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Katamari Damacy and the return of "play" in videogames
Miguel Sicart yearns for a bygone era.
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Is modding a dying art?
We talk to Black Mesa dev Robert Yang about the future of the form.
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Babycastles and the hunt for new arcade spaces
Creating a more permanent place to play.
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Do game designers actually need to go to school?
At this year’s IndieCade, academics were out in full force. But does professional school impede game designers’ punk ethos or give them the structure they need survive?