Have you had a chance to check out my GameFanShop partner store yet? Now’s the perfect time to explore. It’s a PC gaming paradise. You get great discounts on PC downloads and get to help support Sketchy Details in the…
Geek & Sundry has a new series from some of the Robot Chicken creators called FetchQuest. Each week, they release a short animated video looking at various aspects of the video game industry. It’s sharp and committed to the theme…
Another week, another new set of deals at my partner store with GameFanShop. GameFanShop is an online store for downloadable computer games. You visit the site with my link, pick out what you want, and I get a small commission…
I’m working my way through the new Tomb Raider right now and really enjoying it. The game is just a more evolved version of the original games on the PlayStation. It has all the same elements–the platforming, the puzzles, the…
Another week, another set of new deals at my GameFanShop partner store. You order the game through my partner link, register your account, and receive the download code for Steam, Origin, or whatever the manufacturer’s download site of preference is.…
When it comes to Spring Into Suspense, we’ve covered everything from orchestral scoring to spiraling structures in video games, books, theater, comics, and film. Yet there is an entirely different school of suspense that has become synonymous with horror films.…
Must Read: Misogyny, Sexism, And Why RPS Isn’t Shutting Up. John Walker of Rock, Paper, Shotgun breaks down the typical troll derailment tactics used when anyone tries to discuss the role of women in video games and fan culture.
I’m well aware of the love it or hate it reaction to ambiguous, exploration-driven indie games. For every rave about a Journey, there’s an equally passionate pan. The pros and cons are sometimes even the same on both sides of…
Have you had a chance to check out my GameFanShop partner site yet? Each Monday, they update their weekly deals. Some are brand new, some are carried over, and some are gone entirely. I’ll be doing a quick update post…
I’ve spruced up the layout at Sketchy Details over the last few days, which includes quite a few new ad partnerships. The site has been self-sustaining for years now, earning enough to pay for its own hosting and expenses. The…
Anita Sarkeesian’s new series of Feminist Frequency videos debuted on YouTube yesterday. Tropes vs. Women in Video Games is the Kickstarter project that the trolls didn’t want you to have because of misconceived notions of what feminist criticism actually is.…
I have a bunch of “best of” posts planned for Sketchy Details that I’m going to break down into shorter, more digestible features in the coming weeks. First up are video games. 2012 was a sort of renaissance for indie,…
After seeing the beautiful Art of Video Games exhibit at the Smithsonian in D.C. last spring, I was wondering which major US gallery would be the first to take the plunge and add video games to their permanent collection. The…
I love a good puzzle game. It’s one of the main genres in my wheelhouse (right behind music/rhythm games and the OCD madness of leveling up and resource distribution in a turn-based RPGs) because of the way I think. I…