Latest articles by Luke Winkie
Reloaders Anonymous: It's time to talk about our Chronic Reload Syndrome
Trigger happy The first step is admitting you have a problem. The second step is getting sniped while you're doing it.
This hypnotic rhythm game was the best thing we saw at IndieCade 2017
Best in show Plus, why the 'International Festival of Indie Games' is now one of our favorite gaming conventions.
Emotional Fugitive Detector is a Voight-Kampff test you want to lose
Happiness Patrol "I already had an IQ test this year. Don't think I've ever had one of these."
A Case of Distrust is an adventure game made of silhouettes set in 1920s San Francisco
SF NOIRE The point-and-click mystery is on show at Indiecade 2017.
Cat Sorter: a VR game about fixing defective cats
A fur effort Does that one have a beak?
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine turns American folk tales into a road trip
Wolf tickets Another promising game from this year's Indiecade.
There's a game at Indiecade about competing to see who can send the most email
Office Race It's called Busy Work and it's amazing.
In Oblige, life in 1970s Hong Kong is menial and controlled with a typewriter
Life A simulated typewriter, mapped to your keyboard, shows you what life is like through a language barrier.
OneShot is a bizarre adventure game full of fourth-wall-breaking moments
Many Tricks The developers call it a "metaphysical puzzle game." Remember Psycho Mantis?
How small teams deal with the madness of releasing on Steam
Bug Life The creators of Cosmic Star Heroine thought everything would go smoothly after release. Spoiler: they were wrong.
Tokyo Dark adds a western adventure game twist to the Japanese visual novel
East meets west Tokyo Dark's psychological thriller storyline and clever sanity system may change how you think about visual novels.
These players loved their WoW servers so much, they bought the old hardware
server farming Blizzard auctioned off retired hardware, and some players are still trying to obtain their own special piece of WoW.
The Quake World Championship was a battle of young vs old
Old school Quake veterans clash with the new kids on the block at QuakeCon 2017.
Wolfenstein 2 'is political' but 'isn't a commentary on current topics,' says dev
Machinegames talks about how Wolfenstein is and isn't getting political.
Meet Eloise, the troll queen of Hearthstone
INTERVIEW Tempo Storm's Chinese superstar on alien invasions, twitch culture, and the battle to be taken seriously.
At home with the Kiblers
magical Meet Hearthstone’s ultimate power couple, proving you don't need salt to become streaming superstars.
The 15 year quest to mod the mainland into The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Morrowind's 15th Tamriel Rebuilt began long ago but the vision to create the entire Morrowind province remains.
Meet the superfans who spent a decade bringing Daikatana back to life
risen Not many loved Ion Storm's shooter, but those who did loved it enough to resurrect it.
How a guild of deaf players conquered World of Warcraft's toughest raids
Undaunted Without voice chat, WoW's raids are difficult—but Undaunted has proven they're not impossible.
These disappointed No Man's Sky players are turning to Star Citizen
citizen gain Disillusioned with one space game, they're blasting off into another (unfinished) one.
10 players share stories from their funniest, strangest Civilization campaigns
Tall tales PC gamers share their best Civilization stories: twisted tales of subterfuge, ironic nukes and victory by concert.
Inside the hardcore fanbase keeping the Star Citizen dream alive
Space Odyssey We spent CitizenCon with the game’s most dedicated backers to find out why they still believe.
What it’s like to manage a gaming community on fire
Battle Scars Community managers talk about the human cost of anger and death threats from impassioned fans.
