Jared McCarty

Opinion

The Importance of Agency

Examining and contrasting the methods of establishing a bond between characters and their audience

Feature

Your Brain on Video Games

Here’s what the research says

Feature

The Mojave Horror - The Terrifying Vaults of Fallout: New Vegas

The evils of the Vault-Tec Corporation

Feature

Duke Nukem Forever: Born Again

Hail to the King, baby

Feature

A Rare Conundrum: Donkey Kong 64 vs the Expansion Pak

All you need is RAM

Feature

Rip and Tear: How Doom Changed the Gaming Landscape

The iconic franchise has a long history of innovation and controversy

Game Design

Game Developers are the Masters of Smoke and Mirrors

The incredible techniques that make the impossible a reality

Feature

SPOOKYJUMP: The Best Games To Play This Halloween

Play these games if you dare...

Preview

A Sneak Peak at Marauders

Escape from Tarkov - In Space!

Preview

PAX West 2022 - Rogue Games

Hands-on at PAX West with Sprawl, Dust & Neon, The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Seafrog, and Cookie Cutter

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PAX West 2022 - Thunderful Games

Hands-on at PAX West with Planet of Lana, The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, and Wordless from Thunderful Games

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PAX West 2022 - Apogee Entertainment

Hands on with Turbo Overkill, Dead Fury, Elements, and Below the Stone

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PAX West 2022 - Mythforce From Beamdog Studios

Nostalgia is a feature in this FPS hero-shooter

Preview

PAX West 2022 - MetalCore by Infinite Games

Will the mech-based game stand on its own legs, or fall victim to its NFT underpinnings?

Preview

PAX West 2022 - Dissecting the Horror With DreadXP

DreadXP delivers the scares at their PAX West booth

Preview

Do You Goat Time for Chaos?

At PAX West 2022, Coffee Stain Studios gives players new pastures to conquer in Goat Simulator 3

Preview

Nightdive Studios Breathes New Life Into System Shock

At PAX West 2022, players get a taste of the deadly space adventure to be found in this 90s remake

Feature

Unlimited Knowledge: Minecraft Edition

Defeating censorship inside the world's most popular game

Opinion

On Loss, Grief, and Cyberpunk 2077

Rest in power, choom

Review

Cursed to Golf is a Hole-In-One

An early look at the upcoming golf-adventure that has players challenging their skills in Golf Purgatory

Feature

Conker's Bad Fur Day 20 Years Later

Frivolity, frustration, and fart jokes

Opinion

Reflections of an Aging Gamer

Changing views don't need to take the fun from a beloved hobby

Opinion

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Fixes a Huge Exploration Problem

Finding a solution to a thorny issue