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Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Catherine Cusick July 14, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Lawrence Wright, April Wolfe, Mayukh Sen, Dan Jackson, and Ben Kuchera.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The $5,000 Decision to Get Rid of My Past

by michelleweber July 12, 2017October 19, 2022

After a series of painful losses, Ben Kuchera learns that when your games become your ghosts, it’s time to clean house.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

The Culture of Video Games: A Reading List

by Emily Perper June 15, 2014October 19, 2022

Videogames fascinate me. I’m not very good at the majority I’ve tried to play, but, like kickball and baking, I still play, because they’re fun, and I don’t have to be good at everything. (Except Pac-Man World 2 for PS2. I rule that. Especially the ice-skating levels.) Friends have helped me play Bioshock Infinite and introduced […]

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

The Culture of Video Games: A Reading List

by Emily Perper June 15, 2014October 19, 2022

Videogames fascinate me. I’m not very good at the majority I’ve tried to play, but, like kickball and baking, I still play, because they’re fun, and I don’t have to be good at everything. (Except Pac-Man World 2 for PS2. I rule that. Especially the ice-skating levels.) Friends have helped me play Bioshock Infinite and introduced […]

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How the Creators of ‘Street Fighter II’ Figured Out How to Make the Best Game for an Arcade

by mikedang February 18, 2014October 19, 2022

Looking back on the creation of ‘Street Fighter II.’

Posted inUncategorized
by Longreads April 8, 2013October 19, 2022

“Why Aren’t Video Game Actors Treated Like Stars?,” David Griner, Polygon.

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