Mothmen and Shark Riders: the mind-melting fantasy of pixel-pulps By Alexis Ong Shark Freak The indie duo behind pixel-pulps are making visual novel throwbacks to the wild fantasy of Conan the Barbarian.
Purple carrots and horrifying toilets were key to making The Forgotten City's ancient Rome believable By Alexis Ong Food for thought How The Forgotten City used food as a springboard for the rest of its society.
Inside the groundbreaking 1997 all-women Quake tournament By Alexis Ong 🏆 For Quake's 25th anniversary, we look back at a first-of-its-kind moment in FPS history.
Let's look back at the E3 show floor of the '90s and 2000s By Alexis Ong Time capsule Great and terrible E3 moments—and fashion choices—from the last 25 years.
14 games you should play from the indie bundle for Palestinian aid By Alexis Ong Play These A staggering selection of more than 1,000 games for a good cause. Here's where to start.
YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes is on a quest to play the worst MMOs ever made By Alexis Ong Worst Quest If you've ever wondered what kind of person has the fortitude and passion to play the world's worst MMORPGs, well, we found him.
This MMO that promised an 'infinite open world' has become a giant fiasco By Alexis Ong Infinite Mess A broken alpha, inexperienced developers, and sloppy asset rips are just the start of the DreamWorld drama.
Enough cyberpunk—it's solarpunk's time to shine By Alexis Ong 🌞 Rather than imagining another dystopia, solarpunk envisions futures where tech and the environment can co-exist.
Meet the original streamer, who ran his own public access gaming show in 1993 By Alexis Ong Star Turn 12-year-old J.J. Styles' local TV show was the predecessor to modern gaming culture decades before Twitch.
The Hollywood-obsessed FMV games of the '90s were weird as hell By Alexis Ong Hollyweird Gaming's early attempts to to taken seriously by Hollywood produced some delightfully awkward gems.
The dark art of Noctropolis, the most gorgeous FMV game you've never played By Alexis Ong '90s Cool How an aborted Twin Peaks game, a bizarre trip to Hollywood, and '90s comic art coalesced into an unforgettable adventure.
30 years later, Sierra's Laura Bow mysteries are still a treasure By Alexis Ong On the Case Laura Bow will always be Sierra's original adventure game detective, and a trailblazing heroine.
Every Sierra graphical adventure game, ranked By Alexis Ong Best of the Quest How I spent 1.5 months beating the long-dead corpse of my childhood.
How the '90s family computer shaped a generation's exposure to PC gaming By Alexis Ong Beginnings Through my dad, the shared family PC introduced me to games and technology I'd never have found on my own.
Black Myth: Wu Kong has given Elden Ring fans another mysterious game to long for By Alexis Ong Mythos The Souls vibe and Chinese mythology of Black Myth are alluring as the Elden Ring news drought continues.
A lawsuit against the Internet Archive threatens vital gaming history By Alexis Ong Vital The Internet Archive is the only real resource of its kind for digital gaming history.
