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Recently Published Articles (See All)

Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim – Game Developer (2024)

Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim – Game Developer (2024)

August 27, 2024
Pentiment And The Age Of Misinformation – VGBees (2024)

Pentiment And The Age Of Misinformation – VGBees (2024)

June 14, 2024
The Bittersweet Feeling Of Seeing Your Game Revealed After Getting Laid Off – Aftermath (2024)

The Bittersweet Feeling Of Seeing Your Game Revealed After Getting Laid Off – Aftermath (2024)

June 14, 2024
They didn’t take no for an answer’: Inside the return of EA Sports College Football – ESPN (2024)

They didn’t take no for an answer’: Inside the return of EA Sports College Football – ESPN (2024)

May 17, 2024
Why Big Publications Like The New York Times Are Making Games (But Barely Covering Them) – Aftermath (2024)

Why Big Publications Like The New York Times Are Making Games (But Barely Covering Them) – Aftermath (2024)

April 18, 2024
RollerCoaster Tycoon at 25: ‘It’s mind-blowing how it inspired me’ – The Guardian (2024)

RollerCoaster Tycoon at 25: ‘It’s mind-blowing how it inspired me’ – The Guardian (2024)

March 22, 2024
Should NBA Jam Be in the NBA Hall of Fame? – GQ (2024)

Should NBA Jam Be in the NBA Hall of Fame? – GQ (2024)

March 20, 2024
The direct influence of Twin Peaks on Zelda – The Verge (2024)

The direct influence of Twin Peaks on Zelda – The Verge (2024)

February 24, 2024
Here Come the AAAA Games… But What’s a AAA Game and Why Do We Call Them That? – Video Game Canon (2024)

Here Come the AAAA Games… But What’s a AAA Game and Why Do We Call Them That? – Video Game Canon (2024)

February 20, 2024
Making the Acclaimed Cuphead Was a Lengthy Trial by Fire For a Brand-New Family – Crossplay (2024)

Making the Acclaimed Cuphead Was a Lengthy Trial by Fire For a Brand-New Family – Crossplay (2024)

February 6, 2024
The Turbulent Story of Skull and Bones – IGN (2024)

The Turbulent Story of Skull and Bones – IGN (2024)

February 4, 2024
The Destruction (and Reconstruction) of Destructible Environments in Video Games – The Ringer (2024)

The Destruction (and Reconstruction) of Destructible Environments in Video Games – The Ringer (2024)

February 2, 2024

Recently Added Articles (See All)

The Oral History Of The Simpsons: Hit & Run – MinnMax Interview – MinnMax (2023)

The Oral History Of The Simpsons: Hit & Run – MinnMax Interview – MinnMax (2023)

November 20, 2023
Inside The Nintendo Power Hotline – Game Informer (2022)

Inside The Nintendo Power Hotline – Game Informer (2022)

February 1, 2022
How John Madden Became the ‘Larger-Than-Life’ Face of a Gaming Empire – The New York Times (2021)

How John Madden Became the ‘Larger-Than-Life’ Face of a Gaming Empire – The New York Times (2021)

December 29, 2021
A New Generation Stacks Up Championships in an Old Game: Tetris – The New York Times (2021)

A New Generation Stacks Up Championships in an Old Game: Tetris – The New York Times (2021)

December 28, 2021
What’s wrong with medieval pigs in videogames? – Leiden Medievalists Blog (2021)

What’s wrong with medieval pigs in videogames? – Leiden Medievalists Blog (2021)

August 6, 2021
‘I’m Han Solo’: The Story Behind Star Wars Kinect and the Most Infamous Jason Derulo Parody of All Time – New York Magazine’s Intelligencer (2018)

‘I’m Han Solo’: The Story Behind Star Wars Kinect and the Most Infamous Jason Derulo Parody of All Time – New York Magazine’s Intelligencer (2018)

May 22, 2018
Finding NEMO: The Story Behind Hasbro’s ‘Nintendo-Killer’ – IGN (2013)

Finding NEMO: The Story Behind Hasbro’s ‘Nintendo-Killer’ – IGN (2013)

December 25, 2013
No girls allowed – Polygon (2013)

No girls allowed – Polygon (2013)

December 2, 2013
The power of failure: making ‘The Last of Us’ – The Verge (2013)

The power of failure: making ‘The Last of Us’ – The Verge (2013)

September 19, 2013
Desert Bus: The Very Worst Video Game Ever Created – The New Yorker (2013)

Desert Bus: The Very Worst Video Game Ever Created – The New Yorker (2013)

July 9, 2013
11-X, WEP, Midway, CyberPlayGround, FACE – the rejected names for Microsoft’s first console – Edge (2013)

