Aaron HendrixParis, Texas: Broken American DreamsThere will be no safety zones. I can guarantee you that the safety zones will be eliminated!Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Aaron HendrixHealing and Trauma in Games: Toward More Sensitive Depictions of Mental IllnessSpoilers for Arkham Knight follow/CW: sexual assault, PTSD, suicideJul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
Aaron HendrixQuick BitesQuick Bites is a series I’m starting on short games (typically an evening’s worth of time or less) where, each week, I highlight and…Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
Aaron HendrixMax Payne 3 at 8: Blood, Guts, and AgingMax Payne 3 is Rockstar’s best game. That famous (or infamous, more appropriately) developer is best known for its Grand Theft Auto series…Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
Aaron HendrixLife, Loss, and Grainy GamesQuick Bites is a series I’m starting on short games (typically an evening’s worth of time or less) where, each week, I highlight and…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
Aaron HendrixIt’s the World, Stupid!For all the messy conversations had and half-had about the Far Cry series’ checkered history with the colonizing gaze, I can’t help but…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Aaron HendrixToward more disturbing videogame violenceMuch has been made of, in the slew of modern violent anti-violence games, how dirty and bare all the horror is laid. Naughty Dog’s latest…Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020