When you think of video games, what comes to mind first? Most people—gamers included—default to shooters. With long-running franchises like Call of Duty and Battlefield, it’s no surprise that so many people connect video games...

Some people gravitate toward magic users or warrior in games, but I’ve always been more of a rogue. My first and favorite World of Warcraft character was an undead rogue, and my Inquisitor in Dragon...

What I love about survival games is the feeling that I’m really inhabiting a threatening world. Playing a powerful hero can be great, but it’s hard to feel like you’re actually in a world when...