Recent content by Reid McCarter

That's a really good point. I think the only difference is that, since games are still more of a niche form of entertainment/art than movies (although this is, thankfully, becoming less true with every year), general audiences are more likely to hear about only the massively successful titles...

I'm definitely not saying that one piece of game criticism is going to start a revolution either -- I'm just saying that, like books, films, music, etc., beginning a dialogue is extremely important for helping to move things forward. If anyone putting forth any kind of critical questions has to...

I'm a firm believer that, rather than disservice gaming as a medium/culture, criticism actually helps to promote growth and is more a labour of love than hate. Whether you disagree with my article or not is fine but I really don't believe that a piece like this should be able to "split the...

Thought it may be worth pointing out that The Escapist takes freelance article submissions so there's really no agenda being put forth by the site. I played Duke Nukem Forever, Shadows of the Damned and Portal 2 within a pretty short period of time from one another and got thinking about...

Amen brother. That's a large part of what I was hoping to get across. Without looking at humour as what it is (an intricate practice that can be much, much tougher to get across than just "straight" stories) it will almost always fall flat. Like, look at a comic like Louis C.K. who (even though...

No Laughing Matter Humor in videogames can be more than just dick jokes. Read Full Article