Despite New York being the battleground in both The Divison and Freedom Fighters, Yussef Cole examines how differently each game treats the setting and the consequences this has for their overall tone.
Guest Articles
In the battle against online harassment, Megan Condis argues, we should not try to beat trolls at their own game. Rather, the only winning move is not to play.
The Only Winning Move Is Not to Play: Roosh V, Trolling, and the Game of Masculinity Online
Examining the history of the Metal Gear series, Owen Vince argues that the games misrepresent military intelligence operations and their very real civilian casualties.
Metal Gear and the fallacy of ‘benign espionage’
1 Through parallels with the world of cinema, Miguel Penabella sheds some light on one of 2015's most obscure (and best) indie games.
The surreal, Kafkaesque dream space of Off-Peak
The self-duels in Final Fantasy IV, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt may lead us to question the role of violence as a source of socio-economic mobility in game stories.
This Game Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us: Bootstraps, Blood, and Social Mobility in Videogames
Welcome to our 11 Days of Marvel bonus round, in which Bill and Erin tackle the recently released Ant-Man.
11 Days of Marvel: Ant-Man
Day 11 of 11 Days of Marvel is here, as Bill and Erin talk about Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is a big and complicated movie about many things!
11 Days of Marvel: Avengers: Age of Ultron
11 Days of Marvel returns as Bill and Erin take Guardians of the Galaxy to task for being a boring and silly movie!
11 Days of Marvel: Guardians of the Galaxy
3 Mad Max: Fury Road treats religion not merely as a piece of world-building or an antagonist. It’s refreshing to see a film that is willing to put that much faith in its audience.
The Faith of Fury Road
1 Bloodborne remains a game that you choose to play, that you can leave behind at any time. Arguing that it is abusive turns pain into a badge for posturing with. (CW: abuse, DV)
Bloodborne Is Not An Abuser
Day 9 of 11 Days of Marvel is here! Bill and Erin talk about Captain America: The Winter Soldier!
11 Days of Marvel: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Day 8 of 11 Days of Marvel sees us talking about Thor: The Dark World, which is a bad movie.