Conversation with the author of "Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter". VeteranGamers talks with him about storytelling, interactivity, and how video games relate to our lives.
An excerpt: "The head writer at BioWare told me that one of the reasons that the dialogue in those games is as good as it is is because everyone there knows that their stuff is going to be seen by other writers, and they're always revising each other. I don't think that happens at other game companies."
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
