Two of our month-long self-imposed Challenge! Yesterday we stepped…
Hello, NPCs, and welcome to the second annual 31-Day Challenge! This year, we’re taking…
“Long you live and high you fly
And smiles you’ll give and tears you’ll cry”
-Pink Floyd, Breathe
“But here I am in July, and why am I thinking about Christmas pudding? Probably because we always pine for what we do not have. The winter seems cozy and romantic in the hell of summer, but hot beaches and sunlight are what we yearn for all winter.”
-Joanna Franklin Bell
“I bring you with reverent hands The books of my numberless dreams.” -W.B. Yeats, The…
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
“Wait wait wait wait wait… What’s this about a Mages Swimsuit Calendar?” –Mr. Panda (circa…
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
-Ernest Hemingway
