BioShock is a game that can fit into many genres, such as a first-person shooter or a role-playing game. Much like the System ...

Genres are broken. Broken, I argue, beyond repair. We need to crumple them up and throw them all away. Genres always were broken, of course. They are, as with any other form of human-invented ...

So, what does it mean for something to be the “best action game” these days anyway? Is it just the best overall game that has ...

Squid Game is one of the most popular death game series ever, but a new show debuting in 2026 has the potential to dethrone ...

Monica is a writer, artist, musician, and indie game developer, loving all things related to video games. She’s a woman with a bit of adoration for every game genre. From her first experience with ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

Rie Takumi is a freelance list writer. Aside from budgeting for gacha and vtuber superchats, they watch hockey and crochet to relax, which is ironic but that's how it goes. Fans want modern RPG ...

Prior to the 1980’s, the term “roleplaying game” wasn’t exactly mainstream. In fact, although Dungeons & Dragons was first released in 1974, it wasn’t until the 1981 basic set was released that this ...

University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Ooboo Vroose Baa Dooo! That’s “happy birthday” in Simlish, the delightfully nonsensical language of The Sims. The life ...

When I heard that the games division of Weta Workshop -- the New Zealand-based FX company that produced the wondrous sets, costumes and props for the "Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003) movie trilogy was ...

Genres are broken. Broken, I argue, beyond repair. We need to crumple them up and throw them all away. Genres always were broken, of course. They are, as with any other form of human-invented ...