Articles in the Games Category

Bioshock 2 and the Power of Influence Bioshock 2 and the Power of Influence
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 5 March 2010

How Bioshock 2 speaks to the nature of salvation and discipleship.

Podcast #75: The Coming Farmville Apocalypse Podcast #75: The Coming Farmville Apocalypse
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline, Podcast, Technology on 3 March 2010

Ben and Rich discuss the cultural implications of Farmville, and give Chat Roulette a spin.

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Wii Fit Bronze Pig Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Wii Fit Bronze Pig
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 25 February 2010

Carissa Smith mixes her metaphors and tries not to turn the Wii Fit into a golden calf.

Podcast #73: The Games Podcast #73: The Games
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline, Podcast, Sports on 19 February 2010

There’s a double meaning there. Get it?

<i>Assassin’s Creed 2</i>: Shot Through the Heart Assassin’s Creed 2: Shot Through the Heart
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 28 January 2010

A video game tackles religion head-on. The results are mixed.

Looking Back: Five 2009 Video Game Moments That Give Me Hope for the Medium Looking Back: Five 2009 Video Game Moments That Give Me Hope for the Medium
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 14 January 2010

At their best, video games can cause us to rethink what we know about the medium, ourselves, and life.

Looking Back: How Gaming Changed Us in 2009 Looking Back: How Gaming Changed Us in 2009
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 8 December 2009

Three dominant forces this year: complexity, criticism and co-operation.

Podcast #65: Being a Terrorist and Fighting Against Grenade Spam Podcast #65: Being a Terrorist and Fighting Against Grenade Spam
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline, Podcast on 13 November 2009

Does Modern Warfare 2 signal industry health or illness?

Modern Warfare 2: The Wrong Side of the Gun? Modern Warfare 2: The Wrong Side of the Gun?
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 29 October 2009

A leaked video of this year’s most anticipated game has everyone asking “What were they thinking?”

Podcast #60: The Pop Culture 180 Podcast #60: The Pop Culture 180
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature, Technology on 18 September 2009

Who suffered most? Rich and Ben go head to head to find out.

Pop Culture 180, Part 5: Video Games Vs. Books… a Fight to the Death? Pop Culture 180, Part 5: Video Games Vs. Books… a Fight to the Death?
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 13 September 2009

Are the two mediums mutually exclusive, or something else?

Pop Culture 180, Part 3: I Told You I Could Quit… But Now I Dislike People. Pop Culture 180, Part 3: I Told You I Could Quit… But Now I Dislike People.
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 9 September 2009

Reading is certainly enriching, but is it an inherently selfish act?

Pop Culture 180, Part 1: Giving up Halo for E.M. Forster Pop Culture 180, Part 1: Giving up Halo for E.M. Forster
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 7 September 2009

Will giving up video games make me a better person? Will reading make me smarter?

Podcast #56: Sotomayor, Splosion Man, and Into the Wild Podcast #56: Sotomayor, Splosion Man, and Into the Wild
Posted in Featured, Film, Games, Headline, Podcast, Politics on 14 August 2009

Judicial stuff, splodin’, and leaving society. All bad ideas.

Splosion Man’s Twisted Vision Splosion Man’s Twisted Vision
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 5 August 2009

Splosion Man provides an incisive look at… ah, who are we kidding?

Podcast #50: E3 and Summer Gaming Podcast #50: E3 and Summer Gaming
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline, Podcast on 12 June 2009

The future of gaming is coming… but they haven’t yet announced an official release date.

RetroPost: The Dangers of Video Games RetroPost: The Dangers of Video Games
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline, RetroPost on 11 June 2009

Warning: Video Games may be hazardous to your health. Or not.

Going Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 2 Going Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 2
Posted in Featured, Film, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature, Music, Technology on 10 June 2009

How technology changed us, and what we can do about it.

Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 1 Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 1
Posted in Featured, Film, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature, Music on 9 June 2009

How consumer culture makes us slaves to the new.