Death, when in the context of games, is a mechanic that at it’s core is meant to be a punishment for failure. After all, if you’re laying waste to massive numbers of enemy troops, be it in Real Time Strategy games or the myriad of Shooters that have come out lately, there really is no better way...

Early last week I wrote a piece on video games as an Artistic Medium. Continuing in that vein, I want to discuss the use of narrative in Video Games.  However, this time the discussion will revolve more around why the use of narrative is important in gaming, at least to me. What is Narrative? To properly...

Holding gaming tournaments in libraries isn’t a new idea by far. Libraries have been a safe haven for Dungeons and Dragons nerds since it came out in ’74. Before then, board gaming tournaments (chess, checkers, Scrabble, etc…) ruled the gaming space in libraries. However, there is a...

Released: February 10th, 2009 (US) Developer: Japan Studio Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Genre: Platformer Pros: Anyone can play, intuitive level design, bargain price, and cute as a button Cons: Too easy for some, too short, annoying music, and just too much like the first game. The balance...

Video games are a relatively new format, and as such have not been explored to the same extent as film or television. This led me to take a closer look myself at some of the common themes in representation between video-games. While an increasing number of women play video-games, males unarguably hold...

Let’s face it, we’ve all went down to our local video rental place, whether it’s a Blockbuster or not, and been utterly disappointed when the game that we wanted wasn’t there. Damn kids, some of us have to work! So you go home, sad… hoping that soon, someone will bring the...

Welcome to the Dammit Game of the Week! I’ll be your host on this time wasting trip, so please enjoy. What the hell is a Dammit Game, you ask. Good question… A Dammit Game is a on-line flash game that seemingly sucks away hours without you even knowing it. Finally, you’ll look at your...

I caused some tetchiness when I said I hate PC gamers.  Imagine that, PC gamers owning a computer, having internet access, and believing they can make a difference from their keyboard.  As a caveat, let me explain my creative process.  I rarely write my biweekly editorial more than a couple of hours...

Many of you may have heard of aRandomGamer.com, and I’d be lying if I didn’t say that some of the best original content comes from their writers. That’s why we’ve been keeping our Evil eye on all of the great work coming from their direction, and GamesAreEvil co-Evil Editor in Chief,...

Re-releasing games is nothing new. Sometimes it’s just something as simple as a re-press with a new edition number on the spine of the CD or DVD. Other times, it’s a full re-hash, with new graphics, features, materials and more. Despite all the additions, it’s still the same game, and...