Bit Bash is back. After eschewing their main event for a series of pop-ups last year, Bit Bash has brought back their titular summer festival with an impressive showing of video and […]
Bit Bash at MSI is Everything We Hoped For (And More!)
Interview: In Their Words–Bit Bash and MSI Discuss Bit Bash 2019 Collaboration
To us, Bit Bash and MSI are a natural match. Both the Museum of Science and Industry and Bit Bash are experts at creating fantastic interactive experiences and creating a sense of […]
Preview: Bit Bash Expands with Two Day Festival at MSI
Stick around the games scene in Chicago long enough and you’ll be sure to encounter Bit Bash. Founded in 2014, the volunteer-run group has made it their goal to share their passion […]
Our E3 2019 Round-Up and Impressions
Another year, another Electronic Entertainment Expo (better known as E3); and this year’s was the leakiest in recent memory. It feels like every major game announcement was spoiled for me on […]
Preview: VGA Gallery Brings Hong Kong Artists to Chicago for PLAY.GROUND II: Video Game Art from Hong Kong
In the US, we can be myopic about our place in the world sometimes. Much of the media we consume can seem to revolve around us and what’s happening here, or could […]
Game Over! Day 3 of Games at C2E2: DePaul E-Sports, and Nolan North Finish Off This Year’s Con
That’s it. C2E2’s over. It’s cos-played out, but if you missed it—or any day—we have a recap of what we saw while were there. And this year was so jammed with activities, […]
Games at C2E2 Day 2: Pac-Man vs. The Chicago River, How to (Not) Suck at Tabletop Storytelling, and More
Saturday at C2E2 was absolutely bonkers. It was packed to the brim on the show floor, and every panel seemed to fill up. Games continue to be an important part of this […]
C2E2 2019: MK11 Character Revealed, the Women of Overwatch Charm, and I Play Games Pull Out the Stops
The first day of C2E2 is in the books, and what a day it was. We attended some great panels, and checked out what the show floor had to offer. We were […]
Preview: C2E2 2019 Starts Friday, and it’s Time to Choose Your Own Adventure!
The great thing about being a nerd is that there are many things you can be a nerd about. Maybe you love comics, knitting or Dungeons & Dragons. Or maybe you’re just […]
Polymorphism: Queer Encounters of Intimacy in Games Continues Through April at VGA Gallery
If love or sex comes up in a video game, it’s often the muscle-bound male protagonist bedding buxom women. Some games even have an accompanying minigame to put you in control of […]
Preview: Bit Bash to ‘TAKEOVER’ Emporium Logan Square with Four Locally Developed Indie Games
Love indie games? Want to play some indie games that have been developed right here in Chicago? Well, Bit Bash and Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square is giving you that chance. […]
VGA Limned the Video Star—Interview with Tiffany Funk of the Video Game Art Reader
What’s the status of art in state of the art video games? Do pixelated citizens have a sense of aesthetics? Will we find a Van Gogh or Basquiat skin among the boogying […]
