spec ops: the line

  • War In Video Games: What Is It Good For?

    We’ve been playing video games about war for as long as I can remember, and I’m old. What does that mean? And why do video games struggle to make statements about war in the way movies like Apocalypse Now have? These are some of the questions that a panel of Academics and Game Designers (including…


  • Intense, Yes. Unique? Maybe…

    Here is a video game soldier, rifle in hands, taking cover. A helicopter explodes behind him. The word “intense” might describe this scene from the TV commercial for the new shooter Spec Ops: The Line, but “unique”?