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The Louis C.K. guide for the lazy game designer
We all love comedians like Louis C.K. As it turns out, the reasons why are more than the laughs. Comedians understand the center of creativity.
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Kill Screen + Tumblr announce 3/10 SXSW party w/Cloud Nothings, Anamanaguchi, live GIFs, & a rad arcade
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EyeWire and the Brave New World of crowd-sourced neuroscience games
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Sony’s new Playstation has been outed. There was a lot of counting and pointing to large numbers. But do they mean anything at all?
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The psychology behind to-do lists explains our "incomplete" complex
I don’t know about you, but my proverbial pile of incomplete shame – the list of games I’ve started, but never finished – is huge, growing, and seems to gnaw at me a little more every day. I harbor fond memories of the original Metroid Prime, and fantasize about finally picking it up again and finis