It seems like the whole world is waiting for Grand Theft Auto V. With the impending release of the latest installment in the legendary Grand Theft Auto series due September 17, Nick Rueben takes a trip down memory lane, recounting his relationship with the series and examining its appeal.

My first proper taste of the Grand Theft Auto series was at my friend Jay’s house. He had a Playstation 2 set up in his kitchen, and I watched, open-mouthed, as [...]

With its three divisions of mode, the main menu of 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 signified a major shift in the videogame industry. Cooperative modes of play became a market-induced requirement of subsequent AAA shooter releases. The phenomenal success of Nazi Zombies in Call of Duty: World at War and Horde mode in Gears of War 2 in 2008 had revealed an audience hungry for the new modes of interaction offered by cooperative multiplayer gameplay. But why are [...]