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A Dota fan convinces you to pay attention to the International finals this weekend
Explain esports to me like I’m five.
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If you get anxious about karaoke just wait until you play Stage Presence
Stage Presence is karaoke with less musicality and more social anxiety, and really, what’s not to like about that? You play as the frontman of a band. You’re on stage at a large festival—think Glastonbury, but without the ambient fug—when something goes wrong. Who knows what went wrong. This is the
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Monument Valley studio bring the game’s serenity to a mental health app
Anyone who played Monument Valley remembers the feeling of wellbeing that washed over them as they discovered the solution to each puzzle. It’s that sense that everything had its proper place; that things fit together and work in harmony. The world, when you manage to see it from the right perspecti
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On the much hated and woefully overlooked codec radio
The invincible and memorable conversations of Snake.
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New game about sketches mirrors a classic Looney Tunes episode
Have you ever been watching a cartoon when suddenly the screen goes white, the main character is standing there alone, and the animator’s pencil drops down into screen to mess with the world? It’s a classic fourth-wall-breaking gag that’s all over the place in animation—from the classic Looney Tunes
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Dan Pinchbeck on rapture, religion, and "The Chinese Room" feel
The Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture designer opens up.
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Find peace by gardening the harmonious landscapes of Barmark
Sign up to receive each week’s Playlist e-mail here! Also check out our full, interactive Playlist section. Barmark (Android) BY Stormhatt Studios The characters in Barmark are all damaged in some way. You can see this as they wander the rigidly-cut pastoral landscapes guided by your finger. They a
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The freedom of being a bird girl isn’t without its dangers
A blue sky riddled with floating islands, purple deer, and idyllic waterfalls—the opening scene of Aer’s trailer is a scenic glance at an abstract cubist-esque world. The expanse hovering before us is at peace, but we know that there’s so much more to see. Taking in the view with us is Auk, a pilgri
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The world is okay and here is a cat you can tease with yarn
Life is a brutal slog. You spend the majority of your waking hours working, and spend the remainder recovering from the toxic effects of that work. Your body is constantly deteriorating, unless you are like a little kid, in which case, I have this to say: it is all downhill from here, bub. The plane
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Presidential elections have a game design problem
How the Fox News debate is changing the political horse race.
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The yarn-filled trailer for Unravel is sew adorable
You might remember Yarny from E3, when he made us wonder whether all videogames would eventually get Etsy-fied. Or you might remember his creator, Martin Sahlin, who was one of the few presenters at E3 who passed our fashion police‘s standards with flying colors (well, mainly just two colors: green
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The time has come to play Conker’s Bad Fur Day as an adult
You can drink along with Conker legally, now!