I was 14 when Metal Gear Solid (opens in new tab) came out. I bought it because it was about robots, cyborgs, and a gruff, cynical protagonist. I bought it because it offered a world full of intrigue, subterfuge and espionage. I bought it because the demo let me use …

Don’t tempt me, Frodo! There’s nothing quite like a cool new concept to turn the head of an otherwise jaded gamer. In a world of samey spectacle and me-too marketing, the original idea is king, and always very, very welcome. Though it is a double-edged sword. Failing to follow through …

All it takes to throw Los Santos into total societal breakdown is one little motorcycle accident. This first-person GTA 5 (opens in new tab) video shows one of the most remarkable demonstrations of cause-and-effect I’ve ever seen, virtual or otherwise, as one wreck stretches out into about four minutes of …