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Jonathan Blow, the creator of the allegorical Braid, a game-changing platformer about rewinding time, thinks that some games are evoking the cookie-cutter mentality of terrible television of yesteryear. In a talk titled “The medium is the message,” given at Creative Mornings, Blow summoned the spiri
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions—and Neo-Parisian cyberpunk
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Pretty soon game designers will know everything about how you play. Is that a good thing?
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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger has a lot to say, but the truth lies in the shooting.
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Society is always putting idealized representations of women in your face. The Perfect Woman says forget about it.
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(Above, BioShock Infinite’s alternative cover art.) In recognition of all things that scroll to the right (Nike Fuel bands notwithstanding), a bunch of rad people (including Kill Screen!) are hosting a game exhibition in the holy land. No, not Columbia. Israel. The New Yorker blogged the most heart
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Today’s cheet sheat!
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We already figured out from all the teasers and the gossip that Hideo Kojima and co. were doing Metal Gear Solid 5. That much was obvious. But what we were yet to learn is where Snake gets his ultra-fashionable, distressed leather jackets from. I can confirm it’s not from Rag & Bone. Yesterday, at
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Penny Arcade Expo East took place last weekend in Boston. Tens of thousands attended. Nobody’s shoes were ready for the slaughter.
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First up. Metro: Last Light looks smoking hot. Those thick Eastern European accents and underground conduits just ooze atmosphere. Most anticipated game this year. A director’s cut of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is coming to Wii U, and the infuriating, outsourced, hard as shit boss fights have been re
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Not long ago, CRPG was an acronym you didn’t hear much anymore. Then, Kickstarter came along and the CRPG had its Rocky moment. And the latest runaway champion in the computer role-playing game comeback is Torment: Tides of Numenera. Kicked and funded in mere hours, Numenera is a continuation of Tor
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The shooter is now legal drinking age, and from the early years to the awkward teens and on to today, it has come a long way. To prove it, a YouTuber has posted this montage, The Graphic Evolution of First Person Shooters: 1992-2012. Whoa! I had totally forgotten how bad Unreal Tournament looks. It’