Long Live the Multiverse By Gus Mastrapa • April 20th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa looks at the barriers between creative worlds and screams, “TEAR DOWN THOSE WALLS!”
There’s Always a Cave By Gus Mastrapa • April 13th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa wonders why caves in videogames are never terrifying.
How I Let Go of Star Wars By Gus Mastrapa • April 6th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa explains how he jettisoned his Star Wars nostalgia.
Why Geek Matters By Gus Mastrapa • March 30th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa explains why he’s still proud to be a geek.
RoboChrist and Space Jesus By Gus Mastrapa • March 23rd, 2012 In honor of Unwinnable’s Robocop Week, Gus Mastrapa finds a way to link the work of Paul Verhoeven, Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard and Jesus Christ.
Pushing Buttons With Arthur By Gus Mastrapa • March 16th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa finds that gaming is the best way to interact with his 3-year-old nephew.
At GDC Everyone’s Alright By Gus Mastrapa • March 9th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa discusses his love of like-minded videogame enthusiasts at GDC 2012.
Ride ’em Till They Break By Gus Mastrapa • March 2nd, 2012 Gus Mastrapa finds a connection between HBO’s Luck and our ruthlessness as gamers.
Halo, Southpaw and the Left Hand Path By Gus Mastrapa • February 24th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa draws a tenuous line between left-handed controls for videogames and the Church of Satan. Will you follow him down that path?
Story Does Matter By Gus Mastrapa • February 17th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa wants his videogames to have stories – otherwise, they’d be like movies without a soundtrack.
Kickstarter is Making Us the Executives By Gus Mastrapa • February 10th, 2012 Down with the Suits! Gus Mastrapa thinks Tim Schafer and Double Fine have proved that there is a better way to make and sell creative work via sites like Kickstarter and Bandcamp.
What Are We Pissed Off About Today? By Gus Mastrapa • February 3rd, 2012 Gus Mastrapa gets irritated like the rest of us but ultimately wonders why gamers all just can’t get along.
Coming Down in the Bear Chair By Gus Mastrapa • January 27th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa revisits his raver days of drugs, videogames and death – and the blinders that got him through.
Unimaginative Games Rising By Gus Mastrapa • January 20th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa hates bland and mediocre marketing in the entertainment biz, but would rather you not rise up against it.
The Madness of the Infinite Do-Over By Gus Mastrapa • January 13th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa sinks into a nightmare of madness fueled by science experiments, pot brownies and Super Crate Box.
The Cure for Angry Birds Fever By Gus Mastrapa • January 6th, 2012 Angry Birds is a phenomenon and an opportunity. Gus Mastrapa gives the army of videogame evangelists their marching orders.
I am Boring, Too By Gus Mastrapa • December 23rd, 2011 People who complain about the VGAs aren’t the only boring people on the planet. Gus Mastrapa explains how he too is predictable and dull as dirt.
Hating on the VGAs Is Boring By Gus Mastrapa • December 16th, 2011 Gus Mastrapa rages against those who rage against the Spike Video Game Awards.
Bullshit Vs. The Thing We’re After By Gus Mastrapa • December 9th, 2011 Gus Mastrapa can deal with bullshit in a videogame, so long as it has what he’s after.
I Am In Love With The Binding of Isaac By Gus Mastrapa • December 2nd, 2011 Gus Mastrapa makes an argument for The Binding of Isaac as game of the year. You will believe.
Don’t Buy Videogames On Black Friday By Gus Mastrapa • November 25th, 2011 Gus Mastrapa opts out of Black Friday. You should, too.
Searching For Something Shared By Gus Mastrapa • November 18th, 2011 Gus Mastrapa is a know-it-all misanthrope gamer – just like you and me and everyone else.
Scenes from the Line for Modern Warfare 3 By Gus Mastrapa • November 11th, 2011 Gus Mastrapa gets to know his neighbors while waiting to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
The Future History of Games Journalism By Gus Mastrapa • November 4th, 2011 The future of videogame journalism begins now – Gus Mastrapa reports from the future.