video games

Jonathan Blow's Braid.
A videogames critical reader, by Liz Ryerson
By Helen Lewis - 06 December 12:33

All the best reading, digested.

Xcom. Courtesy Flickr/JBLivin
When you say nothing at all
By Helen Lewis - 06 December 8:04

What makes you care about a videogame character? Clue: it's not ladles of expository dialogue.

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How text-based war games are challenging representations of conflict
By John Brindle - 05 December 17:19

Text-based games are saying things about the wars we fight that the AAA shooter cannot.

The Japanese videogame Catherine.
Where to find good videogames criticism
By Helen Lewis - 03 December 15:19

Brendan Keogh cuts through the dross to uncover the best writing about games anywhere on the internet.

New Statesman
Are videogames art? MoMA makes its case with a new permanent collection
By Charlotte Simmonds - 03 December 14:06

From Pac-Man to Dwarf Fortress, the museum records the development of the medium for posterity.

Journey, for the PlayStation 3.
How much games criticism does anyone need?
By Helen Lewis - 28 November 11:02

Videogame writer Ed Stern argues that "video games as a medium are not going to gain cultural legitimacy or worth through the attention of critics or theorists - it's going to be because the games are good".

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A still from Far Cry 3.
How to create compelling videogame characters, by Far Cry 3's lead writer
By Helen Lewis - 22 November 18:47

"How the world reacts to your character tells you who you are," says Jeffrey Yolahem.

Grand Theft Auto V: the new trailer.
The new trailer for Grand Theft Auto V looks great, but how will I find the time to play it?
By Helen Lewis - 14 November 18:28

The new Rockstar game comes out in the second quarter of next year.

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Johann Sebastian Joust.
Playing in public: Johann Sebastian Joust
By Helen Lewis - 20 September 8:18

The rise of digital folk games, which are designed to break social taboos, to get strangers talking and interacting and to make public spaces feel more friendly.

A male-only athletics race from the London 2012 videogame.
The official Olympics videogame thinks women's sports are boring
By Helen Lewis - 30 July 11:20

Sega only likes women if they're in bikinis.

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