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Does Kingdom Hearts 1 Belong in the Video Game Canon?

16 years ago, one Disney/Final-Fantasy crossover gave birth to a new series. How did the first Kingdom Hearts change storytelling?

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago May 22, 2018

God of War took classic Greek mythology and established a brutal lore all its own. Does it belong in the pantheon of great storytelling?

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago May 6, 2018

Does Olimar’s adventure in a bizarre world deserve to be remembered as one of gaming’s great stories?

By Matt McGill, 7 years ago April 3, 2018

7 years later, everyone is still talking about Skyrim. How has it changed the storytelling craft of video games?

By Richard Nguyen, 7 years ago April 3, 2018

Explore the legacy of the time with the most criminally underappreciated story of all time.

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago April 1, 2018

With a Terrible Fate chats with Zelda Universe about the origins of our site, the task of building a video game canon, and more.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 30, 2018

With a Terrible Fate is building a video game canon. On this podcast episode, we interview the mind behind that canon.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 30, 2018

Yacht Club Games took to Kickstarter and taught developers how to make games that engage gamers' nostalgia without drowning them in it.

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago March 2, 2018

We're offering panels on Thursday and Friday of PAX East this year. Here's what to expect.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago February 15, 2018

Check out With a Terrible Fate's presentation on how to decide on the "Great Books" of video games.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago February 2, 2018