1 Though its approach has made some people uncomfortable, Tanya DePass argues that the key value of Mafia III lies in its willingness to tackle American racism head-on.
Opinion
1 
Ashe reflects on what made Dontnod's sci-fi thriller such a clumsy, tangled, beautiful soup of a game.
Remember Me: A Retrospective Review
1 Geek nostalgia is high on the agenda currently, but we ignore the dark side of that imagined past at our own peril.
The Dark Side Of Nostalgia
Taylor Ramage reflects on how a fictional board game represents a subtle shift in the depiction of geeks and nerds in popular media.
The Cones of Dunshire and Normalizing Geek
1 If games take Bill Coberly's toys away from him, he gets quite irate. So don't do that, games. Don't Charm his characters. That's just horseshit.
Charmed, I’m Sure
8 The idea that we need 'geniuses' to legitimize the medium of videogames is a disservice to everyone involved in the industry.
Jon Blow and the Need for Genius
By displacing racism to fantasy races and demographic divides in games, writers raise an awkward question: how did real-world racism suddenly get solved?
The displacement of racism in speculative game fictions
2 Bill, Matt and Oscar have a little back-and-forth on how Blizzard's new competitive game is simultaneously enthralling and disappointing.
What we love — and hate — about Heroes of the Storm
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)