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Jon Irwin

Don’t Write Off Nintendo’s Latest Stab at VR

Arthur Schwarz was onto something. It was the turn of the century, and people were tiring of the same old entertainment. But technology…

Mar 16, 2019

Don’t Write Off Nintendo’s Latest Stab at VR

Mar 16, 2019

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OneZero

Why Nintendo Abandoned Its Plans to Make You Healthier

The Switch is a success, but it certainly won’t help you sleep better

Feb 21, 2019

Why Nintendo Abandoned Its Plans to Make You Healthier

Feb 21, 2019

The Circuitous, Disingenuous Nature of Nostalgia in Video Games

“They want to turn your past into your future,” writes Jill Lepore in a recent issue of the New Yorker. Lepore was writing about Amazon…

Jan 18, 2019

The Circuitous, Disingenuous Nature of Nostalgia in Video Games

Jan 18, 2019

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Years in Review

My Year in Review: It Happened

“Neglect of the colon is one of the major sins of civilization,” writes John Harvey Kellogg in the introduction to his 1931 magnum opus…

Dec 21, 2015

My Year in Review: It Happened

Dec 21, 2015

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Years in Review

TITLE FORTHCOMING: A Year in Indecision

Just trying to stay afloat.

Dec 31, 2014

TITLE FORTHCOMING: A Year in Indecision

Dec 31, 2014

Could Wearable Tech Help Videogames Become Truly Mature?

New forms of input-output could turn narrative reactions physical

Dec 5, 2014

Could Wearable Tech Help Videogames Become Truly Mature?

Dec 5, 2014

The birth of Minecraft and the end of my childhood

On how Mojang’s block-buster signals a shift in our collective playtime

Oct 28, 2014

The birth of Minecraft and the end of my childhood

Oct 28, 2014

Four Things I Learned While Writing a Book about Super Mario Bros. 2

Long-time Kill Screen writer Jon Irwin on his deep dive into a single game for small press Boss Fight Books.

Oct 20, 2014

Four Things I Learned While Writing a Book about Super Mario Bros. 2

Oct 20, 2014

Scenes: The End of E3 2011

We’re crouched inside the walls of a dystopian bunker that I know is my house. Faceless visitors hand me gifts; it’s my birthday, and this…

Jun 14, 2011

Scenes: The End of E3 2011

Jun 14, 2011

Scenes: The Third Day of E3 2011

Stand in the middle of the Los Angeles Convention Center’s South Hall. Look left. Lara Croft, younger, of uncertain ethnicity and 40 feet…

Jun 10, 2011

Scenes: The Third Day of E3 2011

Jun 10, 2011

Jon Irwin

Jon Irwin

Writer / teacher. Contributor @Variety. Previously: @Paste, @Gamasutra, @Killscreen, elsewhere. Author of Super Mario Bros. 2 from @BossFightBooks.

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