Lopez IRL

2013-02-08

John Smith is a game developer at ArenaNet, but his role in the Guild Wars 2 team has not taken the form of a typical designer. Smith does not handle...

2013-02-01

Difficulty is a constant balancing act for game developers. Make a game too hard, and people will come up with excuses to never play it. Make a game too...

2013-01-30

“Flame and Frost: Prelude,” the latest Guild Wars 2 patch, dropped Monday, bringing a few changes and additions to ArenaNet’s MMORPG. I’ve been playing...

2013-01-28

This review contains mild spoilers. At face value, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead has everything going against it. It’s built around supposedly outdated...

2013-01-25

“Games journalism is broken.” It’s a common mantra even for some games journalists. But the situation is more nuanced than critics claim. In reality,...

2013-01-23

It’s common to see players complain about endgame in Guild Wars 2 — too common, in fact. It’s true Guild Wars 2 does not have the type of gear grind seen...

2013-01-21

It’s rare a game’s title is so descriptive, but Orcs Must Die! 2 lives up to its namesake. Its entire purpose, from the gameplay to the very simple story...

2013-01-18

The game industry has endured an unfavorable couple weeks. In the onset of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. politicians have turned to...

2013-01-16

Reading Colin Johanson’s blog post about ArenaNet’s early 2013 plans for Guild Wars 2 was a joyous experience for me. It might seem a little hyperbolic...

2013-01-14

This article contains mild spoilers. In its first frame, Limbo establishes that it’s special. Unlike most major video game releases today, Playdead’s...