Let's Do Some Wild Speculation on Arc 3.0 Keywords in Destiny 2

We’ve gotten 3.0 updates to Solar and Void subclasses in Destiny 2, and that only leaves Arc left. What does the future hold for Stormcallers, Arcstriders, and Strikers? Arc subclasses h...

You Aren't Owning Anyone By Buying Saints Row (Or Any Game)

Saints Row is a video game that is being released next week. It’s an open world action game where you shoot people, drive cars, and generally cause mayhem while building up a criminal em...

Everything Right and Wrong with Destiny 2 Weapon Crafting

I’m not a big fan of crafting in video games. Too often, it just feels like busywork to me. That said, Destiny 2 weapon crafting has been pretty good since it debuted in Witch Q...

Destiny 2 is Somehow on the Cutting Edge of Trauma Conversations

How do you deal with shame? How do you deal with the little voice that says you’re a failure, that you’re not good enough, that you’re a bad person? I never expected a game like Destiny...

FFXIV's Dragons Show How MSQ Runs Deeper Through Side Stories

With the release of Dragonsong’s Reprise, the new Ultimate raid that reimagines my favorite trials, images of Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr remind me of how brilliant Final Fantasy XIV‘s draconic st...

6 Exotic Armor Pieces That Desperately Need a Buff in Destiny 2

There are a lot of weapons and armor pieces you can utilize in Destiny 2, some of which have warped the entire PVE or PVP meta around them. The recent Solar and Void subclasses updates caused...

Season of the Dawn Gear Needs to Come Back in Destiny 2

Newer Destiny 2 players may not even be aware at this point, but some time ago Bungie made the decision to implement “sunsetting” in the game. Under this scheme, weapons and armor w...

Destiny 1 Exotic Weapons That Should Make a Return in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted saw the return of Trespasser, an original Destiny Exotic. But there are still plenty more Exotics from the first game that Bungie could...

The Best Bits of Lore in Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted

Destiny 2‘s worldbuilding is spread across lorebooks, flavor text on equipment pieces, and — thankfully more and more — actual in-game dialogue and storytelling. Now, lorebooks are easy enoug...

After So Many Other Games, Returning to FFXIV Feels Like Coming Home

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, huh? When I pulled up to my Free Company house the other day, saw members of VinCo lined up by our market board, and heard the little jingle that plays outside the...

Throwback Thursday: Mixed-Up Mother Goose Was Mixed-Up Magic

For many, Roberta Williams is best-known as the creator of the King’s Quest series. But I’ll always think of her as the designer of Mixed-Up Mother Goose, the first ad...

How A Sims 4 Modder Helped the Game Reach its Queer Potential

For much of its 22-year existence, The Sims has been ahead of its time with queer inclusivity. The life simulation franchise allowed for same-sex marriage long before it was legal in the Unit...

Dear Modders: Help Me Date All the Guys in Persona on PC

The definitive version of all the modern Persona games are coming to PC and Xbox. Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal ...

The Queer Games Bundle Is Direct Action for Pride Month

Charitable video game bundles are nothing new, from the well-known Humble Bundle to mega bundles on itch.io (recent examples include a racial justice and equality bundle, and another to aid Ukrai...

Subverting the Bury Your Gays Trope in The Quarry

This article contains spoilers for The Quarry.

Geometric Realities: Cosmic and Symbolic Shapes in Games

“Physics and cosmology have been, almost by definition, absolutely crucial for making sense of the universe,” says Shing-Tung Yau, a professor whose groundbreaking work in mathematics earned him a Fie...

Every Canonically Gay and Bisexual Character in Destiny 2

There are a lot of gay characters in Destiny 2. Like, a lot. While romantic relationships haven’t figured much into the game historically, that’s begun to change as Bungie...

How Machine Girl Molded the Buoyant Beats of Neon White into a Non-Stop Rave

Neon White, the frenzied, first-person card-based speedrun incarnate, drops tomorrow, arriving with an equally hyperactive soundtrack from New York-based electronic artist Machine Girl. It’s...

Sephonie Depicts a Poetic Imagination of the Ocean

On my mission to research and document Sephonie‘s unknown wildlife, I constantly adapt to navigate its ever-evolving world. In the depths of a cavern, I wallrun and bounce off various fauna a...

Yakiniku Simulation is Exactly What it Says on the Tin

One of my favorite anime is Wakako-zake, a short-form show about a woman eating food. Each brief episode sees protagonist Murasaki Wakako go out to eat on her own and give a little internal m...