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Crossing King Carrion

King Carrion is a U-shaped canyon. Meat Boy starts atop the left-hand cliff, works his way down to the base, bunny-hops across platforms suspended over insta-death maggots to obtain a series of keys, and then climbs up the right-side cliff, where Bandage Girl awaits. Apart from several enemies and b

The PlayStation 3 Hack

The PlayStation 3’s security wall has fallen. As of this week, the disc has been slipped in, Tron-style, by a few hackers’ combined efforts, and the game console’s “private keys”—336 seemingly random letters and numbers—are public. Other recent game systems have taken shots from hackers, particularl

The Game-Film

As much fun as I had watching The Matrix, or at least the first one, I was quite excited that many of 2010’s films—from Hollywood blockbusters Avatar (I know, last December; close enough), Inception, and Tron: Legacy to the indie tour de force Enter the Void­—broke out of the sterile dichotomy betwe

High Scores: The Best of 2010

Lists are serious. A critical consensus and a “Game of the Year” pick can cement a title’s place in the canon. Plus, those little “BEST OF 2010” stickers on the boxes? Those aren’t cheap.

Call for Pitches: The Public Play Issue + The Website!

Another season, another issue in the works, another theme for which we need your amazing, intriguing, and confounding ideas.  But this time, we have a bonus-sized Call for Pitches.  After all, you may have noticed we have this new website here …