SXSW Panel Recap: Diversity in Video Games: Hard Talk for Change

YouTube exec dodges direct questions about tackling online extremism

"...now more women over the age of 18 playing games than boys under 18, and gamers of color spend..."

March 20, 2019 SXSW Post by Tucker Whatley

Top 10 Video Games

Whether you wanted intimate tales or cars being blown back from explosions, 2015 had you covered

"...several police interviews. The only way to access those video files is to search the transcripts and watch them..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Top 10 Local Video Games

From battlegrounds to the bathroom, here are our favorite Austin games

"...3) Remnant: From the Ashes (Gunfire Games) Team up with friends or test your mettle on..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Two Local Video Games Announced

BattleCry Studios and Crytek USA reveal upcoming titles

"...studios with veteran talent made announcements about upcoming debut games recently. BattleCry Studios and Crytek USA both released trailers..."

June 10, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Bedside Manner: Making and Experiencing Video Games

Boss Fight Books gives the medium the biography treatment

"...to have a Summer Reading issue, as the resident “video-game person” I contacted Boss Fight Books about getting review..."

June 16, 2016 Arts Post by James Renovitch

Devolver to Host Video Games Impacted by Immigration Ban

Local publisher showcases the Middle East at GDC in California

"...In the video game industry, one of the immediate effects of the..."

Feb. 15, 2017 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Top 10 Video Games

From impossible geometry to glitching goats, it's our favorite games of the year

"...3) Desert Golfing (Blinkbat Games)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Top 10 Local Video Games

A horse-woman of the apocalypse and floppy fighting animals top Austin's offerings

"...1) DARKSIDERS III (Gunfire Games) Criminally underrated upon release, the third iteration of the..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Top 10 Local Video Games

Keep your controllers, keyboards, and VR rigs busy with these titles

"...2) FLIPPING LEGEND (HIDING SPOT GAMES) If only every mobile game were as perfectly executed..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Top 10 Local Video Games

From majestic vistas to mundane offices, it's time to play

"...Stoic's addition to turn-based strategy games manages to balance victory and heartache with aplomb. Stoic;..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Smart People Talk Video Games Too

And here's the proof ...

Aug. 14, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Future of Games

as predicted by journalists at SXSWi

"...Interactive to address the future of a medium, but video games are due for a new generation of consoles...."

March 12, 2012 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

Queer Indie Video Game Showcase Is a Gaymer's Delight

Local video game showcase Fantastic Arcade supports indie queer games

"...Games have come a long way since Pac-Man, as the..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Small Screen, Big Games at Zynga

From harvesting crops to dueling lightsabers, the Austin-based developer has created games to get you through the pandemic

"...our post-pandemic society than game developer Zynga. Its popular games, many produced in Austin, offer life buoys of sanity..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

(Video) Game Night

Multiplayer video games that bridge the gap between the hardcore and the noobs

"...When did the party die for gamers? When did video games begin to forgo two-player options for online play?..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Video Game News Bites

ATX's first LGBT gaming con, SXSW announces Gaming Awards hosts, & more

"...If our Video Game Gift Guide isn't keeping you busy, there's all..."

Dec. 11, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Local Video Game News

Esports news on the web, Barfcade comes to town, and more

"...was a terrible week for makers and lovers of video games. Locally, things were significantly brighter with new shows,..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Fantastic Arcade Announces Second Wave of Games

Tournaments, parties, and more interactive strangeness

"...Arcade-goers will explore the weird and wonderful world of video games. The organizers have already announced the featured and..."

Aug. 31, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Video Game Gift Guide

Downloadable edition

"...Downloadable video games get short shrift during the holidays. Sure, there's..."

Dec. 2, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

VIDEO: Fantastic Arcade Wrap Up

We chat up the weird wonderful gaming fringe with help from the Daily Dot

"...the unique, avant garde, and strange end of the video game spectrum. We chat with some of the developers..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

ATX Games Up for Steam Greenlight

Winners get backing of web behemoth

"...rest of you, it's pretty much the AppStore for video games. Unlike the AppStore, Steam cherry picks the games..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

30 Best Adult Games Online - Hentai, Nutaku, 3D Sex Games & More - Porn Game List 2021

30 Best Porn Games Every Dude Should Try At Least Once

"...But with 1000s of porn games out there, where can you find the perfect video..."

May 4, 2021 Events Post

Sports Games Stocking Stuffers

A last-minute list for last-minute shoppers

"...or Xbox 360? Click through for a list of games that've been in heavy rotation in my game console..."

Dec. 22, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Big Games, Big Money

DreamHack Austin puts competitive e-sports center stage

"...Austin Convention Center for a third year. The three-day video game competition and party, the American offshoot of a..."

June 1, 2018 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Patriot Games

"...in the name of country, the politics in Patriot Games are relatively bloodless. In this second big-screen adaptation of..."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Video Game Developer Certain Affinity Announces Original Title, Last Expedition

Independent game studio also plans expansion to offices in Toronto

"...from its launch in 2006 into the largest independent video game developer in town. But why so quiet? The..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Bullock Museum Scores Video Game Exhibit

"Pong to Pokémon" traces gaming's Texas ties and rapid evolution

"...to explore another important facet of Texas history – video games...."

July 28, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Cinematexas Games Without Borders

An interview with Cinematexas "Games Without Borders" keynote speaker, Mark Dery

"...is coming to deliver the keynote address to Cinematexas' Games Without Borders program -- which, according to the press..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Good Games for Adventurous Imaginations

Away From the Computer Screen and Back to the Table

"...catch-all term for the hobby devoted to paper role-playing games, board games, card and dice games, and more.These are..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Screens Feature by Allen Varney

Wide Open Games and Playing the Personal

Sam Potasznik's video game zine might just be the self-care you need

"...If you were to picture a video game zine, you'd likely envision a small, photocopied and..."

Feb. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Will McCarthy

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