In online games, players’ limited expressivity is constantly positioned within social and political struggles, which often take the form of fascist slogans, and determine game situations by imposing emerging but inevitable stakes…
A quick look at the sky reveals that we’re not on Earth but on another planet. In the coastal village where we play Lana, a young girl, we encounter only humans. Everyone…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows was released at a time many described as pivotal for Ubisoft. Some presented this new entry in the famous franchise as the French publisher’s last chance, framing it more as…
In Bionic Bay, the player takes on the role of a lone scientist exploring the vastness of a ruined biomechanical world. Their tiny figure stands atop the twisted remains of a titanic…
Human beings have never acted without a purpose. Even for the most basic actions such as eating, sleeping and reproducing, we feel a sense of pleasure. The search for this pleasurable sensation…
October 26, 2018, Rockstar Games celebrates the release of Red Dead Redemption 2, its most recent game to date. Five long years separate this new production, led by the Houser brothers, from…
There are games you see coming from miles away. The ones that, backed by a vast arsenal of financial and structural support, promise from the very start a grand, unforgettable adventure. And…
While the presence of video games in museums is not a particularly recent phenomenon, it has undeniably intensified in recent years to the point where the very idea of exhibiting video games…
It is difficult to tackle the work of an artist like Simon Stålenhag. I have always been fascinated by his work, since the release of his first book Tales from the Loop,…
Why are we afraid when we play a horror game? What is it that inspires that strange but delightful feeling of terror? A simple jumpscare at the corner of a corridor? The…