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Podcast: PS5 Pro and Technologies of Storytelling

What can the PS5 Pro teach us about the rich, myriad relationships between evolutions in console development and innovation in storytelling?

By Dan Hughes, 3 months ago October 3, 2024

What's the best way to marry "big questions" of morality and player involvement in games with our actual passion for those games?

By Dan Hughes, 5 months ago July 15, 2024

A point-by-point rebuttal of Tyler Cowen's article criticizing the ability of video games to have cultural value within a literary canon.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago September 10, 2021

The flavor text of EarthBound tells a story you may have missed.

By Max Gorynski, 3 years ago July 7, 2021

Terms like "immersion" might seem like a great way to have productive conversations about video games—but they're actually holding us back.

By Aaron Suduiko, 6 years ago October 4, 2018

How can you turn a common game mechanic into a new kind of narrative device?

By Kent Vainio, 7 years ago February 16, 2018

Dragon Age and The Witcher face off in an effort to uncover the meaning behind gaming's worst buzzword.

By Chris Anhorn, 7 years ago August 24, 2017