This review of Flappy Bird is by far the most amazing thing I’ve read all year. It may be the best review I read all year, despite the fact that we are only one month in. But in fetis… Read More

(Disclosure: I work at a company that makes free to play games. This opinion is my own.) This weekend, the internet briefly went nuts again over the specter of in-app purchases destroying ga… Read More

“"Russian space lizards return to Earth"” - The Guardian, offering up maybe the greatest headline of all time. (via davidnibert) Read More

“The thing looked fierce: the pointy ram intake/radome evokes images of the spiked helmet of a Prussian solder. The tiny, recessed cockpit of some versions makes it appear like some si… Read More

One thing I’ve noticed from this round of the Overwatch beta, is that Blizzard chose to show win-loss records in your career profile. Another thing I’ve noticed is people leaving… Read More

I decided to start keeping track each year of the books I read and the games I played. These aren’t all necessarily published in 2014, but I read them this year. Favorite books Non-fi… Read More

This bit of news from RPS is pretty remarkable: We’re not even halfway through 2014, and Steam has already added more new games than it did in the entirety of 2013. Is PC gaming head… Read More

Last week I read this critique of Titanfall’s “unlock” system, as compared to Call of Duty. “Unlock” isn’t really the right word, since the author isn&rsq&hell…Read More

I have a long way to go with my wok-ing skills Read More

davidnibert: (photo: US Navy) This is a laser gun. The US Navy now has ships equipped with laser guns. Guns…that fire lasers. I just…am having trouble with this. With a poin… Read More