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What is Master Hand and why does it hate us?

Conspiracy theorists, get out your pencils.

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Nintendo has ripped open a transdimensional wormhole and nothing is safe

We ponder the implications of Link in Mario Kart.

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Gabriel Knight and the birth of mature storytelling in games

Widening perspectives means abandoning “the target audience.”

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John Darnielle tackles pen-and-paper RPGs and suicide in his debut novel

Wolf in White Van is a meditation on not knowing.

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Finding light in the postapocalyptic New York of The Division

Ubisoft’s upcoming shooter dazzles, but to what end?

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Why Netrunner matters

One of the singular cultural artifacts of our time is being played in a basement or game store near you.

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Street Art and the 8-Bit Cool

The 8-bit aesthetic is not a fast-track to relevance.

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10 Things Only Millennials Will Understand About Pokemon

We are being baited, somehow.

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Games could learn a thing or two from confessional poetry’s history

How confessional gaming is slowly growing a presence.

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The unexpected charms of Pokémon Art Academy

You grow up, but you never leave.

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a model for preserving videogame history

We’re surprised, too.

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Call of Duty doesn’t understand grief, but then, who does?

Press F to lose dignity.