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Videogames Have a Pessimism Problem
By Heather Alexandra May 4, 2015 | 10:00am
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Broken Age has readers rethinking the cartoon logic of classic adventure games
By Matt Gerardi May 1, 2015 | 8:20pm
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Works of Game Provides a Map of How to Talk About Games
By Brian Taylor May 1, 2015 | 11:40am
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Are there any video game soundtracks you make sure to carry at all times?
By Patrick Lee May 1, 2015 | 5:00am
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Exit music (for a video game): 11 songs worth sitting through the credits
By Anthony John Agnello, Sam Barsanti, Derrick Sanskrit, Matt Gerardi, Patrick Lee April 30, 2015 | 3:00pm
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Hitsville SE: How Paradox Interactive Became a Hit Factory
By Ian Williams April 29, 2015 | 2:30pm
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An unlikely hit inspired a community and fierce rivalry at a Chicago arcade bar
By Ryan Smith April 29, 2015 | 5:00am
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The caped crusader lays down some hurt in the trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight
By Alex McLevy April 27, 2015 | 4:02pm
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Violence is Boring: The Tedium of Violence as Progression
By Tauriq Moosa April 27, 2015 | 10:30am
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Reveal trailer for Call Of Duty: Black Ops III is all about robots, shooting, and shooting robots
By Sam Barsanti April 27, 2015 | 1:49am
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Readers praise the power and joy of Mario’s mustache
By Matt Gerardi April 24, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Subtle Kombat: Kung Jin's Komplicated Koming Out
By Todd Harper April 24, 2015 | 9:00am
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The best Let’s Play videos offer more than vicarious playthroughs
By Patrick Lee April 24, 2015 | 5:00am
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A Videogames Novice Tries to Describe Five Characters Based on Illustrations Alone
By Shane Ryan April 22, 2015 | 3:00pm
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How games use hair to define characters
By Derrick Sanskrit April 22, 2015 | 2:00pm
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Rainbow Six: Siege Preview: Breach and Fear
By Austin Walker April 21, 2015 | 11:00am
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GamerGate and the Balkanization of Videogames
By L. Rhodes April 20, 2015 | 12:30pm
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EA reveals the new look of Star Wars Battlefront
By Mike Vanderbilt April 17, 2015 | 7:51pm
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Readers call out more of Final Fantasy’s fashion faux pas
By Matt Gerardi April 17, 2015 | 6:33pm
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Buying the PC version of Mortal Kombat X was a mistake
By Matt Gerardi April 17, 2015 | 5:00am
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Tidus is Final Fantasy’s worst dressed character—a sartorial review
By Nick Wanserski April 15, 2015 | 5:00am
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Wardrobe Theory: Claire Redfield from Resident Evil
By Gita Jackson April 15, 2015 | 1:00am
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The Fear of Missing Out: I Do Not Care About Bloodborne
By Maddy Myers April 13, 2015 | 11:00am
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Grime's Videogame-Flavored DNA
By Matt Suckley April 12, 2015 | 6:00am
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Readers reflect on humanity, redemption, and masculinity in Deus Ex
By Matt Gerardi April 10, 2015 | 7:00pm
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A long lost Nintendo music game resurfaces for anyone to play
By Matt Gerardi April 10, 2015 | 5:00am
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Warhammer: This is the Way the World Ends
By Ian Williams April 9, 2015 | 2:30pm
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Do you have any unfinished games you can’t bring yourself to give up on?
By Nick Wanserski, Zack Handlen, John Teti, Anthony John Agnello, Samantha Nelson, Derrick Sanskrit, Sam Barsanti, Matt Gerardi, 5876237249237204994, Patrick Lee April 9, 2015 | 5:00am
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A robot body allows the star of Deus Ex: Human Revolution to become more human
By Anthony John Agnello April 8, 2015 | 5:00am
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Adolescence is Strange: Where Are All the YA Games?
By Nate Ewert-Krocker April 7, 2015 | 2:00pm
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The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter relies on us to build a backstory from its clichés
By Julie Muncy April 7, 2015 | 5:00am
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How do you tackle the learning process of Bloodborne and its brethren?
