LIFE IS STRANGE
John Warren Jul 24, 2022. 24 minute read
Modern AAA Narrative Fiction Games are Falling Drastically Short
This week I had the pleasure of talking to merritt k about her trip to Las Vegas to play the reboot of Saints Row on Thanks for the Knowledge. You can read her impressions of the game here, of course, but you should also listen in for some tidbits about…
READ MORE >Imran Khan May 10, 2021. 1 minute read
Dontnod Seemingly Done With Life is Strange
Dontnod, French developers of games like Life is Strange, Tell Me Why, and Remember Me, recently made waves for something they’re not developing: The upcoming Life is Strange: True Colors. Despite making the first two games, Dontnod is conspicuously absent from the third, as the developers of the intercedent Life is Strange: Before the…
READ MORE >Imran Khan Mar 18, 2021. 2 minute read
Here’s What You Missed from Today’s Square Enix Presentation
Did you miss today’s Square Enix Presents? The livestream was announced last week as a Nintendo Direct-style presentation for Square Enix games with a particular focus on their western branch and a deep dive into the new Life is Strange game. If you didn’t get a chance to watch, we got…
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Imran Khan Mar 12, 2021. 2 minute read
This Week in News is About Microsoft, Metal-Detecting, and Monsters
Welcome to This Week in News, where we quickly run down all the biggest news of the week in an easy summary. Tales of Arise Returns After a Year With the Promise of Upcoming News – The Bandai Namco JRPG has been infrequently detail-free since its E3 2019 debut, but…
READ MORE >Robin Wilde Dec 24, 2019. 6 minute read
The Many Faces of Trains in Games
Since I spend a lot of my life on trains, crammed into small seats and suffering frequent delays, it’s given me space to consider why they hold such a strong place in the canon of gaming tropes. While games formally about trains are fairly rare — limited to the simulator…
READ MORE >Kris Ligman Jun 12, 2017. 4 minute read
E3 2017: Highlights from the Microsoft Xbox press briefing
Project Scorpio gets an official unveiling, a price tag, and a way dorkier name.
READ MORE >Jack Yarwood Jan 18, 2017. 5 minute read
Seven Videogames inspired by Twin Peaks
This bizarre classic TV show has been a huge inspiration to a lot of videogames-- including several you might not expect.
READ MORE >Jody MacGregor Sep 30, 2016. 5 minute read
Can love fix Life is Strange?
This fan-made "fix-fic" dating game turns your teacher into a talking hot-dog.
READ MORE >Kris Ligman Jul 27, 2016. 1 minute read
Life is Strange to be adapted for live-action web series
The critically-acclaimed serialized adventure game is well-known for its strong story and characters.
READ MORE >Rhea Monique Jul 22, 2016. 6 minute read
In Life is Strange, I recognized my own past self
With the first chapter of Dontnod's critically-acclaimed serial now free to download, LolKing's Ashelia shares just what makes the game so special to her.
READ MORE >Kris Ligman Jul 21, 2016. 1 minute read
The first episode of Life is Strange is now free, forever
Beginning today, publisher Square Enix is offering the first chapter of its critically-acclaimed serial at no charge.
READ MORE >Kris Ligman May 5, 2016. 1 minute read
Life is Strange named for one of five Futures of Media awards
Dontnod's episodic teen tale is now a Peabody winner. Sort of.
READ MORE >Kris Ligman Apr 7, 2016. 2 minute read
Fallout 4 and Rocket League win big at BAFTA game awards
The annual award event hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has just wrapped up in London, with Fallout 4, Rocket League and Her Story earning major nods.
READ MORE >Chloe Bridges Mar 9, 2016. 6 minute read
How videogames helped me recover from death
Sometimes, we need to blow up space aliens. Other times, we need to confront grief. Now we've got easy access to videogames that help us do both.
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