The business and culture of video games, from a reporter with 20 years on the beat.
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The video games of 2029 and 2030
A trailer for 2030’s StarCraft. Image: Blizzard Entertainment
Several days ago, we got our first big video games announced for 2029 and 2030. Already!
At this past weekend’s Blizzcon, the folks at Blizzard Entertainment announced Diablo V...
Nintendo’s (possible? probable?) final Switch game
A look at Nintendo’s system-closers, all the way back to the NES and Game Boy. And some stats about how long they made games for each machine.
Earlier this week, a 45-minute Nintendo Direct presentation of upcoming games introduced a new K...
22 occasionally romantic hours with Marvel’s Wolverine
Review: Insomniac’s latest game has a tough time standing out from so many other PlayStation-exclusive rage quests. Thank goodness for its many moments involving Jean Grey.
Marvel’s Wolverine, the big PlayStation 5 exclusive of the fall ga...
Exclusive: Two of gaming’s biggest names are making a big investment in gaming’s future
Geoff Keighley (left) and Mark Cerny. Photos via The Game Awards and Sony Interactive Entertainment
The first thing to know about the Nova Games Foundation is that it isn’t about The Game Awards. And it’s not about PlayStation.
The ambiti...
15 discouraging hours with the new Onimusha, and 10 brilliant ones with He Who Watches
Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Screenshot: Capcom, captured by Game File
In the last few weeks, while playing some video games that I might review, I emailed two cries for help.
I sent the first to a rep for Capcom, confessing that the compa...
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Video game reporter at Game File (formerly Axios, Kotaku and MTV News). Runner. Father of twins. New Jersey dweller. Quoted KRS-One in my high school yearbook.
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