By Matt Gerardi April 3, 2015 | 6:15pm
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The Neon Maypole: Sentris and Making Music With Games
By Katherine Cross April 3, 2015 | 11:00am
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BOXBOY! is a nugget of concentrated Nintendo charm
By Matt Gerardi April 3, 2015 | 5:00am
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Hotline Miami: Maybe It Wasn't As Great As We All Thought
By Nico Deyo March 31, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Videogames Inc.: Unraveling the Corporate Ownership of Game Developers
By Ian Williams March 30, 2015 | 5:08pm
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Reliving the thrill and heartbreak of Shadow Of The Colossus
By Matt Gerardi March 27, 2015 | 6:30pm
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The diverse artistic influences behind two of 2014’s prettiest games
By Nick Wanserski March 27, 2015 | 5:00am
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Going Mobile: Nintendo's New Evolution
By Jon Irwin March 26, 2015 | 10:30am
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In Shadow Of The Colossus, you bond with giants before you slay them
By Nick Wanserski March 25, 2015 | 5:00am
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Magic for the Masses: Standard Deck Construction on a Budget
By Tyler Kane March 24, 2015 | 5:00pm
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Fear of the Red Phantom: Discovery, Refinement and Online Play In Dark Souls II
By Suriel Vazquez March 24, 2015 | 11:00am
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Bloodborne Impressions: Dark Souls Fans Shouldn't Have to Worry
By Garrett Martin March 23, 2015 | 10:00pm
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Does Final Fantasy actually need redeeming?
By Matt Gerardi March 20, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Very Bad Villains: What Games Get Wrong About Bad Guys
By Tauriq Moosa March 20, 2015 | 11:55am
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The best part of Final Fantasy XV’s demo is the campfire camaraderie
By Patrick Lee March 20, 2015 | 5:00am
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Blurring the Line: Where the Virtual Becomes Reality
By David Jagneaux March 18, 2015 | 2:00pm
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PAX East 2015: The Need For A New Space
By Maddy Myers March 16, 2015 | 4:00pm
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Readers continue our descent into The Binding Of Isaac’s grim imagery
By Matt Gerardi March 13, 2015 | 6:15pm
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Going to GDC Without Really Going to GDC
By AM Cosmos March 13, 2015 | 11:15am
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It’s tough to bounce back from a game-breaking bug
By Matt Gerardi March 13, 2015 | 5:00am
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Space Jam: The Games of Antholojam
By Javy Gwaltney March 12, 2015 | 12:00pm
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The Binding Of Isaac uses body horror to tell a story of abuse and empowerment
By Patrick Lee March 11, 2015 | 5:00am
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Two recent board games show the potential of app-and-tabletop hybrids
By Samantha Nelson March 10, 2015 | 3:00pm
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Meet super-Sharlto Copley in the final trailer for Powers
By B.G. Henne March 10, 2015 | 2:34pm
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Courting Failure: The Heaven in Helldivers
By Austin Walker March 10, 2015 | 11:15am
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Day In The Life: Disability and Representation in Videogames
By Javy Gwaltney March 9, 2015 | 2:00pm
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Here’s how Wind Waker and Metal Gear Solid 2 are basically the same game
By Matt Gerardi March 6, 2015 | 8:33pm
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Desperately seeking a Sith Lord’s approval in Knights Of The Old Republic II
By Julie Muncy March 6, 2015 | 6:00am
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Rock Band 4 Is Coming for The Playstation 4 and Xbox One
By Garrett Martin March 5, 2015 | 7:30am
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Hello, Caelondia!: 9 in-game performances of original songs
By Joe Keiser, Anthony John Agnello, Samantha Nelson, Derrick Sanskrit, Patrick Lee March 5, 2015 | 6:00am
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Wind Waker breaks from Zelda’s recurring legend to warn against blind faith
By Julie Muncy March 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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The Mythopoetic Sandbox: The Less We Know the More It Means
By Ian Williams March 3, 2015 | 10:01am
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Readers celebrate the joys of jumping through the boss door
By Matt Gerardi February 27, 2015 | 7:35pm
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Magic for the Masses: So You Want to Play Magic: The Gathering?
By Tyler Kane February 27, 2015 | 3:00pm
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The Rock Band Zeitgeist: Does Anybody Still Care About Plastic Guitars?
By Maddy Myers February 27, 2015 | 1:10pm
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The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is still defined by inhospitality
By Anthony John Agnello February 27, 2015 | 6:00am
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The QTE is Dead—Long Live the QTE!
