first-person shooter

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis Again, in ‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis Again, in ‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’

This week, Nick and Eric take up arms in order to free America from the Nazi regime, and occasionally talk about Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis with ‘Wolfenstein: The New Order’

Moving Pixels Podcast: Our Own Points of View on ‘Hardcore Henry’

Moving Pixels Podcast: Our Own Points of View on ‘Hardcore Henry’

Hardcore Henry gives us a chance to consider not how well a video game translates to film, but how well a video game point of view translates to film.
‘Hardcore Henry’ Is Less Like a First Person Shooter Than It Is an On-Rails Shooter

‘Hardcore Henry’ Is Less Like a First Person Shooter Than It Is an On-Rails Shooter

Hardcore Henry's forward moving ferocity doesn't allow its viewer or Henry time to think on why its action and violence might or might not be justifiable.
‘Hardcore Henry’ Tells Gamers Sorry, There Is No Princess

‘Hardcore Henry’ Tells Gamers Sorry, There Is No Princess

Hardcore Henry questions gamers' instinctual need to fulfill a particular role within the context of a presumed masculine identity.
‘Superhot’: It Is Super. It is Hot.

‘Superhot’: It Is Super. It is Hot.

The rhythmic dance of bullet ballet, dodge and discharge, sidestep and slash, is a taste that is acquired, and you must acquire this taste. You must play Superhot.

Can Video Game Mechanics Be “Trashy”?

A Tale of Two Shooters: ‘Spec-Ops: the Line’ and ‘Black’

Transitional Period: Adapting PC Genres to Consoles

Battlefield: Bad Company

Halo 3

Bioshock