Jim Ryan: There Will Be ‘a Completely New VR Format for PS5’
So, just to be clear, there’s no date on it? You’re doing your best and it will happen when it…
The Most Romantic Date Spots in Super Mario 3D World
What’s the most romantic date you can think of? Strolling hand in hand through a park in Paris, a candlelit…
‘Valheim’ Is the Endless Survival Game You’ve Been Craving
Valheim is Steam’s latest top-selling, out-of-nowhere indie game, and from some angles, it sure looks the part. Depending on what…
TV Characters Don’t Have Text History. This Is Not OK
The immediate question that arises any time this problem appears is, how could the writers be so lazy? They sweat…
The Rot of Riot Games Culture Starts at the Top
In 2014, Riot Games’ then-executive assistant Melanie McCracken began to notice that her supervisor, Jin Oh, didn’t seem to hire…
The Hollywood Tech Tricks Getting Film Crews Back On Set
It’s not surprising that Hollywood has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. After all, movie sets typically require hundreds…
WandaVision Brought the Multiverse to Marvel
That’s all business-side multiversing, but I think some of the in-story kind is on its way, too. I have nothing…
Game Subscriptions Are On the Rise. Indies Could Suffer
Retention was allegedly a crucial aspect of Apple’s strategy shift in 2020, which involved canceling contracts of games in development…
How to Keep Kids Engaged in School—With Games
I teach a journalism class at NYU to high school students via Zoom. When I first set up my course,…
Films of the Era Will Be as Unbalanced as the Pandemic Itself
If there’s one factoid that has bedeviled creators since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, it is this one: Shakespeare…