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Getting Trapped in Metal Gear Solid V’s War Economy
Debt, industrialism, and the systems of modern war.
Critical Distance
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Is Your Game able to Withstand a Tabletop Gamer?
Why board game players make great testers.
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The Impossible Scaffold
Architectural metaphor in videogames.
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The Abject Emptiness of ‘Everything’
Why the words “open world” are meaningless.
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Who We Aren’t Anymore
A look back to understand who we are now.
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Feeling Alone in Everbody’s Gone to the Rapture
Who are you in Everbody’s Gone to the Rapture?
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Death Positivity in Videogames
Changing the mechanics of mortality.
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Let the Nostalgia Die: C.S. Lewis and the Final Fantasy VII Remake
The consequences of chasing childhood memories.
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Long Way Home: ‘Dragon Age 2’ on Immigration & Identity
Facing the harsh realities of a refugee’s journey through high fantasy.
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On the much hated and woefully overlooked codec radio
The invincible and memorable conversations of Snake.
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Gotham City Burning
Why no one but Batman cares about the city of Gotham.
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Virtual Light: Exploring In-Game Photography And Photo History
How to have a conversation about in-game photography and not be an idiot about it.