From the early days of Dragon’s Lair to the stunning sequences of Final Fantasy XIII or filmicc aspirations of Metal Gear Solid 4, cutscenes have come a long way. From animated loops, to sprite based interaction and prerendered polygons, the implementation has evolved into something phenomenal…
The topic of games as art is a hard nut to crack, with the amount of gaming empowerment and adolescent empowerment fantasy that occurs in big budget games, it seems we’ve lost sight of the whole debate. The gaming masses have an uncomprehendable infatuation with empowerment, this is a problem!
If you’re anything like me, you grew up reading EGM, Nintendo Power and PC Gamer. You wondered what it must be like to get paid to play videogames and dreamed of the day you could take their places.
Too much of a good thing can get boring and become something undesirable, are we slowly realizing this with the onslaught of games in which Nolan North takes the lead role? Read on to find out…
Brighthub examines the evolution of the modern videogame and how complex narratives and moral choices have pushed the medium further into adult territory.
When a game is telling you one thing but making you do another, it can be surmised that a dissonance between storytelling and gameplay is occurring. Here I will discuss the poorly formed illusions of choice that masquerade these dissonant growing pains for story, morality and choice in gaming.
So you’re better than your friends, you dominate the online rankings and maybe you’ve even won a few tournaments. You’re good, but do you have what it takes to become a professional gamer?
Counting down the greatest opening moments in gaming history. From Half Life to Call of Duty to Bioshock, Brighthub looks at those moments that make an immpression early on and keep you playing.
Valentine’s Day is an event where star-crossed lovers can spend the day acknowledging their affection towards one another. People go see a movie, go out to dinner, or just take a walk on the beach. But what about the ever-rare gamer couple?
What does the future hold for large scale community games on home consoles? What was once a distant concept is now becoming a reality with a number of projects reaching fruition and many more planned. This articles looks at the MMO console boom and how it effects the console industry.
