The GNS Theory is a model for role-playing games that covers three distinct approaches. Gamism refers to "playing to win", narrat...

It's time to veer away from game talk for a bit with an analysis of a classically archetypal movie. Its simple premise and approach has ...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a setting founded on a short story ("Roadside Picnic") and a film ("Stalker") detailing an alternate ...

One major aspect of game design concerns the nature of the world that a game is set in. In many cases, this world is linear - meant for dire...

I've talked about Demon's Souls a few times before in a few different contexts, such as its armor design and its difficulty curve...

It's hard to be original in this day and age. Established tropes are so pervasive and all-encompassing that escaping their grasp is di...

"Kane & Lynch" is a particularly divisive series. On the one hand, it's a grim, gritty look at bank heists and criminal ...