Edmund McMillen

‘The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth’: Our Ongoing Love Affair with the Twisted Mind of Edmund McMillen

‘The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth’: Our Ongoing Love Affair with the Twisted Mind of Edmund McMillen

The evolution of this game corresponds to the core idea of Isaac himself, a steadily growing monstrosity that becomes continually more twisted and more interesting with each gross addition to itself.
Returning to Isaac’s Body: The Metastasis of the Monstrous

Returning to Isaac’s Body: The Metastasis of the Monstrous

In The Binding of Isaac, the monstrous body may be ugly and awful, but it is unique, free from established rules and stricture, free to continue to grow into something other than what others desire it to be.
‘The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’ and the Transformative Power of the Monstrous Body

‘The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’ and the Transformative Power of the Monstrous Body

In The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, the body is wrecked and made ugly for the sake of freedom from fear. Instead, it becomes something fearful in its own right.
‘Runers’: What’s My Motivation?

‘Runers’: What’s My Motivation?

Shoot better and better and better. Then, shoot some more.

The Artist’s Medium Is the Rules: The Games of Edmund McMillen

Gaming and Masturbating, Masturbating and Gaming

Thinking About ‘Cunt’

The Moving Pixels Podcast Watches ‘Indie Game: The Movie’

Moving Pixels Podcast: Back to Isaac’s Basement

This is a Cry for Help