Posts by Brett Wheeler

Spec Ops: The Line SPOILER ALERT Today’s edition of Let’s Do Some Crimes focuses on exploring the harrowing moral dimensions of war in Yager Development’s “Spec Ops: The Line.”  Before reading any farther, you should know that, a) this article contains some major plot spoilers, and b) this shit gets pretty dark.  There, now you…

A column in which we recognize and honor our terrible video game deeds. Sometimes, nerd psychopaths don’t have to do crimes–shredding the delicate social contract that brings people together can be just as rewarding as poisoning a virtual well.  Implicit social norms are social rules that aren’t usually written down, but nevertheless exert a powerful…

This column is so named because most of my videogame experience has involved the entertainment value of things like theft, arson, and murder.  However, there are some additional themes presented in my review of the Walking Dead video game as well as the current game under review (Diablo III).  So come on, everyone–let’s do some hate crimes! The recent release…

In this article I chronicle my top five gaming moments of all time.  Most of these instances are funny; some are filled with pathos.  In each case, however, I was committing at least a few felonies, which is the point of this column.  (I realize I probably should have posted this as my first column,…

Let’s Do Some Crimes! In which Brett discusses the perils and merits of video games.  THE WALKING DEAD Welcome to this, the inaugural “Let’s Do Some Crimes!” column.  The column is so named because, after years of roleplaying and video games, I realized that they all pretty much boil down to theft, arson, and murder.…