December 17, 2008 Eric Swain External Sources, Recent Posts

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – design that is so much more

I also write for the design blog Creativefluff.com, where I turn my eyes towards the design aspects of video games. Here is a bridge article between that site and this one where I examine the PS3 exclusive Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and find the design aspects lead to a little more than just a great game if you're willing to look. | more

December 16, 2008 Eric Swain Critical Responses, Recent Posts

The Gaming Critique Symposium

For those of you not in the know, discussion on the nature of video game reviews has been taking place lately. So much so that Shawn Elliott has started a symposium to discuss the matter between about a dozen video game journalist, who I would more accurately describe as video game critics. He gathered a veritable who's who of gaming critics, that I'm sure most outside of this interest have never heard of, to embark on the project. | more