Master of His Virtual Domain
By MATT BAI
George Yao, an ordinary guy, spent $250 a week conquering the online game Clash of Clans, at one point bringing five iPads into the shower with him so that none of his accounts would go inactive.
With The Banner Saga, “game music turns the player into a co-storyteller,” says the composer Austin Wintory.
A look at the the year in video games with the regular critics for The New York Times and others.
Those sales bolster the view that the console business is turning into a two-horse race, with Nintendo a distant third.
The Walking Dead: Season Two is approachable for the gaming illiterate while also demonstrating the promise of video games as something more than a vehicle for fast-twitch excitement.
Though some games, like Tomb Raider, offer heroines, some gamers are personally filling a gap by creating strong female characters of their own.
New video games released in December include Peggle 2, Assassin’s Creed Pirates, Blek and Doki-Doki Universe.
Through its use of the PlayStation Vita, the video game Tearaway breaks the fourth wall in a way that presents a world of virtual people who seem aware of the person playing the game.
“Indie Essentials: 25 Must-Play Video Games,” a playable exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image, provides the easiest way to experience “local multiplayer” games.
George Yao, an ordinary guy, spent $250 a week conquering the online game Clash of Clans, at one point bringing five iPads into the shower with him so that none of his accounts would go inactive.
In the Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the protagonist can meld onto flat surfaces.
Call of Duty: Ghosts begins just before an attack on the United States by a South American alliance.
A look at the Museum of the Moving Image’s new exhibition of “local multiplayer” games.
With the release of the PlayStation 4 and XBox One, the latest generation of game consoles has arrived.