Articles Tagged with #videogames
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Video
Our Glorious Leader
Finally, the Japanese Donald Trump commercial we’ve all been waiting for.
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Video
Player Two
Years after his father died, a son rediscovers their Xbox—and with it, his dad’s ghost car.
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Gallery
Farce and Sensibility
Paintings of peculiar worlds where butterflies sizzle in frying pans. The more you pay attention, the less you’ll understand.
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Gallery
The Atari Orgablet 2600
From the Kindle Fire to the iPad 2, the market is flooded with tablets. But only one can deliver a constant orgasm directly to its user.
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Man Cites Dog
Cloud Fracas
Once again, our British explorer discusses the latest news with a talking dog while they investigate odd features of the English countryside. This week: iCloud and deadly mud pits.
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Personal Essays
The Karma Bum
When Allen Ginsberg stayed with my family, we played video games and read together. But the harmony was broken when the yoga began. It wouldn’t be the last time.
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Personal Essays
The Game of Love
Anyone who says video games shouldn’t appeal to adults, let alone women, has never flirted with General Carth Onassi. Exploring a virtual courtship.
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Consoles I Have Known
Second Place Is First to Lose
The current war between console makers is bloody, and sides must be chosen. A look toward the next generation.
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Consoles I Have Known
Tilt
A look back to the dot-com boom years when money grew on trees, dreams were cast, and happiness could be delivered via Urbanfetch.
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Consoles I Have Known
Praystation
Discovering Chinatown’s black market for gaming, and risking your dating life and career for long nights of back-alley entertainment.
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Consoles I Have Known
Three Thousand Head-Butts
Strong men also play video games. The story of how a young depressed man became a bear, dragon, tiger, and man-wolf.
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Consoles I Have Known
The Most Competitive Man Alive
Recounting lessons from a first Nintendo, particularly as taught by the highs and lows of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out.