Features
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Remedy’s Control Is Actually a Cold War Thriller
Despite the contemporary setting, Remedy’s action-thriller feels thoroughly historical.
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Meet the Man Who Breaks Apart Your Favorite Games to Learn Their Secrets
Lance McDonald has found success on YouTube digging deep into P.T., Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and more.
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How a GameFAQs Board Became a Refuge for the Brokenhearted
There’s no ASCII walkthrough for love.
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New York Tango: How Finnish Music and Culture Define Control
Remedy’s latest may be set in the U.S., but its heart is half a world away.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Is a Brutal and Disconcerting Portrayal of Combat
Just what is Infinity Ward trying to say?
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The Guilty Pleasures of Video Game Violence Are a Mirror for Our Consumerist Nightmare
In Hotline Miami, Katana Zero, My Friend Pedro, and real life, doing bad things is your fault—even when it isn’t.
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Cyrille Imbert, the Man Who Brings Gaming’s Past Back to Life
The Dotemu CEO on the challenges and rewards of resurrecting old games and franchises.
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Fear Paradox: How the Best Horror Games Scare Us
It all comes down to two things: participation and limitation.
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Horror Master Junji Ito Doesn’t Know Video Games—But Video Games Certainly Know Him
The manga artist has had an outsized influence, both direct and indirect, on spooky gaming.
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Analog Horror: Why Tapes Are Such Fertile Ground for Video Game Scares
Be kind, rewind, slowly lose your mind.
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A Fan-Made Festival of Blood
Exploring the past, present, and future of Bloodborne’s Return to Yahrnam.
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What Science and Philosophy Teach Us About the Dream World of Link’s Awakening
The fate of Koholint doesn’t have to be tragic or meaningless.