The inaugural issue of Games and Culture is available online. As a survivor of the academic world (and still a hanger on), part of me rejoices to see an academic journal devoted to game studies – ludology if you prefer the fancy word. As a gamer, I am confident that none of this university provided […]

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The independent games column/insert Alt.Games returns in February’s Computer Games Magazine under new authorship – mine. Appended to the “Mods and Ends” section, alt.games is no more than a few hundred word reviews/blurbs on free or inexpensive indie products. There’s no opinion column attached, like there was when DIYGames’ Greg Micek wrote this thing. You […]

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If you read gaming blogs, you’ve already been pointed to Something Awful’s “Five Worst Gaming Articles of 2005.” And you’ve probably already read some commentary on this commentary. Kotaku writes that the article is both obnoxious and correct while both Game Girl Advance and Mile Zero point out that game articles are actually not journalism […]

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The thing with gaming blogs is that there is always more criticism than joy. This is probably inherent in the form itself. Blogs are very personal and driven by a small number of motivations. It is easier to make a gripe interesting than a celebration. Plus, criticism more easily provokes discussion than praise. Bruce Geryk […]

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