Usul and Trinity analyse how humour works in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and The Stanley Parable

What are the techniques that horror games use to scare us silly, and what can they teach us about our own anxieties?

 Sociologist Bertrand Vidal and Trinity explain how these games tap into our most fundamental impulse: the will to survive

When it comes to generating good luck in games, can we game the system?

Sometimes it's hard to resist the urge not to throw your gaming console out of the window when you get those uniquely annoying words - GAME OVER - on the screen

Always running out of time? Take back control through video games that spead up time, slow time down, or let you rewind

What is realism, and is it realism that defines a successful game?