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When will videogames be part of the cultural canon?

A college professor on the difficulties—and rewards—of teaching videogames.

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Cuphead, Fleish & Cherry, and the influence and impact of classic animation

Why creators need to be careful when resurrecting the images of classic animation.

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The aesthetics of a videogame conference

At E3, you can tell a publisher’s power by the carpeting in their booth. Seriously.

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GTA Online’s heists prove that there’s no honor among thieves

GTA’s worlds have always been full of assholes. Online, it’s even worse.

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The new BattleBots is harder, better, faster, and finally all grown up

BattleBots, now with 100% more Silicon Valley sheen.

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Why is Batman great? He has the best villains

The secret to any Batman game is an embrace of the rogue’s gallery.

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Getting mad at videogames

When the competition gets way too salty.

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In praise of silence in videogames

From Ocarina of Time to Call of Duty, games can be at their best when they’re quiet.

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Feel Battalion: the videogame logic of Inside Out

Pixar’s Inside Out is like Steel Battalion inside your head.

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Everybody shut up: Jurassic World is great

Jurassic World finds transcendence in absurdity.

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We round up the E3 stragglers and put them out of their misery

Please sign our petition to cancel Metroid Prime Federation Force. This has gone on for too long.

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Day two of E3 has come and gone, and Nathan Drake still hasn’t moved

Hey look, a chihuahua-griffin!