Roger Ebert thinks that videogames aren’t art: “Video games by their nature require player choices, which is the opposite of the strategy of serious film and literature, which requires authorial control.” It’s not a new argument, and it neatly encapsulates Auteur theory, whose adherents will probably never be able to accept a gaming as […]

Condemned: Criminal Origins is not for the faint of heart. This launch title for the Xbox 360 didn’t get much press, and has thankfully been spared the firestorm of controversy more high-profile targets are subject to. It’s a grim tale of an FBI agent on the run as he tries to clear his name and […]

Though it’s been a major part of PC gaming for years, demos have not been huge in console gaming due to the need to physically distribute a disc. They’ve been relegated to magazine add-ins, and most demos are played by very few gamers. That’s changed since last November: one of the changes the Xbox 360 […]