The Tech Community Needs to Grow Up
How one woman's tweets exposed the industry's boys club
How one woman's tweets exposed the industry's boys club.
MoMA Has Mistaken Video Games for Art
The museum is putting 'Pac-Man' alongside Picasso. That misses the point.
The museum is putting 'Pac-Man' alongside Picasso. That misses the point.
Sony's announcement of the upcoming release of the PlayStation 4 left very few fans and reporters moved.
Ron Gilbert, the creator of "Monkey Island" and "The Cave," proves that stories matter in video games.
China Is Not the Gaming Industry's Next Great Frontier
The People's Republic may lift its ban on consoles. It wouldn't be the boon that many expect.
The People's Republic may lift its ban on consoles. It wouldn't be the boon that many expect.
Atari Is Not an Anomaly
The pioneering video game company is dead. Its successors are making the same mistakes.
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo think it's all about the console and blockbuster games. Atari thought so, too.
In case you’ve missed the articles, ignored the advertisements, blew past the billboards, and snoozed during the tributes, this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of James Bond’s first saunter onto the silver screen. To celebrate her majesty’s finest, both a new film (the 23rd in the series) and a new video game (the 25th) are being released this week. Chances are, you’ve heard about the movie, Skyfall, which will star Daniel Craig as the martini-sipping super spy. But even the most ardent video game nerds could be excused for paying no mind to the game, 007 Legends.
PETA vs. Pokémon: Does The Video Game Make Kids Cruel?
Artistic Judgment: How the Supreme Court Will Soon Decide How Much Access We Have to Art
Dmitri Shostakovich is currently on trial in the Supreme Court. So are Fritz Lang, Sergei Prokofiev, and Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking. For years, these artists’ works, and many others like them, were readily and freely available to American audiences.
