The Binge Jessica Zafra ONE OF THE THINGS we loved about Breaking Bad was its sheer nerdiness. By nerdiness I mean a laser-focused expertise that manifests...

IT’S NO COINCIDENCE that the birth and growth of Shin Nihon Kikaku (SNK) as a video-game developing, publishing, and manufacturing company coincided with the industry’s rise in popularity. The transition to the 1980s saw the proliferation of gaming arcades and the inevitable releases of home-console versions of popular titles, and it was determined not just to take advantage of the boom, but to ensure its sustainability through constant innovation. Soon enough, it became a major player in the coin-operated business, and it astutely leveraged its experience to penetrate the expanding home market.

LET’S FACE IT. The NBA 2K franchise is a venerable one built on both the intrinsic pull of its source material and the collective talent of its developers. Never has the National Basketball Association (NBA) been more popular, and its already immense global reach -- propped up by outstanding leadership and instantly recognizable marquee names -- continues to grow by the day. Meanwhile, Visual Concepts has turned the otherwise-vicarious experience of appreciating matches at the sport’s highest level into an extremely impressive undertaking.

IN THE bleak winter of 1989, as a graduate student living in a windswept campus on the edge of the Scottish highlands, I found in a tiny bookstore a copy of James Hamilton-Paterson’s Playing With Water, which at that time had the subtitle Alone On a Philippine Island. Just another one of those vacation travel books, I thought. But at least it’s about home. I started reading it that evening, and finished the book in the gray light of dawn, close to tears -- and grateful at having been gifted with such a wonderful and unsettling read.

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman Book Sexy at Any Age By Nadine Tengco Published by Century Tuna 142 pages HEALTH GURU to the stars, Nadine Tengco, whips up healthy...

FANS of David Bowie were able to mark the first anniversary of his death on Tuesday by listening to a new EP from the “Space...

By Alexander O. Cuaycong BEFORE anything else, a disclaimer: Nioh is brutally difficult. The Koei Tecmo action RPG adventure game is heavily inspired by Dark...

NEW YORK — Just how much has America changed since Donald Trump’s election? Eminem, knee-deep in controversy a generation ago for misogyny and homophobia,...

By Alexander O. Cuaycong THERE’S SOMETHING to be said about StarCraft. This real-time strategy game was released by Blizzard in March 1998 to critical acclaim,...

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong IT’S TO SPIKE CHUNSOFT’s credit that Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony manages to bring uniqueness and originality out...

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong AT FIRST GLANCE, it’s not wrong to think of L.A. Noire as a spin-off of Rockstar Games’...

By Alexander O. Cuaycong BY WAY of background for the uninitiated: Project Shrine Maiden is a collection of manic-shooter video games published by Team Shanghai...