Open-world games promise exploration and immersion, but sometimes, bigger isn't always better. Games just keep getting bigger and bigger today, but in a race to create sprawling maps, many titles ...

Certain open-world games embrace emptiness to convey meaning through silence and exploration. Titles like Outer Wilds and Shadows of the Colossus prioritize atmosphere and storytelling over combat and ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...