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Reconsidering the epic violence in the God of War saga
An apologist’s take on one of videogames’ most violent series.
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Watching sports in VR returns power to the viewer
The NHL, Nascar, MLB and NBA are all investigating broadcasting to headsets.
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From Fez to It Follows: a conversation with Disasterpeace
We talk with Disasterpeace about videogames and scoring this year’s best horror film.
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The history of photography could predict the future of videogames
Photography learned what made it unique. Games are too.
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Satoru Iwata, 1959 – 2015
Nintendo’s fourth-ever president has died.
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The fork in the road
Wolfenstein: The New Order and the history of alternate histories.
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"Punk, originality, and videogames": a conversation with Friendzone
Bringing videogames and anime to hip-hop.
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Shut up, Her Story
Her Story might be a good videogame, but it’s the worst kind of crime fiction.
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Enough with the post-apocalypse. What about the pre-apocalypse?
A lot of games are about saving the world, but Eco might actually do it.
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Magic Mike XXL and the human side of ogling meaty man bits
Magic Mike, John Marston, and butts butts butts.
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The new Terminator movie is what happens when old people get scared of technology
Baby boomers versus wearables. With explosions.
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Going to Hell: DOOM II and the Descent Into Chaos
DOOM II didn’t iterate on DOOM—it opposed it