Leigh Alexander
'Metal Gear Solid 3,' I Love You with All My Heart
I couldn’t exactly tell you to play it. I just love it.
'Metal Gear Solid 3,' I Love You with All My Heart
MGS3 is a ridiculous parade, a silly and off-putting video game. It has interminable cutscenes and bad dialogue. I couldn’t exactly tell you to play it. I just love it.
When We Play Video Games, Who Are We?
That players have choices is considered one of the medium’s exciting traits, but I always struggled a little bit to connect to games that have that kind of openness—am I playing a character, or am I being me?
When We Play Video Games, Who Are We?
That players have choices is considered one of the medium’s exciting traits, but I always struggled a little bit to connect to games that have that kind of openness—am I playing a character, or am I being me?
Gamer's Paradise: How to Make Games For Change You'd Actually Want to Play
Games are a natural vehicle for edutainment. So why are most "games for change" still so terrible?
Gamer's Paradise: Why Composer Austin Wintory's Video Game Scores Hit All The Right Notes
Composer Austin Wintory creates another unlikely but moving gaming soundtrack.
An Ethereal New Tablet Game Inspired By Pop-Up Books And Traditional Japanese Art
The indie game designers at Nyamyam are set to release an atmospheric new game, Tengami, inspired by traditional Japanese paper cut outs.
Gamer's Paradise: Kentucky Route Zero Explores A Fictional Kentucky Labyrinth
In Kentucky Route Zero players travel with Conway, a truck driver trying to deliver to an address on the possibly-fictitious highway called “The Zero”.
Gamer's Paradise: The Bleak, Toilsome World Of Cart Life
Toil your proletarian existence away in this horribly brilliant new game created by Richard Hofmeier.
Gamer’s Paradise: Simogo’s Eerie Year Walk Breaks All The App Store Rules
Video game studio Simogo defies the unwritten rules of the App Store and triumphs with its unusual and visually stunning game, Year Walk.
Gamer's Paradise: Exploring The Beautiful, Pitiless Super Hexagon
Terry Cavanagh’s newest game leaves players frustrated by presenting them with a simple objective that is ultimately very difficult to achieve.