Storytelling | With A Terrible Fate

Does Portal Belong in the Video Game Canon? (Featuring: PAX South!)

We asked PAX South: does Portal deserve a place among the "Great Books" of gaming?

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago March 17, 2018

One of the world's oldest thinkers gives us a surprising view into one of the world's newest forms of storytelling.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 14, 2018

We ask our analysts to share the highlights and lowlights of the video-game sequels they've played.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 4, 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

Understanding the religious background of Okami gives us a new way of understanding what it means to experience a video-game story.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago February 25, 2018

Understanding the nature King Rhoam’s kingship gives us a whole new understanding of Link’s latest journey.

By Adam Bierstedt, 7 years ago February 20, 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

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

Take a deep-dive into how the characters of Japanese mythology were transformed through a video game and novel.

By Laila Carter, 7 years ago February 8, 2018

Horizon: Zero Dawn offers a new take on an old problem of open-world storytelling.

By Richard Nguyen, 7 years ago February 7, 2018