#Video Game Industry Analysis

Papers, Please and the Quiet Horror of Becoming Complicit
Game Reflections

Papers, Please and the Quiet Horror of Becoming Complicit

By Adam

There is a particular kind of dread that Papers, Please manufactures out of almost nothing: a desk, a stamp, a…

News With Perspective

Why “AI Companions” in Games Are Really About Us

A perspective piece on AI companions in games: the rise of generative AI NPCs, what…

News With Perspective

Game Preservation Is a Race Against Deletion

A perspective piece on video game preservation: delisted games, digital ownership, servers shutting down, and…

News With Perspective

The $80 Question: What GTA 6’s Price Tag Actually Reveals About the Industry

Rockstar didn't quietly slip a new number onto a preorder page. It announced, in June,…

Essays

What Video Games Teach Us About Time (And Why We Keep Trying to Outrun It)

Time is usually the one thing fiction can only describe, never actually hand you. Novels…

What Stardew Valley Taught Me About Slowing Down (Not Giving Up)
Game Reflections

What Stardew Valley Taught Me About Slowing Down (Not Giving Up)

Why 2026 Became the Year of the Video Game Remake (And What That Says About the Industry’s Nerve)
News With Perspective

Why 2026 Became the Year of the Video Game Remake (And What That Says About the Industry’s Nerve)

What Video Games Teach Us About Consequence (And Why We Keep Pretending We Didn't Know)
Essays

What Video Games Teach Us About Consequence (And Why We Keep Pretending We Didn’t Know)

Ellie Williams and the Weight of a Grief That Turned Into a Mission
Characters

Ellie Williams and the Weight of a Grief That Turned Into a Mission

Kratos and the Weight of Trying to Become a Man Worth Following
Characters

Kratos and the Weight of Trying to Become a Man Worth Following