video game design

Games

Why There’s No Room for Suburbs in Open-World Games

04.28.23

By Ade Adeniji
Games

Distract Yourself in Virtual Reality with a Meta Virtual Reality Game About Virtual Reality

04.05.17

By J.H. Fearless
Games

‘Glitchspace’ Wants to Teach Us How to Code By Actually Playing a Video Game

05.11.16

By Mike Diver
Games

Demon Guts and Future Guns: Designing the New ‘DOOM’

04.18.16

By Giaco Furino
Games

Mission Imperfection: A Love Letter to ‘GoldenEye 007’

07.09.15

By Ed Smith
Games

My Black Avatar Doesn’t Look Like the Black Me

04.15.15

By Carl Anka
Games

An Artist is Turning MC Escher’s ‘Relativity’ Into a Video Game

10.31.14

By Beckett Mufson
Games

Gamer’s Paradise: Gone Home Explores Intimate Storytelling

01.30.13

By Leigh Alexander

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: December 18, 2024

How will your sign fare today, stargazer?

12.18.24

By Melanie A. Davis
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Gaming

Your Mileage With ‘Railroads Online’ Will Vary Based on Your Creativity (Review)

‘Railroads Online’ is a specific game made for a specific group of people, and if you find yourself in that group? There’s nothing better.

12.17.24

By Shaun Cichacki
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Sex

How to Turn an Old Vibrator Into a Cat Toy

Don’t throw away that old vibrator! You can use it to make a different kitty happy.

12.17.24

By Jaina Rodriguez Grey
Image Credit: Provocshae on TikTok

Tech

Who Really Wants a Foldable iPhone or iPad?

Apple’s rumor mill never stops churning, and now, well, right now it’s… folding? Yep, rumors of a foldable iPhone and iPad have finally reached the (Other) Big Apple. Should they have?

12.17.24

By Matt Jancer
Screenshot: NetEase Games

Gaming

‘Marvel Rivals’ Is Better Without “Role Queue” and I’ll Die on That Hill

‘Marvel Rivals’ creative director doesn’t want role queues for now, which has players scratching their heads. I say it’s better this way.

12.17.24

By Matt Vatankhah