I can pinpoint the exact moment achievements changed gaming for me. It was 2005, and I’d just unpacked my brand new Xbox 360—a ridiculously expensive purchase that required eating ramen for a month to justify. I fired up Perfect Dark Zero (not the best choice in retrospect, but launch titles, am I right?), and about fifteen minutes in, there was this distinctive sound—a little musical chime—and a notification slid onto the screen. “Achievement Unlocked: First…
My parents didn’t get it. Neither did most of my teachers. “You’re wasting your time with those games,” they’d say,…
It was the summer of ’95, and I was supposed to be doing something productive with my life. My first…
Here’s a confession that’ll probably get my gaming credentials revoked: I sometimes get more excited about obscure games from the…
Well, I didn’t see that one coming. Actually, that’s a lie—I absolutely did, and so did pretty much everyone else…
I remember exactly where I was when I first created my Skyrim character. It was November 11, 2011—yep, 11/11/11, because…
The Last of Us TV Show: Family and Sacrifice – Joel’s Emotional Reunion with Tommy I still remember the first…
“He’s cracked! He’s cracked! Push now!” I’m shouting into my headset way too loudly for 11:30 PM on a Tuesday,…
The first time I saw Myst, I wasn’t even playing it. I was standing behind my friend Aaron’s chair in…
There’s something deeply personal about watching a game with tremendous potential slowly wither away. I’ve played my share of abandoned…
