What We Get From Games

Something that I champion here on Simplikation is the notion that we can examine games beyond the bare-basics of "oh, this is fun." That we can »

Paying It Forward Matters

This piece was originally posted in tweet form on my personal Twitter, which can be seen on Storify. We live in a broken system. Capitalism is »

Fighting Depression Through Trucking: Euro Truck Sim 2

I've been depressed lately. Maybe it's the state of the world, maybe it's the state of my life, but the only thing I can think to »

Gaming's Dysfunctional Media Relationship

When I worked regularly as a game journalist, I received an interesting, and telling, piece of advice from a colleague of mine: Interviews are a battle »

Gaming's Cruelty Epidemic

We've got a problem with cruelty. The Symptoms The antisocial behavior emerging from modern gamer culture has always been around, lurking and sharpening its teeth on »

Recognizing Sealioning

Author's Note: "Sealion" refers to the internet archetype/act. "Sea lion" refers to the animal. Sealions are terrible; sea lions are incredibly cute. While recognizing why »