The Gameological Society

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  The Gameological Society We check to see if Chuck E. Cheese’s is fun anymore (if it ever was)

  Is the pizza-arcade chain as much fun as it used to be—if it was ever fun? 

  June 18, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society The PlayStation shooter Einhänder finds Zen in unexpected places

  All it takes to complete Einhänder’s first level is a blissful release of conscious thought.

  June 17, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society If you missed the E3 game-announcement orgy last week, here’s a recap from the Gameological Bulletin

  Shorter version: Everybody beat up on Microsoft.

  June 17, 2013 | 12:30pm -

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  The Gameological Society The anti-gay comments made by Earthworm Jim’s creator make it tough to separate art from artist

  Doug TenNapel’s Kickstarter campaign conjures up last year’s Chick-Fil-A controversy.

  June 16, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society It looks like the makers of Bastion will avoid the sophomore slump with Transistor

  Greg Kasavin and his team are evolving rather than stagnating.

  June 13, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society In its E3 presentation, Nintendo hardly slaughters anybody at all

  Why did they even bother to show up? Don't they know it's E3 week?

  June 13, 2013 | 3:38pm -

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  The Gameological Society The director of Saints Row IV explains what his video game will mean at the end of human history

  If future space aliens want a violent video game with plenty of Jane Austen, they know where to look.

  June 12, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Sony embraces equal-opportunity slaughter in the E3 Murder Report

  Such egalitarian killing!

  June 12, 2013 | 2:24pm -

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  The Gameological Society At E3, Nintendo mocks “magic boxes” and pesters attendees with Creepy Virtual Mario

  Nintendo throws out its playbook but runs the same plays.

  June 11, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society The Xbox E3 2013 Murder Report tallies Microsoft’s slaughter

  Microsoft gets out to a strong start in our annual tally of death. 

  June 11, 2013 | 1:16pm -

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  The Gameological Society Microsoft bungled its E3 keynote by refusing to treat its players as human beings

  The perils of talking to Mr. Demographic.

  June 10, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Gameological is liveblogging Sony’s E3 2013 PlayStation press conference—with live video

  We’ve heard what’s in the box—now it’s time to see the box.

  June 10, 2013 | 7:30pm -

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  The Gameological Society Gameological is liveblogging Microsoft’s E3 2013 Xbox press conference

  Can we learn to love the Xbox One?

  June 10, 2013 | 11:00am -

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  The Gameological Society The Last Of Us trusts players enough to be more than just another zombie game

  The atmospheric survival horror game has poignance and gore in equal measure.

  June 9, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Author Ken Baumann talks about a new series of books about video games

  The Boss Fights books are deep dives on classics of the art form.

  June 6, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society An L.A. art collective built a miniature Scrooge McDuck money bin to make your cash-swimming dreams come true

  Go ahead, dive around in it like a porpoise.

  June 6, 2013 | 9:00am -

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  The Gameological Society Sucked in: 13 pop-culture portrayals of games that consume their players

  Oculus Rift, eat your heart out. 

  June 5, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Long before the iPhone, Apple created a video game console, and it did not go well

  The story of the ill-fated Pippin console.

  June 4, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society The makers of Rock Band are reviving Disney’s Fantasia as a video game

  But who will play it?

  June 3, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Tell us what you’d like to ask game developers at E3, and you could win somewhat fabulous prizes 

  We need your help to create the Gameological Questionnaire.

  June 3, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society The always-on Kinect may watch your every move—plus more game news in the Gameological Bulletin

  Plus: Double Fine wants your money again, and there might be a Mirror's Edge sequel on the way

  June 3, 2013 | 12:30pm -

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  The Gameological Society Atari's fabled dumping ground for unbought, unloved E.T. cartridges is set to be excavated

  A youth marketing company in Canada has signed up to handle the job, for some reason.

  June 3, 2013 | 11:06am -

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  The Gameological Society Fear Effect and Tomb Raider show how big-studio games have become more responsible and less fun

  The peak of the "sex sells" era has passed, but has game design declined from the days of the pixelated bosom?

  June 2, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Game-store employees tell us what they like to play

  Gameological heads to its local shop for some behind-the-counter wisdom.

  May 30, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society By refusing to support old games, console makers demean their own art form

  The industry has its thinking backward on backward compatibility.

  May 29, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society How a bizarre shoe in Super Mario Bros. 3 captures the magic of Mario

  Seriously, has there ever been a better power-up than Kuribo’s shoe?

  May 28, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Here’s what we know about the Xbox One—and what we don’t—courtesy of the Gameological Bulletin

  Microsoft's playing this one a little too close to the vest.

  May 28, 2013 | 12:30pm -

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  The Gameological Society BioShock writer Susan O’Connor is “fed up” with the game industry

  The industry veteran expresses candid frustrations about the state of writing in video games.

  May 27, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling talks about the “softcore porn” on 1970s pinball cabinets

  "I don’t know what they were thinking. That dudes would get wound up over a pinball machine?"

  May 23, 2013 | 11:59pm -

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  The Gameological Society Gameological Q&A: Games that make you shout, “That’s not fair!”

  You better believe those damn birds from Ninja Gaiden get a mention.

  May 22, 2013 | 11:59pm -