Call of Duty

‘Infinite Warfare’ Had the Best FPS Campaign of 2016

‘Infinite Warfare’ Had the Best FPS Campaign of 2016

The best shooter campaign came from the game I had the lowest expectations for, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

Emerging from My Hiatus from Big Budget Games

Best of the Moving Pixels Podcast: Storytelling in War Games

‘Hardcore Henry’ Is Less Like a First Person Shooter Than It Is an On-Rails Shooter

‘Hardcore Henry’ Is Less Like a First Person Shooter Than It Is an On-Rails Shooter

Hardcore Henry's forward moving ferocity doesn't allow its viewer or Henry time to think on why its action and violence might or might not be justifiable.
The Best of the Moving Pixels Podcast: Why Do We Love Shooters?

The Best of the Moving Pixels Podcast: Why Do We Love Shooters?

The variations on how we can murder pixels on a screen seems nearly limitless.
The Rise of and Risk of Multiplayer Gaming

The Rise of and Risk of Multiplayer Gaming

Competitive muliplayer gaming has evolved a great deal over the last 30 or more years, but then again, it also hasn't really evolved that much. How many times can we play the Atari 2600's Combat?
The Mixed Messages of ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’

The Mixed Messages of ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’

By addressing real world themes too cautiously, Advanced Warfare wastes an opportunity and subverts one of the few positive narrative trends established in the Call of Duty franchise as a whole.

Why I’m Excited About ‘Call of Duty’

The Evolution of ‘Call of Duty’

The Spirit of ‘Call of Duty’

A Colonist’s Fantasy: The Problem with the Fair Fight

A Tale of Two Shooters: ‘Spec-Ops: the Line’ and ‘Black’