Features
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Why Gen Z Loves The Sims
On the series’ 20th anniversary, we look at its surprising resonance with a new generation of fans.
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The Bizarre, Ephemeral Magic of the Elden Ring Subreddit
When FromSoftware reveals more about its next game, something wonderful will have to die.
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The Key to Super Bowl LIV, Just Like the Madden Championship, Is the Run
Ground war.
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Meet the Twitch Streamers Risking Bans to Broadcast Classic TV
Do not attempt to adjust your tracking buttons.
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Five-Year Mission: Looking Back on the Golden Age of Star Trek Games
From ’99 to ’03, Activision bet big on Trek with the most diverse slate of licensed games in history. Could its approach work now?
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Outer Wilds Helped Me Confront the Inevitability of Death
Time and space.
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The Rise of the Information Game
Defining a mysterious, celebrated new genre.
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Toss a Coin: The Enigmatic Appeal of Gaming’s Greatest Bards
The world’s second-oldest profession has a long history of nonviolence in video games.
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Balancing Act: How Developers Make Games “Fair”
What makes a game “balanced”? We reached out to a few experienced designers and asked them to give us the lowdown.
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Sonic Boom: How Power Up Audio Became an Indie Powerhouse
Major awards. Critical acclaim. Five guys. No office.
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Virtual Grassroots: Inside the Tight-Knit World of Competitive VR
VspoRts.
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The Closing Walls Around China’s Independent Game Developers
The odds are nearly impossible, and challenges are only mounting.