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Feeling starved for layered electronic beats and primary-colored shapes? Well, you’re in luck. In Colour, the debut album by Jamie xx, is here to fill that rectangle-shaped void in your heart. Like the music of his other project, The xx, Jamie’s solo work is low-key and beautifully simple, but In Co
“I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.” – Hayao Miyazaki The above quote could easily apply to any of the stories woven by Miyazaki and his animation stud
You are a cat. Your owner has left you home alone as they do every day. Your window has opened, and it is time to punish your unwitting human the only way you know how: mass destruction. Such is the premise of Catlateral Damage, a first-person cat simulator by developer Chris Chung. Similar to Katam
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I am a very competitive person, and I’ll admit that I love games that encourage you to screw over your friends. Where others let feelings get in the way, nothing will stand between me and sweet, sweet victory. This cut-throatedness served me well while playing Fortune Catcher, a local multiplayer ga
Somewhere, between childhood and adulthood, we start to look at the world differently. Over time we forget what it’s like to experience the world as a place filled with color and music the way we did as children. It’s a transition that can only be described as a shame. “an instrument for exploring”
