9 Best Articles in 2020
VICE
'Civilization' and Strategy Games' Progress Delusion
VICE
7 min read · 212 saves · 2019-12-17 · How strategy games have held on to one of colonialism's most toxic narratives, and how they might finally be letting it go.
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
Escape to another world
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
20+ min read · 195 saves · From 2017 · As video games climb to new heights of sophistication and physical beauty, more and more young American men are withdrawing from personal relationships and the…
youtube.com
First Look at Nintendo Labo
youtube.com
162 saves · From 2018 · Get ready to Make, Play and Discover with Nintendo Labo! Nintendo Labo is a new line of interactive build-and-play experiences that combine DIY creations…
Stratechery
Apple, Epic, and the App Store
Stratechery
~11 min read · 159 saves · Aug 17th · Ben Thompson · The App Store is not one thing: it is installation, payments, and customer management; the further Apple gets from iOS, the worse its actions…
matthewball.vc
7 Reasons Why Video Gaming Will Take Over
matthewball.vc
~19 min read · 147 saves · Jan 10th · Matthew Ball · It’s replicating the most lucrative entertainment businesses on earth… and then adding a lot more.
Bloomberg
The Legend of Nintendo
Bloomberg
~14 min read · 139 saves · From 2018 · With the Switch, the 130-year-old gaming giant has once again turned reports of its demise into Nintendo Mania.
Fast Company
The secret to happy UX, according to a legendary game designer
Fast Company
6 min read · 132 saves · From 2018 · The famous rhythm game Lumines is back, and it’s a reminder of where things went wrong.
New York Magazine
Fortnite Has Become the Instagram of Video Games
New York Magazine
~20 min read · 124 saves · From 2018 · Since last September, the last-man-standing battle royale has been played by more than 125 million people.
New this week
Take a deep dive
Recently popular
Polygon
AOC’s record-breaking Twitch stream is the future of politics
Polygon
3 min read · 43 saves · Oct 21st · Patricia Hernandez · Young, tech-savvy, meme-literate, and accessible
WIRED
‘Wait, Sylvie’s Dad Plays?!’ The Joy of Fortnite Parenting
WIRED
2 min read · 30 saves · Oct 19th · I picked up the controller to keep tabs on my fifth-grader. What I got was a window into her world—and a lesson in 21st-century…
Lifehacker
Beware the Hidden Costs of Buying an All-Digital Game Console
Lifehacker
5 min read · 15 saves · Oct 6th · The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are the first living-room video game consoles to have all-digital versions at launch. That means no discs…
Kotaku
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Streams On Twitch With Hasan Piker And Pokimane, Draws Over 430,000 Viewers
Kotaku
6 min read · Oct 21st · It began yesterday with a simple question: “Anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote?” Representative Alexandria…
blog.playstation.com
PS4 games on PS5: Your top questions answered
blog.playstation.com
3 min read · Oct 9th · Details on backward compatibility, how Game Boost enhances select PS4 titles, and more.
