Joe Keiser

Joe Keiser

Contributor

Joe Keiser is a freelance writer who has covered games and culture for Nerve and Edge Online, among other publications. He currently resides in New York City with his wife, Rebecca Zerzan. In his spare time he enjoys pixel density, ordering crackers in bulk from Australia, and figuring out where that damned noise is coming from. What is that? Don’t you hear that?

By Joe Keiser

  • Victreebel

    Inventory

    For whom the Victreebel tolls: 8 regrettable video game portmanteaus

    When wordplay goes wrong.

    By Matt Gerardi, Joe Keiser, Matt Kodner, Derrick Sanskrit, and John Teti • July 18, 2013

  • Save The Date

    Sawbuck Gamer

    Groundhog Date

    In Save The Date, every date is the first date.

    By Joe Keiser • June 12, 2013

  • The Swapper

    Review

    Soul Survivor

    In The Swapper, the spirit is willing, and the flesh is disposable.

    By Joe Keiser • June 4, 2013

  • Xbox 360

    For Our Consideration

    Backward Thinking

    Shunning support for older games isn’t just bad for players—it denigrates the entire art form.

    By Joe Keiser • May 30, 2013

  • Fragments Of Him

    Sawbuck Gamer

    Everything Must Go

    Fragments Of Him is a minimalist exploration of loss, grief, and acceptance.

    By Joe Keiser • May 23, 2013

  • Don't Starve

    Review

    Man Vs. Wild

    You may not starve in Don’t Starve, but there are so many ways to die.

    By Joe Keiser • April 30, 2013

  • Halo 3

    Gameological Q&A

    Bugging Out

    What’s your most memorable encounter with a glitch?

    By The Gameological Society Staff • April 25, 2013

  • Dominique Pamplemousse

    Sawbuck Gamer

    Clay Songbirds

    A claymation musical adventure game? You can’t fault Dominique Pamplemousse for lack of ambition.

    By Joe Keiser • April 19, 2013

  • PWN: Combat Hacking

    Sawbuck Gamer

    Firewall Fighters

    PWN: Combat Hacking re-envisions network infiltration as a frantic hardcore deathmatch. We’re gonna need more RAM.

    By Joe Keiser • April 16, 2013

  • Nintendo World Championships gold cartridge

    Gameological Q&A

    Hell Of A Year

    What’s your favorite year in video game history?

    By The Gameological Society Staff • April 11, 2013

  • Free To Play

    Feature

    Free To Play On $20 A Day, Second Edition

    We revisit our coverage of the worst things in the world to spend money on. The list now includes alpacas, crimes against humanity, and PSY.

    By Joe Keiser and Effigy Power • March 27, 2013

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution

    Gameological Q&A

    Play It Again

    Which game-design tropes delight you every time they show up?

    By The Gameological Society Staff • March 21, 2013

  • Heart The Beat

    Sawbuck Gamer

    Hard Pulse

    Heart The Beat throbs—the entire game, the whole time.

    By Joe Keiser • March 5, 2013

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