(Article for the Huffington Post — November 2nd, 2008) Traditional Marriage Perverts the Tradition of Marriage by Jeff Goode (Californian) About a decade ago, as a young playwright, I was hired to wri

The video game industry is just that. An industry. Which means that it exists in a capitalistic world. You know, a free market. A place where you’re welcome to spend your money on whatever you please… or to refrain from spending that money. Those companies that put these products out? They’re for…

It’s a gaming phenomenon: a high-fantasy adventure with a vibrantly distinct art style, attracting an unprecedented number of newcomers to the world of online gaming – the first of its kind to earn an Edge 9/10. Déjà vu? Before World Of WarCraft there was another game which swept an adoring audience…

By Susan O'Connor Experienced game writer Susan O'Connor (Tomb Raider, BioShock 1 & 2, Far Cry 2), explores what a writer brings to the creative process, by analyzing hit TV series Breaking Bad -- as

Mohammad Alavi is responsible for some of the most intense and memorable campaign levels in Call Of Duty history, but he almost never entered the industry at all. He was on the path to becoming a doctor, earning bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and biology. On the side, he enjoyed making maps for…

By ken birdwell While Half-Life has seen resounding critical and financial success (winning over 50 Game of the Year awards and selling more than a million copies worldwide), few people realize that i

There's no denying that sex has its sweaty charms, and in its most exquisite moments dissolves the isolation that embodied life imposes on us. But those moments are rare, the exception rather than the rule, says de Botton, founder of London's School of Life. "Sex is always going to cause us…

‘Flensed’ is the word which best describes Eternal Darkness. Not because of what it means – although we’ll get to that – but because the decision to use it in the game’s dialogue sent players scurrying for their dictionaries as surely as the scares had sent them diving behind their sofas. Games in…

Jack Whittaker, a 55-year-old contractor from Scott Depot, W. Va., had worked his way up from backcountry poverty to build a water-and-sewer-pipe business that employed over 100 people. He was a millionaire several times over. But when he awoke at 5:45 a.m. on Christmas morning in 2002, everything…