Welcome!
Thanks for making it over. You can find a substantial sampling of my writing within these pages.
News:
June 12, 2013, The New York Times Arts & Leisure cover story about videogame art.
April 27, 2013, For two years, I've advised the Tribeca Film Festival on games. Here, I moderate a sold-out panel on Beyond: Two Souls and interview Ellen Page, among others. 3.5 million views so far!
Mar. 24, 2013, The Sunday NY Times Arts & Leisure cover story about BioShock Infinite.
Sept., 2012, Jim Romenesko says my book is now required reading at the University of Iowa J-school's first course in videogame journalism.
On Feb. 2, 2012, The New York Videogame Critics Circle gave me their Algonquin Roundtable Award for Best Videogame Book.
IGN has named me one of the Top 30 Game People of 2011.
Here's some new commentary about games from my latest appearance on NPR's Morning Edition.
And here's Playing With Fire, my film about games.
Here is a bit more info about All Your Base Are Belong to Us, How 50 Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture:
Apple iBookstore Book of the Week (for 4/11/2011)
The excerpt in Vanity Fair
The profile in USA Today
The excerpt in Wired
The interview on NPR's Morning Edition
The interview about L.A. Noire on NPR's Morning Edition
The interview on BBC Radio 5
The interview in Salon
The story for Reuters
The excerpt in Fast Company
"A triumph" -- Epoca Magazine, Brazil
"Filled with game anecdotes worth sharing" -- Henry Gilbert, GamesRadar
The Independent Film Channel interview
The excerpt about World of Warcraft in Boing Boing
The story about Rockstar's Sam Houser in Kotaku
Excellent video from the Strand Bookstore Reading
"The definitive tome of videogame history" -- Jason Schreier, Wired
"Essential reading, highly recommended." -- ThinkProgress
"The ultimate gaming guide." -- Nylon Guys
"Highly recommended." -- IGN
News:
June 12, 2013, The New York Times Arts & Leisure cover story about videogame art.
April 27, 2013, For two years, I've advised the Tribeca Film Festival on games. Here, I moderate a sold-out panel on Beyond: Two Souls and interview Ellen Page, among others. 3.5 million views so far!
Mar. 24, 2013, The Sunday NY Times Arts & Leisure cover story about BioShock Infinite.
Sept., 2012, Jim Romenesko says my book is now required reading at the University of Iowa J-school's first course in videogame journalism.
On Feb. 2, 2012, The New York Videogame Critics Circle gave me their Algonquin Roundtable Award for Best Videogame Book.
IGN has named me one of the Top 30 Game People of 2011.
Here's some new commentary about games from my latest appearance on NPR's Morning Edition.
And here's Playing With Fire, my film about games.
Here is a bit more info about All Your Base Are Belong to Us, How 50 Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture:
Apple iBookstore Book of the Week (for 4/11/2011)
The excerpt in Vanity Fair
The profile in USA Today
The excerpt in Wired
The interview on NPR's Morning Edition
The interview about L.A. Noire on NPR's Morning Edition
The interview on BBC Radio 5
The interview in Salon
The story for Reuters
The excerpt in Fast Company
"A triumph" -- Epoca Magazine, Brazil
"Filled with game anecdotes worth sharing" -- Henry Gilbert, GamesRadar
The Independent Film Channel interview
The excerpt about World of Warcraft in Boing Boing
The story about Rockstar's Sam Houser in Kotaku
Excellent video from the Strand Bookstore Reading
"The definitive tome of videogame history" -- Jason Schreier, Wired
"Essential reading, highly recommended." -- ThinkProgress
"The ultimate gaming guide." -- Nylon Guys
"Highly recommended." -- IGN
