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The Art Ludique museum in Paris agrees that videogames are, indeed, art
French museum Art Ludique Museum presents “the art of videogames” France just put on the first big international exhibition dedicated to videogame art
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Pippin Barr alludes to the creative possibilities of games by breaking Breakout
The possibility and fragility of videogames.
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Here is the old Bernie Sanders videogame that we aren’t ready to forget
Melancholia is meant to be seen on the largest screen possible. Reruns of Law and Order SVU are meant to be seen on your laptop. Puppy gifs are meant to be seen on your phone. (OK, that’s a lie. Puppy gifs are meant to be seen anywhere and everywhere.) From each according to its content, to each acc
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Kill ’em with kindness and love in Undertale, an RPG unlike most others
Sign up to receive each week’s Playlist e-mail here! Also check out our full, interactive Playlist section. Undertale (PC, Mac) BY Toby Fox You might say Undertale is unique due to its passive battle system. Certainly, allowing you to choose whether to flirt or fight with every monster you encounte
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Discover the secret life of dogs in upcoming game Home Free
Meet Dax. View post on imgur.com Since I’ve known him, he’s always been a really happy guy. But Dax started a good portion of his young life without me. All I know is that, at about five months of age, he was surrendered at the local ACCT with a clipped ear, grossly emaciated, dehydrated, and covere
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Darling is a stunning psychohorror chamber piece
We’re at Fantastic Fest this week and are bringing you impressions of our favorite films shown at the event. For all of our hot, hot takes, head over here. /// Mickey Keating’s Darling is a lovingly-crafted Polanski mixtape. If the idea of “Repulsion, but also The Tenant” gets your juices flowing, s
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Get ready to unlock Pavilion’s beautiful architectural puzzles later this year
Pavilion doesn’t explain itself. The kind souls at Visiontrick Media have left that to scribes and, as was announced today, owners of PC, Mac, and Linux computers by the end of the year. Let’s give it a try, shall we? (The new trailer below should help.) Pavilion is a puzzle. What isn’t? As was prev
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The gaudy, meme-filled Dark Souls II mod that the internet loves to hate
Meme Souls in full-swing.
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Imber grants us a glimpse of its subtle domestic horrors
There isn’t a lot that happens in this short video of Imber, but that’s a good thing; it makes the ending that much weirder and left me wanting to know more. Imber, like Allison Road, seems to be concerned with exploring the horror of a familiar space. The video depicts your character waking up in a
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Jotun’s gorgeous hand-drawn Viking woman action is out now
Only Vikings that die a valiant death in the eyes of the Gods can enter Valhalla. Thora is not one of them. The just released action-adventure game Jotun follows Thora in her quest to impress the Gods following an inglorious demise. What stands out immediately about Jotun is its hand-drawn art, whic
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The Stanley Parable creator announces The Beginner’s Guide for October 1st
Whatever it was that Davey Wreden put out after The Stanley Parable it was bound to be met with critical and expecting eyes. You can’t make a game that deconstructs the notion of player choice with such gall and humor and avoid having your next creation heavily examined by everyone that plays it. Su
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Kung fu epic The Assassin is impossibly, breathtakingly, stupidly gorgeous
We’re at Fantastic Fest this week and are bringing you impressions of our favorite films shown at the event. For all of our hot, hot takes, head over here. /// Hou Hsiao-Hsien has been working for a long time (he’s 68), but The Assassin has more verve than stuff from directors half his age. It’s an