Author: M. Joshua Cauller

M. Joshua is a missionary to his basement — where he leads a videogames-and-spiritaul-formation group called GameCell. He makes indie game trailers by day, which you can see at mjoshua.com. You can also follow him on Twitter.

March 26, 2014 / / Essays

Talking about female nipples may be the fastest path away from meaningful conversation about Christian discipleship and video games. But since you have obviously resisted the temptation to dismiss this post, maybe we can process the use of topless women in The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 – Smoke and Mirrors?

January 8, 2014 / / Essays

A young boy with long curly blonde hair hunches over a gravestone, remembering his mother’s death; when she drowned to death and he could do nothing to save her. Later, when his big brother starts to swim across a creek, the little brother stands back and motions with his hands as if to say, “No freaking way I’m getting in there.”

January 1, 2014 / / Essays
The Gamble...
The Gamble…

I got to the end of XCOM: Enemy Unknown on Ironman mode over the weekend. For those who don’t know, Ironman saves every action to which you commit. There are no backup saves or restarting a mission if one of your soldiers die. All moves are final.