you are now entering GAME ZONE, the HYPERFIXT destination for all things 'gamer'. i've been enjoying video games literally as long as i can remember, so it's only fitting that i dedicate an entire zone to them. are you a certified power player? then check out some of the articles i've written below.
new console, new Mario Kart! how has the latest four-wheeled romp through the Mushroom Kingdom parkoured its way into my heart, what are some of its key shortcomings, and what's that magic balance between being objective and being real?
in a year full of games that appealed to my weird sensibilities, how did one little fishing game appeal to all the weirdest and win my heart?
Todd's in his heaven, all just works with the world. how does Bethesda's first new world in thirty years measure up, and what can it tell us about the types of games they make? and why is Fallout: New Vegas still better than any of them?
an overview of the newest entries in the Pokémon series, and how, for better and for worse, it's the most excited i've been for where this franchise is heading in years.
a look at ten of my favorite new Pokémon added in Generation IX, presented in the most evergreen format for something on the internet, A Big List.
a year's worth of accumulated frustrations over the landscape of video games, how we talk about them, and how one of my favorite series has become a case study for the perils of fandom culture.
a treatise on squids, kids, and how i fell in love with, out of love with, and back in love with Nintendo's freshest game.
