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The Steam Machine wants to end an age-old war in games
A console for the in-between spaces
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Progress to 100 makes your iPhone surprise you all over again
The iPhone may be eight-years-old, but with Apple reiterating on its design every year, adding new features to its tilt and tap core, it’s still a magic box full of tricks. Nevertheless, the experimental phase is kinda over for Apple’s smartphone—we know what works well and what doesn’t—and so we of
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A videogame meant to raise awareness of anxiety attacks
Anxiety Attacks doesn’t need to wander far from its inspiration to earn its status as a horror experience; there are no jumpscares or monsters—just the knowledge that you might not be in control of what you see and feel, that something as simple as moving and breathing can become a chore to juggle.
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Getting Trapped in Metal Gear Solid V’s War Economy
Debt, industrialism, and the systems of modern war.
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Unless your name’s James Bond, the Cold War is still the topic of the day
In the interest of accuracy, I must attribute “Christ, I miss the Cold War” to Judi Dench’s M in Casino Royale, because she actually uttered those words. But M never had a monopoly on this sentiment. Here, for instance, is international relations bigwig John J. Mearsheimer’s “Why We Will Soon Miss T
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Nova-111 defies our obsession with genre
The head-spinning time-turning workings of Nova-111
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Somber will explore post-WW2 chaos and cults in small-town Argentina
I need more historical games in my life that aren’t pure strategy games or Assassin’s Creed, so when I heard of Somber, a game set during the political turmoil of mid-50s small-town Argentina, I was immediately interested. That’s primarily because Somber isn’t a game directly about war, which seems
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This photo series captures the sublime horror of nuclear disaster
Despite—or perhaps because of—the horrifying nature of nuclear disaster, something of the sublime tends to emerge from out of the plumes and ashes. Creators have been trying to make sense of this ungodly power that we’ve wielded ever since the nuclear bomb was first invented, only to lay waste to it
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This virtual reality forest experience is the perfect rebuttal to Avatar
Technology and nature don’t always have to be opposed When tech and nature become one See through the eyes of an animal through virtual reality
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This videogame gets its art style from 15th century woodcuts
The danse macabre finds a new host.
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Africa is not a country, unless you’re a videogame developer, apparently
Here’s an idea: If your blog post announcing a game set in ‘Africa’ doesn’t name a single country, it probably needs another edit. To wit, here’s a choice passage from Positech Games’ announcement for Democracy 3: Africa: In the west, we tend to think of Africa as either the target of charity fund-r
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Halo 5’s Warzone mode is a glorious clusterf*ck
Never change, Halo 5’s absolutely bonkers Warzone mode