Genres are both entirely made up, and also a very strong foundation to any work. On one hand, they can be restrictive, forcing you to fall into genre conventions in any game you make, but at the same ...

Genres are broken. Broken, I argue, beyond repair. We need to crumple them up and throw them all away. Genres always were broken, of course. They are, as with any other form of human-invented ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

Monica is a writer, artist, musician, and indie game developer, loving all things related to video games. She’s a woman with a bit of adoration for every game genre. From her first experience with ...

Forever ensnared in a love-fued between 1800s literature and modern gaming, Eman Fatima tries her best to appease both her hobbies by tapping away at her keyboard and writing about her favorite games ...

Video game sequels often walk a fine line. While often giving fans what they love and trying something new, many franchises stick closely to the formula that made them popular. Some developers take ...