By Katherine Cross February 26, 2015 | 9:20am
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A Minecraft Reader: Digging Into Minecraft Novelizations
By Brian Taylor February 25, 2015 | 3:33pm
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Fairies dancing on the screen: 4 classic video game sprites, reviewed
By John Teti February 25, 2015 | 6:00am
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The Boardgames of Toy Fair 2015
By Keith Law February 24, 2015 | 4:35pm
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Mega Ran: Caught Between a Rockman and a Hard Place
By Michael Martin February 23, 2015 | 8:00am
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Multiplayer matchmaking might be doomed to suck
By Matt Gerardi February 20, 2015 | 7:15pm
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Robert DeLong On Making Music With Game Controllers
By Robert DeLong February 20, 2015 | 10:30am
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We joined a space crew and ran on dragons in IndieCade’s most promising games
By Derrick Sanskrit February 20, 2015 | 6:00am
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A Burnt Torch: Darkest Dungeon, Mental Health and Lovecraftian Horror
By Austin Walker February 19, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Plague Inc. and Ebola: The Unsettling Realism of Epidemic Simulators
By Carli Velocci February 18, 2015 | 10:30am
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Coming Out on Top: Been There, Done That
By Todd Harper February 16, 2015 | 10:12am
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Virtual Valentines: The Emptiness of Videogame Romance
By Maddy Myers February 14, 2015 | 1:23pm
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Readers profess their love for the wacky world of Professor Layton
By Matt Gerardi February 13, 2015 | 7:54pm
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When a new way to play rekindles your love for an old favorite
By Matt Gerardi February 13, 2015 | 6:00am
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Love in the time of chocobos: 6 romantic date ideas from the Final Fantasy series
By Anthony John Agnello, Nick Wanserski, John Teti February 12, 2015 | 3:00pm
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Monster Jam: Evolve and Co-op Gaming
By Garrett Martin February 11, 2015 | 12:15pm
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The truth is more wondrous than the mystery when Professor Layton’s on the case
By Patrick Lee February 10, 2015 | 5:00pm
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Persona: The Unlikely Critical Darling of Japanese RPGs
By Imran Khan February 10, 2015 | 9:00am
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This Will Come Back to Haunt You: Choice and Time in Life is Strange
By Todd Harper February 9, 2015 | 8:00am
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Grand Theft Auto V’s finale and Anders’ fate lead reader picks for ugly choices
By Matt Gerardi February 6, 2015 | 8:45pm
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Does “fast travel” break the atmosphere of an open-world game?
By Julie Muncy February 6, 2015 | 6:00am
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Persona 5’s new trailer is full of cats, cat burglary, and cool menus
By Matt Gerardi February 5, 2015 | 9:45pm
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What is the ugliest choice a game has forced you to make?
By Nick Wanserski, Drew Toal, Anthony John Agnello, Samantha Nelson, Derrick Sanskrit, 5876237249237204994, Patrick Lee February 5, 2015 | 5:00pm
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Racial Identification: The Secret Strength Videogames Forget They Have
By Imran Khan February 4, 2015 | 3:45pm
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The Unfinished Swan dampens its lesson on creativity when it takes yours away
By Julie Muncy February 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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Blaxploitation and Derivative Works: A Letter Series on Funk of Titans
By Austin Walker, Ian Williams February 3, 2015 | 9:15am
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Readers write appreciations of Mother 3 and the Yakuza series
By Matt Gerardi January 30, 2015 | 8:30pm
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Playing with a friend adds depth to Far Cry 4’s otherwise flat surface
By Anthony John Agnello January 30, 2015 | 6:00am
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Star Wars arcade game trailer puts you in the cockpit (hopefully not as Porkins)
By Rob Dean January 29, 2015 | 6:58pm
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Romanticizing Tragedy: Should Disaster Games Be Fun?
By Maddy Myers January 29, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Tabletop Treasures: The Boardgames of PAX South
By Jay Egger January 29, 2015 | 11:30am
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The last licks: 14 surprising games from a console’s dying days
By Nick Wanserski, Anthony John Agnello, Derrick Sanskrit, Joe Keiser, Matt Gerardi January 29, 2015 | 6:00am
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The Long Game: Subterfuge, Formalism and Interactivity
By Austin Walker January 28, 2015 | 12:00pm
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Odd latecomers make a console’s end the best time to explore its library
By Anthony John Agnello January 28, 2015 | 6:00am
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Hands On With The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt—The Naked Truth
By Bryce Duzan January 26, 2015 | 9:00am
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Readers debate the benefits of games’ first-person perspective
By Matt Gerardi January 23, 2015 | 7:30pm
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Pinball Expo: Still Flipping After 30 Years
By Preston Burt January 23, 2015 | 12:00pm
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Three new racing games aim for the speed and style of their arcade ancestors
By Derrick Sanskrit January 23, 2015 | 6:00am
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Wardrobe Theory: The Bayonetta Style Guide
By Gita Jackson January 22, 2015 | 1:00pm
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The good with the bad: 9 great songs from not-so-great games
By Drew Toal, Anthony John Agnello, Calum Marsh, Derrick Sanskrit, Patrick Lee January 22, 2015 | 6:00am
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Seeing without crosshairs: a survey of the first-person non-shooter
By Chaz Evans January 20, 2015 | 6:00am
