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In Real Life

Forget Call Of Duty And Battlefield. Real Military Training Needs A Different Kind Of Game

10:45AM February 8, 2012 | Michael Peck

You’re playing a game like Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty, shooting and grenading left and right. And you’re thinking, “Wow, what an awesomely realistic game. The Navy Seals should be playing this.” More »


In Real Life

Last Year’s Best, New(ish) Video Game Ideas

5:00AM January 6, 2012 | Leigh Alexander

2011 was yet another good year for video games, but on its face it was a little predictable. More »


In Real Life

I Love Metal Gear, But I Don’t Want A Metal Gear Solid 5.

9:30AM December 2, 2011 | Leigh Alexander

I am pretty much the biggest Metal Gear Solid fan there is, and I really, really hope that Metal Gear Solid 5 doesn’t happen. More »


In Real Life

Let’s Eat More Video Games For Breakfast!

6:00AM November 26, 2011 | Lisa Foiles

I know what you’re thinking, and stop it. “Hey, Lisa, what makes you think you are an authority on such a hard-hitting journalistic subject like breakfast cereal? Redheads are unreliable sources 65 per cent of the time, plus they make up statistics.” More »


In Real Life

I’m Tired Of Being A ‘Woman In Games’. I’m A Person.

8:00AM November 1, 2011 | Leigh Alexander

Sexism in games remains an unsolved problem, it’s clear. Some of you will be nodding along, and some of you will hear the s-word and roll your eyes and go, “Oh, this again?” You guys can piss off — go click on some new screenshots or a trailer consisting of a release date slowly fading into view. You’re hopeless. More »


In Real Life

New Life+: If Life Were A Game, How Would You Replay It?

5:00AM October 19, 2011 | Lisa Foiles

You’re lying on your deathbed. Family members of the closest kind test the capacity limit of the hospital room, and finish off what was left of the tissue boxes. The nurse’s shoes squeak on the tile floor from the many fallen teardrops. She checks your monitors one last time. A warm hand clasps yours; you squeeze back. More »


In Real Life

A Birthday Letter To Myself About Video Games

4:00AM September 23, 2011 | Lisa Foiles

Many video games turning twenty-five this year could set themselves on a podium and brag until their throats are sore. “Hey, I’m Castlevania and I’ve released over 30 games in the last quarter-century. What have you done?” More »


News

Tokyo Game Show Soldiers On Despite Looming Identity Crisis

2:00AM September 13, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Japan may not be the birthplace of video games, but it is the heart of video game culture. More »


In Real Life

The Gaming Tragedies That Didn’t Kill Us (But Nearly Broke Us)

7:00AM August 23, 2011 | Lisa Foiles

My proudest moments as a tap dancer are displayed in my parents’ house in the form of sparkly, obnoxious trophies. More »


News

For Some, ‘Gamer’ Still Means ‘Social Outcast’

2:00AM July 26, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Anders Behring Breivik was a likeable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from society to prepare for the biggest single-handed massacre in recent history with a modern affliction: video game addiction. More »