Goodbye To An Inspiration, And A Friend

1979-2013 

Exploring Uncharted Territory; Adapting Video Games For Film

There's an age-old stigma associated with films based on video games and video games based on films. That is, they're bad. Is that stigma founded in truth, or just a series of unfortunate mistakes? Are the two most valuable entertainment industries destined to never cross paths?

Art Can Be Offensive, And That's Okay (UPDATED)

The next sequel of Volition's ostentatious open-world action franchise, Saints Row IV, was banned in Australia due to offensive and illicit content. And, that's a bad thing.

Why I'm Clapping For Sony

Regardless of any allegiances you may hold, it's hard for anybody to deny how good Sony ended up looking after their press conference at E3 last week. Their stance on used games and digital rights management might be better than Microsoft's, but that shouldn't be why you're clapping.

Perhaps The Best Month Of PlayStation Plus Yet

Four incredible games over the course of the next month coming to PlayStation Plus members, gratis. If you haven't signed up for PlayStation Plus yet, now is the time.

Ten Reasons To Be Excited For Xbox One

Call me an optimist. Okay, call be a idiot fanboy, blindly following Microsoft into consumer rights hell. Either way, I'm still going to try to look forward to Xbox One. I have to. For the sake of continuing doing what I do.

How To Make A Video Game Trailer

Do you have a big budget video game you want to market to the masses? Does it star a gruff (white) man at the end of his rope facing impossible odds? And do you want to avoid showing any actual gameplay? Follow these simple steps for the perfect video game trailer!

Infinite Discourse

It's been nearly a month since BioShock Infinite hit shelves. That's been almost four weeks of analysis, discussion, and Twitter-bickering. The topic is wearing thin on me, and I'm excusing myself from the conversation. But, not without a few parting words.

Shirking Blame For The Socially Irresponsible

Free speech is one of the most important and powerful rights we have. But when that freedom haunts us, what can we do?

Postmortem: The PlayStation 4 Reveal

I might have spent a few minutes thinking of as many different "four" puns as I could to shove in here. I didn't do it, and you're welcome. Here are my thoughts on the announcement.

The Ambivalist: The Foreseeable Future

What's in store for the coming weeks on The Ambivalist? Have some ideas? Some recommendations? This is a great time to speak up.

This is what I'm doing now.

Check out this thing that I'm doing about video games. Read about why I'm doing this, and help me decide why it took me so long to figure out that writing about games makes sense for me.