11-X, WEP, Midway, CyberPlayGround, FACE – the rejected names for Microsoft’s first console – Edge (2013)

July 5, 2013
Apple’s Folly: The story of the Pippin game console – The Gameological Society (2013)

Apple’s Folly: The story of the Pippin game console – The Gameological Society (2013)

June 5, 2013

Current Favorites – What We’re Reading at VGRL (See All)

We Entered the World of Microsoft Excel eSports & Got Our Asses Beat – People Make Games (2023)

We Entered the World of Microsoft Excel eSports & Got Our Asses Beat – People Make Games (2023)

March 15, 2023
The True Story Behind Doom 3DO’s ‘Missing’ FMV Scenes – Time Extension (2022)

The True Story Behind Doom 3DO’s ‘Missing’ FMV Scenes – Time Extension (2022)

December 26, 2022
The Spurs, ‘StarCraft’ and its link to the 1999 NBA title – The Washington Post’s Launcher (2022)

The Spurs, ‘StarCraft’ and its link to the 1999 NBA title – The Washington Post’s Launcher (2022)

October 13, 2022
An Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by Capitalism – Waypoint: Games By Vice (2022)

An Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by Capitalism – Waypoint: Games By Vice (2022)

August 18, 2022
‘I’m Han Solo’: The Story Behind Star Wars Kinect and the Most Infamous Jason Derulo Parody of All Time – New York Magazine’s Intelligencer (2018)

‘I’m Han Solo’: The Story Behind Star Wars Kinect and the Most Infamous Jason Derulo Parody of All Time – New York Magazine’s Intelligencer (2018)

May 22, 2018
Was Uber’s CEO really the second-best Wii Sports tennis player? – Ars Technica (2017)

Was Uber’s CEO really the second-best Wii Sports tennis player? – Ars Technica (2017)

April 27, 2017
NBA Jam Oral History: Where Are They Now – Sports Illustrated (2017)

NBA Jam Oral History: Where Are They Now – Sports Illustrated (2017)

April 17, 2017
The True Face of Mario – Technologizer (2010)

The True Face of Mario – Technologizer (2010)

April 25, 2010
Hand in Glove – Syracuse University Magazine (1990)

Hand in Glove – Syracuse University Magazine (1990)

September 30, 1990

Featured Collection – Wordle and Other Daily Browser-Based Games (See All)

Why Big Publications Like The New York Times Are Making Games (But Barely Covering Them) – Aftermath (2024)

Why Big Publications Like The New York Times Are Making Games (But Barely Covering Them) – Aftermath (2024)

April 18, 2024
Inside the New York Times’ Big Bet on Games – Vanity Fair (2023)

Inside the New York Times’ Big Bet on Games – Vanity Fair (2023)

December 19, 2023
If you love Wordle and Connections, Puzzmo may be your next daily obsession – Digital Trends (2023)

If you love Wordle and Connections, Puzzmo may be your next daily obsession – Digital Trends (2023)

October 19, 2023
NYT ‘Connections’, and the company’s quest to create the next ‘Wordle’ – Fast Company (2023)

NYT ‘Connections’, and the company’s quest to create the next ‘Wordle’ – Fast Company (2023)

August 15, 2023
Nine Ways To The Immaculate – Defector (2023)

Nine Ways To The Immaculate – Defector (2023)

July 28, 2023
The Hottest Thing in Baseball Is a Grid of Nine Blank Squares – The New York Times (2023)

The Hottest Thing in Baseball Is a Grid of Nine Blank Squares – The New York Times (2023)

July 11, 2023
Immaculate Grid Is The Game Sweeping Through MLB Clubhouses – Sports Illustrated (2023)

Immaculate Grid Is The Game Sweeping Through MLB Clubhouses – Sports Illustrated (2023)

July 11, 2023
How Our New Game, Connections, Is Put Together – The New York Times (2023)

How Our New Game, Connections, Is Put Together – The New York Times (2023)

June 26, 2023
New York Times responds to Only Connect resemblance – Eurogamer (2023)

New York Times responds to Only Connect resemblance – Eurogamer (2023)

June 19, 2023
Only Connect host points out similarities to fresh New York Times game – Eurogamer (2023)

Only Connect host points out similarities to fresh New York Times game – Eurogamer (2023)

June 15, 2023
How We Make Games at The Times – The New York Times (2023)

How We Make Games at The Times – The New York Times (2023)

April 10, 2023
‘Wordle’: One Year Later – GDC Vault (2023)

‘Wordle’: One Year Later – GDC Vault (2023)

March 24, 2023