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Five games we’re looking forward to in 2015
From big-budget studios to a one-woman team in Japan, next year’s games will be full of surprises.
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The sublime pleasure and pain of cycling and games about cycling
Winter is here. Can videogames help?
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The makers of Super Mario RPG and No More Heroes are making a tiny mobile game
They’re taking inspiration from Fez and Gone Home.
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How Crossy Road updates the timeless appeal of Frogger
The hit mobile game is about more than crossing roads.
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High Scores 2014: 5-1
The most essential videogames of 2014.
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Introducing Kill Screen’s Year in Ideas
A week-long series celebrating the strange, wonderful year we’ve had.
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Confronting videogame torture, after the CIA’s report
What do videogames have to say about America’s attitude toward enhanced interrogation?
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High Scores 2014: 15-6
High Scores 2: High Scoreser.
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A look at Hyper Light Drifter, one of 2015’s most beautiful games
Why does it look so great? Short answer: Miyazaki.
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High Scores: The Best of 2014
Deliver a baby, save the world, kick your friend’s asses. Our year-end list starts here.